I had a neighbor who smoked right next to my window and it smelled exactly like a skunk. I would be happy if there were rules about it.
Oh, please - the first thing any copās gonna do with this is aim it at every passing womanās crotch.
Not that my individual opinion is anywhere near indicative of a significant portion of the population at large, but for the record, I donāt like the smell either. Even when I used to enjoy using pot myself, I could agree that the smell itself wasnāt good. Now that I donāt smoke it (havenāt for over a decade), Iām even less okay with the smell. And I would most certainly have a problem with it if the smell was making its way into my business. My home, Iād probably buy stronger air freshener and just deal with it. But if my storeās neighbors were smelling up my store property, Iād have to try to get it fixed (first by dealing with the neighbors politely and directly, but if need by involving the authorities). I can see that smell being a big turn off to customers and running contrary to the mood and image that is appropriate for a business.
Why is reality trying to actively emulate The Onion? sigh
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I am disappointed, sir. Clearly the future stinks
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If this ordinance gets enforced much, itāll push people toward milder-smelling sativas and hybrids instead of that dank purple skunky indica. And thatās really just fine.
Actually its super easy. You take a paper towel tube, or toilet paper tube, stuff it with fabric softner sheets (as few as 2 will work) , then exhale into the sheet-tube. The smell which comes out the other side has absolutely no odor other than the pleasant one of Gain/Bounce/whatever. Do not put your bud/pipe in with the sheets, though, as my friend does, because you WILL taste it when you smoke. Pretty sure that taste indicates big trouble for your lungs too.
This ālawā is potently stupid. Neither weed nor its smoke smells bad. In fact iām pretty sure a nonsmoker might find the smell of cured buds pleasing without knowing what the source is. Cigarette smoke on the other handā¦
Skunk is a pleasant smell?
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Is ownership of this device limited to licensed, card-carrying Nasal Rangers?
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Oh potheads, just because you think it doesnāt smell bad doesnāt mean the rest of us want to smell pot all the time. I happen to think weed has an overwhelming scent that overpowers pretty much everything else. If you canāt keep your stash in glass jars like thoughtful people to keep the stank out of my house, then I should be able to call the police and have you fined. If that doesnāt work, then Iām entirely happy to escalate matters by throwing stink bombs in your yard every day for a year.
On a somewhat related note, patchouli smells like dirty people to me.
I am going to add this my list of Things I Refuse To Believe Arenāt Spoofs Even When They Actually Exist. (Currently, the only other member of that list is āBroniesā.)
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If they want to be more subtle about it, they should paint them to look like enormous cartoon shnozzes. In realistic flesh tones. It would make better pictures to look at online.
If itās legal, itās legal - these nitwits should sod right off with their smellometre. How exactly would this be employed in the field? Would cops even want to use it?
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Hmm, I wonder if this can detect the foul smell of faux compassionate conservatism?
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This ālawā is potently stupid. Neither weed nor its smoke smells bad. In fact iām pretty sure a nonsmoker might find the smell of cured buds pleasing without knowing what the source is. Cigarette smoke on the other handā¦[/quote]
That attitude will turn me from being a nonsmoker that would vote to legalize cannabis within reason, to someone that would be happy to continue the ban.
I donāt care if you smoke it, if you donāt bother me. That means not driving stoned or otherwise doing something while stoned that increases danger to me, and not putting me in a position to be confronted by your usage. If your stink affects me, then Iāll be happy to look out for my interests.
Itās the same sort of nuisance rules like having excessive amounts of animal feces that stinks up a yard, running powertools after a certain time of night, revving an engine excessively, or burning a wood fire that leaves the area smelling of soot. Unfortunately itās been demonstrated that these laws are necessary as people have been inconsiderate to their neighbors, and this current subject is simply another example of why such rules are necessary.
Smoke all you want, just keep it to yourself.
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Skunk itself is a hybrid, and if you think pure sativas or indicas smell less, youād be awfully surprised. Some smell like lemon, some like sandalwood, Iāve grown sativas that smell like rocket fuel, alpine flowers, cat piss, and numerous fruits. Even the ones that donāt smell much, smell quite unmistakably like cannabis when burnt.
So your position is that itās about the politics of the thing and not due to any actual actionable harm? If thatās the case, I imagine it would have a hard time holding up in courtā¦ unless someone can demonstrate actual harm.
Sounds like simple bad lawmaking to me. If a person wants or needs to keep chickens in their yard, they may be annoying and smelly, but you would be hard pressed to demonstrate actual harm. You canāt restrict a persons freedoms unless you demonstrate that their action causes harm to someone. The property value argument seems convenient at first but the burden is on the prosecution to prove that property values have been lowered by the chickens and the chicken owner can simply produce an expert of their own to argue otherwise. If there is ambiguity in the question of harm, the chicken coop owner comes out the winner.
Saying there is a smell you donāt like isnāt enough to take away the freedoms of others. That would be the height of narcissistic hubris.
I voted to legalize here in Colorado, but Iām fine with this ordinance. If Iām having a birthday party for a bunch of little kids, and my neighbors are sending a cloud of smoke over the fence, there should be some recourse. Personally, I would just go talk to a malodorous neighbor. I would like to live where people respect each other. But there is a category of self centered people around here who donāt understand common courtesy. For that, you need bizarre laws like this.
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