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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 2, 2022 2:16:48 GMT
We are in Wisconsin for a baseball tournament. I don’t know if pot is legal here or if people just brought it anyway but the smell or horrible. Like there is a skunk all throughout the hotel in and outside. Do people actually like this smell? Is this what we have to look forward to if it becomes legal in our state? If it is legal in your area, do you smell it everywhere constantly?
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Post by Sarah*H on Jul 2, 2022 2:28:18 GMT
I can't believe this is the first place you're encountering it like that. It seems like we can't go anywhere anymore without that smell anymore. We are in the middle of nowhere in rural Canada and were surrounded by it tonight. I think it's what you have to look forward to going forward whether it's legalized in your state or not.
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Post by quiltz on Jul 2, 2022 2:43:38 GMT
The many grow operations (legal) in my area used to stink so bad. So many complaints and they had to use a new form of ventilation. Yes, the stink is horrific and I don't understand the appeal of using stinky pot.
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Post by myshelly on Jul 2, 2022 2:44:31 GMT
Which is why I want to go back to locking up and throwing away the key for possession 🤷🏻♀️
I will never support legalization.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 2, 2022 2:45:49 GMT
I've smelled it on individual people in the last few months (don't remember pot smelling this bad in the past?) but not to the point that it is infiltrating the whole place. Not only does it smell horrible, but I also don't particularly like that it normalizes it when kids are around. Call me a party pooper or a prude or whatever you want, but I don't think people should have to smell it if they don't want to. It is way worse than cigarette smoke, and that is not allowed indoors anymore.
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 2, 2022 2:46:04 GMT
I'm surprised you are smelling it inside the hotel only because everywhere we stay is completely nonsmoking these days.
It has been legal for a long time here and I don't notice the smell any more frequently than before, usually at the beach or an event, not in day to day activities. Definitely not everywhere, all the time. I do know more people that use edibles than smoke though.
We took the kids to a couple concert/events when they were in MS (10+ years ago) and I did point out the smell to them at that time.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 2, 2022 2:54:43 GMT
I'm surprised you are smelling it inside the hotel only because everywhere we stay is completely nonsmoking these days. It has been legal for a long time here and I don't notice the smell any more frequently than before, usually at the beach or an event, not in day to day activities. Definitely not everywhere, all the time. I do know more people that use edibles than smoke though. We took the kids to a couple concert/events when they were in MS (10+ years ago) and I did point out the smell to them at that time. We are on the 4th floor and can smell it in the hallway and close to the door of our room. Could also smell it on the first floor. Another teammate said that last night they smelled it on the 2nd floor. There was a group of people outside by the dumpsters smoking and you could smell that outside around the whole building (I went for a walk). I don't want people to have life long consequences for using pot, and I was more against legalizing than for it but now am even more against it.
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 2, 2022 2:57:18 GMT
We are on the 4th floor and can smell it in the hallway and close to the door of our room. Could also smell it on the first floor. Another teammate said that last night they smelled it on the 2nd floor. If you are in a nonsmoking hotel, complain loud and long to management.
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Post by Rhondito on Jul 2, 2022 2:57:27 GMT
We don't smell it where I live. Medical marijuana just became legal a few months ago, but because of the way the law was written I don't think any has hit the market or has been available for use yet. I really hope it doesn't become like you described. We went to an outdoor concert in May in Alabama and kept smelling it - I did not like. I don't use it, I don't want to smell it.
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Post by papersilly on Jul 2, 2022 2:58:53 GMT
It's not uncommon here. I can smell it from cars driving down the freeway.
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Post by milocat on Jul 2, 2022 3:05:58 GMT
It's legal here and I never smell it. I live in a rural community. It's not for lack of people doing it, enough did it before it was legal. I agree it's gross worse than cigarette smoke which is awful.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 2, 2022 3:09:58 GMT
No smoking is in our lease, it points out legal medical or not, smoking pot is not allowed.
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Post by chlerbie on Jul 2, 2022 3:10:51 GMT
It's legal here and I don't think I smell it anymore than I did when it wasn't. Even though I don't smoke, I'm happy it's legal.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 2, 2022 3:11:18 GMT
I live in one of the first states to legalize pot (and was against it), but I can honestly say since 2012 I've smelled it more in other states traveling than I have here. I'd say may once a year at a big event I smell it. It isn't legal inside here (and maybe not anywhere).
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Jul 2, 2022 3:14:51 GMT
It's not uncommon here. I can smell it from cars driving down the freeway. that’s the worst, smelling it from nearby cars and hoping it’s not the driver smoking.
