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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Adams Morgan. The odor is pretty bad here. I have had to threaten several fellow owners in our condo with lawsuits because their tenants were smoking it, and you could smell it in our unit. They are now enforcing their non smoking leases.

Columbia Heights really smells, and the Green line often does as well.  I see people smoking it in cars, and have seen people walking out of accidents theyve  just been in who reek. Its out of hand. All of these people are just self medicating for depression. I didnt vite for it, because I come from a part of the country where it's popular, and I've seen what it does to people. Years lost to the mellow.[/quote]

I wish I hadn't voted for it. I'm not a liberal--more a libertarian. I thought it would help people avoid lives lost to mischief criminal records. I expected the people who enjoy smoking pot to be far more respectful however. Ugh.[/quote]

My attitude towards pot is that it's largely harmless to the greater society but by keeping it an illegal substance helps keep a lid on it. In other words, keep it illegal but look the other way most of the time. I wonder if decriminalizing it is only jumping out of the frying pan into the fire?

I find it very intriguing that we've had massive social and legal crackdowns on cigarette smoking but have done the complete reverse with marijuana. It makes no sense to me. [/quote]

Well we know with some confidence now that cigarettes are far more addictive and harmful than pot is.  Same is true for alcohol.

But pot is not benign either though for adults there isn't a lot of evidence it is harmful.

But the impacts on non users from alcohol and cigarette use are far greater than the impacts from marijuana use which is why this thread is really silly and the OP's concerns have more to do with social and political sensitivities than any actual public health or social concerns.

But we long ago normalized drunks and smokers and some people can't accept equal status for stoners I guess.[/quote]

Pot is a gateway drug.  I'm for strong enforcement, but without major criminal penalties.  Like with tobacco or alcoholism, these people need to be helped, not necessarily jailed.[/quote]

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