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If seeing someone drunk on the ground offends you, that's a "you" problem. The world has no obligation to conform to your insanely delicate sensibilities. If you're worried about their safety, call 911. If the mere sight of a person in a prone position causes you trauma, you need to seek intense therapy because that's not normal, and if it doesn't cause you trauma you need to grow the hell up because "I personally kinda don't like seeing this so it can never be allowed to happen in my presence" is not how rational adults act.    [/quote]

People have the right to expect clean public spaces. If someone takes over a bus stop to do drugs then that has a direct impact on everyone else in the community (such as children using public transit to get to school, as OP mentioned). That person should get all the help and social services to deal with their addiction, but to say they have an absolute right to trash the place is ludicrous.[/quote

True.  But this is hardly "taking over a bus stop to do drugs".  This is smoking a cigarette outside.  It's also not likely "addiction" or "trashing" anything.  What boggles my mind is that I bet the vast majority of people who are just so aghast at someone smoking a joint, probably drink enough alcohol to fill a reservoir.  Their drug of choice is seen as just fine.  And they're probably not too worried about the impressionable children when they uncork a bottle of wine or sip their single malt. I could be very wrong -- but I doubt it. [/quote]

It's still illegal to smoke drugs in public, just like there are open container laws for alcohol. A bus stop where children are waiting to get to school is no place for either beer or weed.[/quote]

Why not?  Seriously? I’m not arguing that it’s a great idea from a public health perspective, but smoking tobacco by a bus stop is fine.  The OP hasn’t reappeared to address my questions about alcohol use.  Honestly, I personally would prefer alcohol to be illegal, but since it’s not, I don’t get the outrage about pot vs alcohol and cigarettes.  If children shouldn’t be exposed to people smoking pot on the streets, why not ban all three?  While there are open container laws for alcohol, unless someone is disruptive, they are probably enforced with the same lack of intensity. Alcohol is served outside, and will be more visible and prevalent as more restaurants focus on outdoor seating. I’m guessing that the number of people cited for drinking on their porches or steps is small.

Clearly I don’t share the OP’s outrage. I do think though, that there should be consistency instead of singling out pot. 
I personally don’t drink alcohol or smoke anything. I just don’t get the inconsistency or the outrage.[/quote]

You're the one who is being inconsistent. All the PPs were against public drinking. And smoking in public is also getting curbed more and more.

Clearly you're quite fond of your weed, but stop the fake outrage over not being able to get stoned next to school children at a bus stop.[/quote]

Clearly you don’t read well, you’re projecting, or those voices in your head are taking over. [/quote]

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