Returned to the District after two years. First impression: Smells like marijuana

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, did anyone not except that this would happen with decriminalization? I've been in the District long enough to know that MPD doesn't bother with "petty" law enforcement, so this idea that pot smoking wouldn't be allowed in public was a joke from the get-go. This city is getting exactly what it deserves for passing this bad law.

The law is great because it diverts all the police resourcing and court resourcing time and money wasted on MJ prosecutions to other more important issues like violent crime. Sorry you're bent out of shape because you have to smell it everywhere. Poor baby.

Show me the evidence that DC court and police resources were being unnecessarily bogged down by pot crimes before this law was passed. And beyond that, DC is still weak on violent crimes.

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Anonymous wrote:I too have noticed an increase in pot smells when walking around town.

Personally, I don't think it's a big deal as I find the smell to be somewhat pleasant.

My kids smell it and don't know what it is.

I think the reason people seem so sensitive about it is that they know what it is, and associate it with criminal behavior because it was criminalized for so long.

Not at all.
People including myself are sensitive because mj is a dangerous narcotic.
When people smell it in the street they are getting a little high.
Yes, you can get high on second hand mj smoke - very little when you smell it on the street, heavily in an enclosed environment (a room).

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So what can we do about it? Would love to talk solutions, especially banning it in apartment/condo/co-op buildings and enforcing prohibitions on public smoking.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess from cheech and chong we think pot smoking is "cute". When evidence accumulates of the real damage it causes, like putting burnt lungs on cigarette packages, maybe people will think differently. I support it as a choice, but I don't think it's especially cute. I hung out with a lot of stoners in college - and by and large a lot of them were kind of selfish asses who squandered great potential and have gone on to other addictive behaviours or long struggling journeys to get on their feet. Do it in your home, but doesn't trump laws on driving under the influence or public consumption or even common sense, decency and courtesy to families and children.

The evidence has been accumulated for at least 300 years.
Just not in this part of the world.
MJ is a narcotic and a dangerous one. It has pretty bad effects on adult users when consumed for a long period of time (neurosis, mental retardation, lung cancer), it has devastating effect on children as second hand smokers (same as on adults), and on fetuses (mental retardation, reduced size of a brain).
Second hand smoke is just as dangerous for victims as it contains very high dose of thc after been exhaled plus a hefty dose of carcinogens.

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Anonymous wrote:I smoke a blunt after work walking down mass ave to the metro every day.

I’ve had some People (professionals, men/women) ask if they can get a hit.

Blazing and walking in public is wonderful.

Set the ganj free.

Can you still perform?

Not in bed.

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Show me the evidence that DC court and police resources were being unnecessarily bogged down by pot crimes before this law was passed. And beyond that, DC is still weak on violent crimes.

Here's all the evidence you need.

DC 06/05/2013 04:47 pm ET Updated Dec 06, 2017
D.C. Leads Nation In Marijuana Possession Arrests Per Capita: Report

A new analysis has found that the District of Columbia leads the states in arrests for marijuana possession. D.C. police made 846 such arrests per 100,000 residents in 2010. Nationally that number was 256 per 100,000.

More disturbing, blacks nationally were 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites, even though blacks use marijuana at a comparable rate to whites, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Show me the evidence that DC court and police resources were being unnecessarily bogged down by pot crimes before this law was passed. And beyond that, DC is still weak on violent crimes.

Here's all the evidence you need.

DC 06/05/2013 04:47 pm ET Updated Dec 06, 2017
D.C. Leads Nation In Marijuana Possession Arrests Per Capita: Report

A new analysis has found that the District of Columbia leads the states in arrests for marijuana possession. D.C. police made 846 such arrests per 100,000 residents in 2010. Nationally that number was 256 per 100,000.

More disturbing, blacks nationally were 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than whites, even though blacks use marijuana at a comparable rate to whites, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/05/dc-marijuana-arrests_n_3390597.html

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Anonymous wrote:
The evidence has been accumulated for at least 300 years.
Just not in this part of the world.
MJ is a narcotic and a dangerous one. It has pretty bad effects on adult users when consumed for a long period of time (neurosis, mental retardation, lung cancer), it has devastating effect on children as second hand smokers (same as on adults), and on fetuses (mental retardation, reduced size of a brain).
Second hand smoke is just as dangerous for victims as it contains very high dose of thc after been exhaled plus a hefty dose of carcinogens.

