Why are people allowed to reek of marijuana in public, even around children?

[Anonymous]

Absolutely. Here’s the revised post with that point added—still condensed, clear, and with nlI’m genuinely frustrated with how common this has become in DC. This is not a one-time issue. I keep seeing people stepping out of cars or waiting in public spaces smelling strongly of marijuana. It is obvious they have been smoking right before or even inside the car.

Today I saw a parent with their child at a restaurant. The smell was overwhelming. It was clear they had smoked in the car and then drove there with the child. That is not just disgusting, it is dangerous.

I also went to the DMV recently and there were several people in the waiting room who reeked of marijuana. No one said anything, but it was impossible not to notice. It feels like this behavior is just being accepted now.

Shouldn’t the smell of marijuana be probable cause to search someone or their vehicle, especially if they just got out of it? If someone reeked of alcohol and stepped out of a car with a child, they would be stopped immediately. Why is marijuana being treated differently?

This is not about personal freedom. It is about public safety, common sense, and protecting children. DC officials and police need to stop looking the other way. This is getting worse and it needs to be addressed.

[Anonymous]

It's legal!

[Anonymous]

Voters asked for it and they got it. Vote for public intoxication, get public intoxication.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's legal!

It’s not legal to drive while high. It’s also not legal to smoke weed in public. But DC doesn’t enforce any of these laws because it’s DC.

[Anonymous]

Calm down. I don't smoke but having been around people that do... The smell lingers like crazy. If someone was smoking earlier in the day or was around smokers and they are in the same outfit you'll smell it. It doesn't mean they're high

[Anonymous]

It's a matter of one person's rights butting up against another's. How do you manage public space with competing civil rights? Why are kids' rights supersede another's?

[Anonymous]

Why are they allowed to reek of alcohol? Or body odor? Or expensive perfume for that matter?

Because it's a free country. Having freedom as a cardinal value means that you are going to smell other people.

[Anonymous]

People are allowed to reek of anything OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely. Here’s the revised post with that point added—still condensed, clear, and with nlI’m genuinely frustrated with how common this has become in DC. This is not a one-time issue. I keep seeing people stepping out of cars or waiting in public spaces smelling strongly of marijuana. It is obvious they have been smoking right before or even inside the car.

Today I saw a parent with their child at a restaurant. The smell was overwhelming. It was clear they had smoked in the car and then drove there with the child. That is not just disgusting, it is dangerous.

I also went to the DMV recently and there were several people in the waiting room who reeked of marijuana. No one said anything, but it was impossible not to notice. It feels like this behavior is just being accepted now.

Shouldn’t the smell of marijuana be probable cause to search someone or their vehicle, especially if they just got out of it? If someone reeked of alcohol and stepped out of a car with a child, they would be stopped immediately. Why is marijuana being treated differently?

This is not about personal freedom. It is about public safety, common sense, and protecting children. DC officials and police need to stop looking the other way. This is getting worse and it needs to be addressed.

Ooooh, OP. You are hilarious. And bizarrely judgmental. You should think about seeing a physician or therapist for this rage + anxiety combo you have going on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's legal!

It’s not legal to drive while high. It’s also not legal to smoke weed in public. But DC doesn’t enforce any of these laws because it’s DC.

I don’t disagree that it’s gross and that people aren’t smoking illegally. But it’s definitely not a DC issue. I’ve found this to be the case in every city I have visited in the last three years. I’m in Minneapolis now and it’s just as bad, if not worse, here.

[Anonymous]

A lot of people believed that making marijuana legal was a good decision. Personally, I voted against it. I hope society comes to their senses eventually but I doubt it will happen in my lifetime. There is little to no societal benefit for allowing drugs to be legal and widely available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of people believed that making marijuana legal was a good decision. Personally, I voted against it. I hope society comes to their senses eventually but I doubt it will happen in my lifetime. There is little to no societal benefit for allowing drugs to be legal and widely available.

And alcohol is a drug.

[Anonymous]

People reek of alcohol and cigarettes all the time OP. I don't see weed as any different.

[Anonymous]

Used to be people reeked of tobacco smoke indoors and even in no smoking places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People are allowed to reek of anything OP.

In fact, people can be an offensively odoriuous as humanly possible with no repercussions. My smell is protected speech.