Anonymous wrote:Laws can be repealed and then the people abusing a well intentioned law would get what they deserve. I'm not sure why they can't be mature and less selfish about pot smoking--sort of confirms a lot of generalization people have about pot smokers.

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.

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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.

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Same in Mt. Pleasant a few blocks to your north. I am SO sick of the smell of pot. It is EVERYWHERE. When we open our windows in good weather, the waft of weed is pervasive. Can't tell whether it is from the group house across the street, the small time dealers 5 houses down, or the neighbor's teen son's basement rec room---or all of the above?
Got on the Green Line heading north from Gallery Place last week and the train car stank of pot. Who the heck smokes dope on the metro car??
Then---this is my favorite---we got our groceries delivered last week and the two women who brought it were definitely "lost to the mellow" and the brown paper grocery bags stank so badly of weed that it felt like you could get a contact high just from standing in our pantry by the time we got all the bags brought in. My teens keep looking at me sidewise to see if I knew what the smell was. I finally said, "Oh my god! How much pot were those women SMOKING?!" and my teen boys totally cracked up.

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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.

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I'm far, far more concerned about people using their cell phones while driving which is far more common at this point than driving drunk or stoned.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Anonymous wrote:Laws can be repealed and then the people abusing a well intentioned law would get what they deserve. I'm not sure why they can't be mature and less selfish about pot smoking--sort of confirms a lot of generalization people have about pot smokers.

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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.

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.

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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?