Shut up already. 110,000 registered voters, 70 pct of the voting populace here, disagrees with your nonsense.

You lost. Deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what can we do about it? Would love to talk solutions, especially banning it in apartment/condo/co-op buildings and enforcing prohibitions on public smoking.

If anything it should be loosened to allow tenants to grow in multi-family units.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
The evidence has been accumulated for at least 300 years.
Just not in this part of the world.
MJ is a narcotic and a dangerous one. It has pretty bad effects on adult users when consumed for a long period of time (neurosis, mental retardation, lung cancer), it has devastating effect on children as second hand smokers (same as on adults), and on fetuses (mental retardation, reduced size of a brain).
Second hand smoke is just as dangerous for victims as it contains very high dose of thc after been exhaled plus a hefty dose of carcinogens.

Shut up already. 110,000 registered voters, 70 pct of the voting populace here, disagrees with your nonsense.

You lost. Deal with it.

Well, in this country we've all learned that sometimes, large blocks of voters can be extremely stupid and irresponsible. This is a more trendy but nevertheless stupid example.

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Anonymous wrote:This is very interesting. I am already tempted to support any initiative to rescind the current law however, before moving to what you say. You make a strong argument, but I feel I have already been tricked once. Police need to strongly enforce what we currently have before we move to anything new. The city should also publicize where you can /cannot smoke weed. There is clearly so much confusion. If they cannot get a bead on the current situation, I dread anything new being introduced. That " reeks", pun intended.

thanks! It just seems that DC got the short end of the stick, they could have a bustling market with millions in tax revenue and better enforcement (clearer guidelines/regulations on how the market works) and instead are living in limbo and no one is happy. Right now it is a free for all, there is no regulation for example consumers are buying from vendors, who are often selling rejected product from states that have a regulated recreational market. These pop-ups that happen everyday of the week in the city is what I suspect is the cause when folks are getting strong weed smells in the city. Vendors fill private homes/ empty retail, and sell large amount of product, lots of folks coming and going from DC, VA, & MD. Every party I have attended, you could smell down the block. This is where most of the enforcement is atm, finding and stopping the pop-up events, busting vendors, not consumers. I have seen many vendors come and go over the last several months, many pop-up parties have had to change locations, with heavy enforcement beginning over the summer, so I can tell you that the police in the district are busy. If there was a legal market, these vendors would have to apply to set-up shop, and only do so in appropriately zoned places, have occupancy and other life saving regulations to be met... I could go on and on, but honestly, just the money for the city that is being missed out on alone would make a fully realized market worth it!

Have you watched the Netflix documentary "Murder Mountain" about Humboldt, California after legalization?

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Anonymous wrote:
Now that it is in essence legalized marijuana possession and consumption is a victimless crime. The fact that someone on DCUM is offended that their kids might smell something that they are neither bothered by nor aware of what it is doesn't mean it makes any sense for MPD to put resources into this issue when we have actual serious and life threatening issues that actually merit attention.

Gotta love all the pretend liberal women in DC who abandon all liberal principles simply because they are offended by the smell of MJ. These people make me sick.

You make no sense. There is nothing "liberal" or "conservative" about not wanting to reek of pot that you don't smoke, not wanting your kids exposed to second hand smoke of any kind, and not wanting to get run over by a high driver. Self preservation is pretty universal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Now that it is in essence legalized marijuana possession and consumption is a victimless crime. The fact that someone on DCUM is offended that their kids might smell something that they are neither bothered by nor aware of what it is doesn't mean it makes any sense for MPD to put resources into this issue when we have actual serious and life threatening issues that actually merit attention.

Gotta love all the pretend liberal women in DC who abandon all liberal principles simply because they are offended by the smell of MJ. These people make me sick.

You make no sense. There is nothing "liberal" or "conservative" about not wanting to reek of pot that you don't smoke, not wanting your kids exposed to second hand smoke of any kind, and not wanting to get run over by a high driver. Self preservation is pretty universal.

You really sound like you are nuts.

The exhaust from cars are far more prevalent and harmful in DC than the rare exposure to second hand marijuana smoke.

Where is it that you are constantly being exposed to second hand pot smoke? We were all over DC during the winter break and I can only once recall smelling pot.

[Anonymous]

It’s not a narcotic. Know something about the basic science of the substance of you want to be taken seriously.

[Anonymous]

Nobody actually gets high because their neighbor smokes it. Not even a little. You would not fail a urine test.