Middletown’s City Council passed a zoning law amendment on May 16 to ban cannabis sales on any property within the city boundary.
Violators are punishable by fines between $250 and $2,000 or jail time of up to 15 days.
City Council President Miguel Rodrigues told The Epoch Times that the amendment allows the city to regulate cannabis activities as state-level enforcement remains elusive.
Middletown had opted out of the state law allowing for cannabis stores in July 2021; however, that did not deter illegal cannabis products from popping up at local shops, some wrapped up in candy-like packages to appeal to young people, according to Rodrigues….