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Yep, same. I was always mostly against legalization not because I think it's some evil drug, but because the smell is absolutely stomach turning to me. In a p
by silisili 4y ago
Yep, same. I was always mostly against legalization not because I think it's some evil drug, but because the smell is absolutely stomach turning to me. In a perfect world, it would be legal, people would be polite, etc. But our society is decidedly impolite. I have to avoid a lot of public parks in my city because they smell like a skunk orgy now.
Still, I'd rather it just be nuisance fines and such than sending people to prison for years.
- _et33 4y agoEscalating fines along with literature on how to remediate. Though for incorrigibles some jail time would be nice. Some people think they are exempt from the law (blowing smoke outside of windows in a complex, when they know the distancing laws).
- armchairhacker 4y agoI fully support the legalization of weed, but also heavy fines and penalties for people who cause a weed smell in public when they are told not to. It’s not hard to detect whose and where the smell is coming from, and moreover, it’s not hard to get all of the benefits and “high” of weed without creating the smell (e.g. edibles). We let people drink and we let people drive, but no drinking and driving. Similarly people can use drugs like weed all they want because it’s their choice but when they make a bad smell and such it becomes other people’s problem. Get high but get high responsibly
- genocidicbunny 4y ago> also heavy fines and penalties for people who cause a weed smell in public when they are told not to Oooh! Can we do the same for other offensive smells too?
- skavi 4y agoliterally anything burning gas comes into question at that point
- hgsgm 4y agoMany cities have wood burning bans.
- tjrDL6MjB2Zwwa 4y agoThat's not about the smell.
- genocidicbunny 4y agoAlso weird 'ethnic' smells. And homeless people, they frequently smell pretty offensively. Also, if you just went for a jog or something similar and worked up a bit of sweat, you might want to avoid stopping by the corner shop on your way home, you might get fined for being smelly. Oh, and Steve. He wears this perfume that I find offensive. He should be fined for that too.
- armchairhacker 4y agoIf it's a) a really bad smell and b) easy to contain. We wouldn't just fine people for being sweaty or dirty. But if it someone's house smells like a manure factory or fish market so strongly that it affects the neighbors I think a warning and then fine is fair. Like how playing loud music is ok at a bar or during the daytime, but if it's 3am and your next-door neighbors are elderly you're just being obnoxious and need to wear headphones.
- hgsgm 4y agoSmoking pot is by far the least expensive form. Inexpect wealthier people already use edibles.
- braingenious 4y ago> Yep, same. I was always mostly against legalization not because I think it's some evil drug, but because the smell is absolutely stomach turning to me. I cannot fathom supporting sending thousands of people to jail every year because I find a smell icky.
- Thorentis 4y agoThat commenter literally said they wanted fines rather than prison time. Your comment is a strawman.
- braingenious 4y agoThe poster proposed something nonsensical. If marijuana were illegal but the punishment were just fines, a person possessing it can be subjected to a search of their person, home or vehicle. It is a declaration that “I’m humane!! I just think the icky smell should give law enforcement the right to rifle through your belongings to establish how much to charge you for the icky smell.” “I am against something being legal BUT I also support a fantasy set of consequences that do not align with reality” is a straw man. Like lol “I think people with the icky smell forfeit their fourth amendment rights but I’m not bad!” is such a silly thing to say.
- _et33 4y agoYou do know that we've already been around this circle once with tobacco. Not to mention other "nuisances".
- braingenious 4y agoI agree, it’s silly. I personally hate, _HATE_ Acqua Di Gio but I cannot imagine involving the police in any capacity to deal with someone that wears it.
- msrenee 4y agoFake cinnamon scent. Cinnamon candles, the damn pinecones coated with cinnamon. I can't stand it. When I worked at a home improvement store, I hurried through the Christmas area holding my breath to get out to where I needed to be: strapping Christmas trees to the tops of Mini Coopers. If, somehow, a neighbor managed to introduce that nastiness into my living area, I'd go have a talk with them. It would be a heartfelt talk about how I know it's pleasant for them, but it's basically torture for me. I've never been in a situation where an honest discussion of how I realize they enjoy it, but it bothers me to the point of insanity hasn't lead to them happily accommodating my sensitivity. There's godawful people out there for sure, but there's a lot more individuals that just never thought that it might be a problem who are happy to reduce the impact on a neighbor if it's a polite and heartfelt request. If they are just asswads, that's where property management comes in in an apartment or condo. If they're managing to pipe unpleasantness into a free-standing house, then it's time to look at your HVAC system. I've personally never experienced a neighbor's grilling, smoking, burning excrement within a house. The local cows and sewage issues, yes. The neighbors' smells, not once.