Revere, MA Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Fine, public use
- $300 per offense
- Fine, false/no ID
- Additional $300
- Covered locations
- Streets, parks, beaches, public buildings, transit
- Enforcing agency
- Board of health, Revere Police
- Adopted
- C.O. 09-006, 4/6/2009
Summary
Revere bars smoking, ingesting or otherwise using marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol on any street, sidewalk, park, beach, parking lot, or other place accessible to the public, with a $300 fine per offense. Refusing to give a true name to police issuing a citation adds another $300 fine.
No person shall smoke, ingest or otherwise use or consume marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (as defined in G.L. c. 94C § 1 as amended) while in or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, footway, passageway, stairs, bridge, park, playground, beach, recreation area, boat landing, public building, schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery, parking lot, or any area owned by or under the control of the city; or in or upon any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a common carrier; or in any place accessible to the public. ... The fine for violation of this section shall be three hundred dollars for each offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
c. 94C, Section 1, while in or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, footway, passageway, stairs, bridge, park, playground, beach, recreation area, boat landing, public building, schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery, parking lot, or any area owned by or under the control of the city, or on a bus or other common-carrier conveyance, or in any place accessible to the public. c. 94C, Section 47A. c. c. c. 94C, Section 32L, and that all fines collected go to the city. c. 94C, Section 32L or this ordinance, refuses to give a true name and address or gives a false one, and another $300 fine for failing to show positive identification to the police department within 24 hours of being cited. O. 09-006 on April 6, 2009, well before statewide legalization, and covers use in public regardless of possession amount.
Violations & Fines
Public use draws a $300 fine per offense under Section 9.17.010.C, enforced by the board of health or the police department through criminal complaint or noncriminal disposition. Refusing to give a true name and address to a citing officer adds a separate $300 fine, and failing to show identification within 24 hours of a citation adds another $300 fine under Section 9.17.010.D.
Frequently Asked Questions
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