Foxborough board considers two‑year ban on marijuana home delivery, asks manager to seek state waiver

The Foxborough Select Board discussed whether to seek a two‑year municipal waiver that would let the town continue to prohibit adult‑use marijuana home delivery after a state law opened delivery statewide.

Town Manager Paige told the board the April state law allows deliveries unless a community files for a waiver and that Foxborough — which previously prohibited retail sales — can request a two‑year waiver. "Since we are a community that prohibited marijuana in our community, we are able to request a two‑year waiver of delivery in our town," Paige said, adding that staff can file the waiver form with the Cannabis Control Commission on the board’s behalf.

Board members weighed competing concerns. Some said keeping delivery banned would maintain the status quo and avoid new enforcement burdens; others cautioned that delivery can improve access for residents with disabilities. Chief Grace was described as generally supportive of maintaining the prohibition but staff said the Police Department had not offered a formal recommendation because it had limited time to review the change.

Some members raised logistics and crime‑prevention issues: "With people stealing Amazon packages and stuff, I guess I didn’t think of like — I was thinking someone’s going to knock on the door and someone’s going to come and pick it up," one board member said, reflecting concerns about unattended deliveries and ID checks. Paige and other members noted state delivery rules require ID verification at delivery, similar to alcohol deliveries.

A motion was made directing the town manager to submit a request to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission for a municipal waiver under Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2026 to allow Foxborough to continue prohibiting adult‑use marijuana delivery for the maximum period allowed by state law; the motion was seconded. The transcript records the motion text and discussion but does not include a roll‑call tally in the public record excerpt.

Next steps: the manager said she can file the waiver at any time and the board agreed to consider waiting two years to observe how delivery plays out in other communities before revisiting the policy.

(Reporting note: the board addressed this during the June 9 meeting; the transcript records the motion and discussion but an explicit vote tally is not recorded in the provided excerpt.)