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Post by Darcy Collins on Jul 2, 2022 3:16:42 GMT
It's legal in my state and with the exception of concerts (where I smelled it before legalization), I don't smell it often if at all. I've never smelled it indoors anywhere.
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Post by tracylynn on Jul 2, 2022 3:18:01 GMT
I live in a legal State. I smelled it more when I lived in apartments. Not bad now.
And I'll be honest, I prefer the smell of pot to cigarettes. Cigarette smoke gives me an almost instant headache. Pot smoke does not.
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Post by worrywart on Jul 2, 2022 3:38:11 GMT
It's not legal here and I never really smell it - thankfully!!
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Post by papersilly on Jul 2, 2022 3:45:19 GMT
I live in a legal State. I smelled it more when I lived in apartments. Not bad now. And I'll be honest, I prefer the smell of pot to cigarettes. Cigarette smoke gives me an almost instant headache. Pot smoke does not. Oddly enough, I do too.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jul 2, 2022 3:47:00 GMT
It’s not legal here and I smell it in parks and from passing cars on my walks. I grew up California in the 70s and everyone smoked pot. I don’t remember this horrible stink back then. Someone mailed two boxes of pot to my workplace. It’s reeked so bad I can’t understand why the post office delivered it.
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Post by cindytred on Jul 2, 2022 4:02:17 GMT
My BFF's house stinks so bad - from her son smoking pot - that I can't even go over there to visit. It smells horrible! She says he doesn't smoke it in the house. I say she is nose blind - or high.
Cindy
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Post by Zee on Jul 2, 2022 4:05:20 GMT
It's not legal here but the guy in front of me at the drive thru early the other morning didn't seem to care. I practically got a contact high when I rolled my window down. He was in a rental truck 😵💫
It was like 6AM, a little early for that I would think but on the other hand that fucking traffic does incite road rage and maybe if more people started their commute that way there would be less violence 🤭
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Post by katlady on Jul 2, 2022 4:11:31 GMT
I think I smelled it more when it was illegal! Used to go to a lot of concerts, and lots of people smoked it at concerts. I really don't smell it too much now. I used to hate when people vaped at work (outdoors). That stunk!
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Post by ModChick on Jul 2, 2022 4:33:28 GMT
It’s been legal here for awhile and I smell it everywhere. It’s awful in my opinion. I just don’t like the smell at all. 🤢
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 2, 2022 4:53:26 GMT
I’m in Calaveras county, CA and can usually only smell it at harvest time. Sooooo stinky!
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 2, 2022 5:15:38 GMT
It was like 6AM, a little early for that I would think but on the other hand that fucking traffic does incite road rage and maybe if more people started their commute that way there would be less violence 🤭 Hahaha imagine the roads full of chilled out stoned drivers! Something that I've never thought about before, until reading your post...... in the states where marijuana is legal, are you allowed to drive after smoking or having edibles? Do you get tested? Here, police have 'Booze Buses' set up at random times/places, and they test blood alcohol levels and do a drug test. Anytime you're pulled over by the police they will also do a BAC and drug test. I just googled to see what the penalties are for drug driving: I'm not sure if the drug tests can differentiate between THC, Meth and MDMA. You'd probably have to have a blood test.
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Jul 2, 2022 5:23:48 GMT
I feel like I smell it two or three times as month here in this area. At a concert, from a car window, whiffs here and there…
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Post by Gennifer on Jul 2, 2022 5:50:43 GMT
I can't believe this is the first place you're encountering it like that. It seems like we can't go anywhere anymore without that smell anymore. We are in the middle of nowhere in rural Canada and were surrounded by it tonight. I think it's what you have to look forward to going forward whether it's legalized in your state or not. I have smelled pot exactly twice in my life. And the second time, they had been camping, so it could have legitimately been skunk. ETA: I’m in Utah, where it’s definitely not legal.
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Post by katlady on Jul 2, 2022 6:17:19 GMT
“Something that I've never thought about before, until reading your post...... in the states where marijuana is legal, are you allowed to drive after smoking or having edibles?” AussieMeg In California it is illegal to drive while high. It is treated like any other DUI. Testing though can only be done by a blood sample or urine test, which is illegal to decline. And, since traces of marijuana can stay in your system for a long time, there has to be other evidence that you are impaired such as the way you were driving, appearance, failing a field sobriety test, etc.
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Post by gillyp on Jul 2, 2022 7:11:45 GMT
It’s illegal here except when prescribed for medical conditions. I smell it every day I’m out in the town and I can’t stand it. It makes me cough and gives me a headache. I’m not bothered if that’s what people want to do but I certainly don’t want to be smelling it.
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