So I guess Maryland just smells of weed now

[Anonymous]

Every driver I have seen (and smelled) smoking weed while driving has had MD plates.

VA frequently reeks of it too, but driving isn't total anarchy like it is for MD drivers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:YUP! I smell it in many places, especially on the Beltway. Voting to legalize pot was voting to dumb down our society, all in the name of DEI.

DEI? Not really. Young white people are some of the biggest pot enthusiasts and lambast anyone uncomfortable with the smell as an out-of-touch boomer.

I know that young white people are users but IME the people smoking in their cars and in public spaces are overwhelmingly black.

I totally disagree with you. It’s white people young and old smoking everywhere anytime. Haven’t seen a Black person doing this.

All of my neighbors want a word all 4 of them are black and all four smoke up.

[Anonymous]

All smoking is bad. I'm really surprised more people aren't using edibles rather than smoking.

I'm am and was for legalization, as we need better control and tax dollars, but am surprised at the number of people in MD smoking / vaping cigarettes and weed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmmmmm . . .

the majority of those voting in FAVOR of legalized recreational weed are:

A) democrats? Or,

B) republicans??

Everything that has been VERY negative for this area and has made it worse here was bought to you by democrats.

Also notice how every Democrat policy (legal weed, legal abortion, open borders, affirmative action, no cash bail, no ID to vote, lower math standards in schools, etc etc) either harms Black progress or pretends to help Blacks but only serves to reinforce the idea that they can’t compete on their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every driver I have seen (and smelled) smoking weed while driving has had MD plates.

Anything else they had in common?

Because we know exactly what dcum means when they say “Maryland drivers”.

Did you leave it out on purpose? Because you’re afraid to mention it?

[Anonymous]

The stench is bad enough and it's intrusive -- potheads (oh, sorry, "regular users") like to say, "It's legal now so it doesn't affect you if I smoke," but anything that's smoked--weed or not--is unavoidably intruding into other people's lungs and nostrils.

But what's worse is going to be when we inevitably have deaths because of people who are driving high. It's only a matter of time. Impaired driving is impaired driving, whether the source of impairment is alcohol, weed or any other substance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every driver I have seen (and smelled) smoking weed while driving has had MD plates.

Anything else they had in common?

Because we know exactly what dcum means when they say “Maryland drivers”.

Did you leave it out on purpose? Because you’re afraid to mention it?

I’m not the PP, but I assume you are alluding to race. “Maryland” does not mean one thing or the other to me. Most Maryland drivers (irrespective of race) drive like maniacs when they are in Virginia. Actually, I take that back. Most of the Maryland drivers that annoy me are white. I have no clue who is smoking weed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Add Dulles Airport to the list of places that reek of weed.

haha now this is funny

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So sad. It breaks my heart seeing what is happening here. We need a no nonsense leader to get rid of the drugs

The DMV is 3 jurisdicitons...so you mean POTUS?

[Anonymous]

Hate it.

I'm a lefty and voted against it. I don't want it harshly criminalized. But I hate smelling it everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smokers are disgusting.

+1 Smoking anything is disgusting.

Eat all you want. I can't taste it when you eat it. I can smell it when you smoke it.

[Anonymous]

Edibles last longer. People want to be high for a couple of hours, not six or more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All smoking is bad. I'm really surprised more people aren't using edibles rather than smoking.

I'm am and was for legalization, as we need better control and tax dollars, but am surprised at the number of people in MD smoking / vaping cigarettes and weed.

Congratulations!

How many tax dollars will it take to deal with the problems legal marijuana causes?

Our schools are already overburdened and out of control, but causing brain damage to a generation is okay because we’ll have increased taxes - unless people decide they don’t want to live where overburdened and out of control schools are being filled with students who have brain damage.

Since there is no legal standard nor way to test for degree of impairment, it may not cost the government much more money to deal with an insolvable problem they don’t have the tools to address. Instead of taxpayers picking up the tab, it will be individual families who deal with the pain of injury and the tragedy of lost lives. But hey, since the government’s net revenue increases, I guess you have a win here - unless you or someone you love is hurt by someone driving while stoned.

Any time that government thinks it will benefit by capitalizing on its citizens weaknesses, I think we all end up losing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So sad. It breaks my heart seeing what is happening here. We need a no nonsense leader to get rid of the drugs

The DMV is 3 jurisdicitons...so you mean POTUS?

NP but there is absolutely no reason why Maryland couldn't crack down on pot smoke in public places and address the problem in Maryland. VA and DC also have these issues and should address them as well.

I don't understand the lack of political will on this. Like we've just accepted everything smells like weed all the time and that's how it is. I don't want to live somewhere like that, and I will move if it doesn't improve. I'd rather move back to Pennsylvania where you encounter more cigarette smoke still but only in certain areas and it's easier to control/penalize because people actually understand what the issue is, even the smokers. With weed, we have a bunch of people who truly believe they should be allowed to smoke anywhere because it's no longer criminalized, and there is zero political will to actually enforce the law which is supposed to limit it to people's homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All smoking is bad. I'm really surprised more people aren't using edibles rather than smoking.

I'm am and was for legalization, as we need better control and tax dollars, but am surprised at the number of people in MD smoking / vaping cigarettes and weed.

Congratulations!

How many tax dollars will it take to deal with the problems legal marijuana causes?

Our schools are already overburdened and out of control, but causing brain damage to a generation is okay because we’ll have increased taxes - unless people decide they don’t want to live where overburdened and out of control schools are being filled with students who have brain damage.

Since there is no legal standard nor way to test for degree of impairment, it may not cost the government much more money to deal with an insolvable problem they don’t have the tools to address. Instead of taxpayers picking up the tab, it will be individual families who deal with the pain of injury and the tragedy of lost lives. But hey, since the government’s net revenue increases, I guess you have a win here - unless you or someone you love is hurt by someone driving while stoned.

Any time that government thinks it will benefit by capitalizing on its citizens weaknesses, I think we all end up losing.

To be fair, legalized weed in other places has been a success. This area did it wrong and also has more endemic poverty and other issues that I think is making it a cultural problem that doesn't seem to exist in the other jurisdictions I've been to with legalized marijuana.