“If we could get it legalized right now, we could create some jobs, and we need the tax revenue,” said Thomas Wills, a town trustee. “Downtown’s not going to be all flashing green crosses and dancing marijuana leaves. You can make it as unobtrusive as you want.”
After state legalization in 2012, the town initially voted against allowing the drug and its paraphernalia from being sold for worry of an influx of crime and change in community character.
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