Understanding Moratoriums: A Tool for Communities Experiencing Unexpected Development

Understanding Moratoriums: A Tool for Communities Experiencing Unexpected Development

When faced with the prospect for an unanticipated commercial or industrial use, many municipalities and citizens ask about how a moratorium can help the Town press the “pause button” and figure out whether this use is something the municipality wants and, if so, how it should be regulated. Moratoriums can be a valuable tool for…

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Is That Pot Shop Legal: Maine Municipalities Wrestle with Whether to “Opt in” to Marijuana

As a municipal attorney in Maine, I can never predict what new legal challenge one of our many municipal clients will call about next. This is one of my favorite parts about my job. I say hardly because there is one topic that has come up very frequently over the past several months—marijuana. Given the…