It smells like weed everywhere

[heyzeus]

Just got back from New Orleans, a city where you do a lot of walking around. It smells like weed everywhere you go, indoors and outdoors. Same seemed to be true in NYC, Chicago, and pretty much every other city I've been to recently.

Now, I like weed, and our country's history of criminalization of it has been both pernicious and stupid. It should be legal! But damn it stinks, and it stinks everywhere now. Even our hotel hallway. So make no mistake, this is not a complaint about the states that have legalized. That was the right call. But it smells bad everywhere now.

Is there something about weed smoke that makes the scent hang longer than cigarette smoke?

[GeddyWrox]

Kills me when I'm DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY and you can very clearly smell it from the car in front of you. Like, I'm all for legal weed. I've partaken in legal weed not too long ago. But DAMN. WHILE DRIVING????

[sighyoung]

One reason I never smoked weed as a kid, besides getting migraine headaches from any strong odor (one reason I never smoked tobacco, either), was knowing that my dad was an assistant principal at an inner-city high school and would have known immediately if I'd tried it.

[CardsofSTL]

Stinky things tend to stink

[heyzeus]

Kills me when I'm DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY and you can very clearly smell it from the car in front of you. Like, I'm all for legal weed. I've partaken in legal weed not too long ago. But DAMN. WHILE DRIVING????

People really are just rolling down the street smoking a joint. KIDS THESE DAYS.

[GeddyWrox]

GET OFF MY LAWN

[obucard]

GET OFF MY LAWN

This isn't the grass you're looking for.

[sighyoung]

[GeddyWrox]

When I posted earlier, I thought about making a Cheech and Chong joke but couldn't make it pithy enough so I didn't.

This legit cracked me up.

[mikechamp]

You all might be on to something:

‘Time to Acknowledge Reality’: The New York Times Warns America Has a ‘Marijuana Problem'

The New York Times argued that it was “time to acknowledge reality” and “admit” that the United States has a “marijuana problem” in a new editorial admitting that the legalization of weed in most states has had a wide variety of adverse consequences.

“This editorial board has long supported marijuana legalization. In 2014, we published a six-part series that compared the federal marijuana ban to alcohol prohibition and argued for repeal. Much of what we wrote then holds up — but not all of it does,” began the Times. “At the time, supporters of legalization predicted that it would bring few downsides. In our editorials, we described marijuana addiction and dependence as ‘relatively minor problems.’ Many advocates went further and claimed that marijuana was a harmless drug that might even bring net health benefits. They also said that legalization might not lead to greater use.”

“It is now clear that many of these predictions were wrong. Legalization has led to much more use. Surveys suggest that about 18 million people in the United States have used marijuana almost daily (or about five times a week) in recent years. That was up from around six million in 2012 and less than one million in 1992. More Americans now use marijuana daily than alcohol,” it acknowledged. “This wider use has caused a rise in addiction and other problems. Each year, nearly 2.8 million people in the United States suffer from cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, which causes severe vomiting and stomach pain. More people have also ended up in hospitals with marijuana-linked paranoia and chronic psychotic disorders. Bystanders have also been hurt, including by people driving under the influence of pot.”

“The unfortunate truth is that the loosening of marijuana policies — especially the decision to legalize pot without adequately regulating it — has led to worse outcomes than many Americans expected. It is time to acknowledge reality and change course.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tim ... 59531.html