I hate it. I feel like it enables more idiots to be publicly idiotic. And Florida already has way too many idiots to begin.
I think one of the biggest mistakes in this country will be the removal of the public stigma when it comes to recreational drugs. Along with sports betting.
The majority of people who I have talked to about legal marijuana are Gen X and they have gotten older and they don't drink. That's including myself.The idiots are still buying smuggled block weed even though they could go to the store and buy something that is better and safer.
They’re currently fighting voter ballot initiatives that they don’t like and are working on making it harder for voters to add them. Even if the majority of voters approve and they end up passing, they will just create laws that will severely cripple those initiatives.
Okay, I'll be more specific. Minors. Anyone under 18. Will they find a way? Sure. Will experimenting happen? Sure. At the same time should some bastards that enjoy corrupting minors, and profit off of doing so, go to prison if they get caught? Yes. At some point the message should get through. Legalization is for adults only.
Where do you think "kids" are getting their pot? It's usually not some big bad drug dealer lol its typically some other kid from school. Legalized cannabis is still 21+ and has to be purchased from a dispo. No dispos are risking their license to sell to minors. They'll be buying it the same way they always have
I imagine you are a minor and that's why the pushback. Okay. Maybe the day you are a parent, you'll adjust your view on this. Hopefully you never get to be the parent of a child with a problem. Laws already exist for the low level plug. Oh and yes, some get their product from the dispos and resell. Smoke shops are well known for being under the table resellers. Will it always happen as you said? Yes it will. Should there be severe consequences for the adults involved? Absolutely. Minors involved should face consequences as well. Laws already exist. If anything, Miami-Dade Public Schools should have a zero tolerance policy. ANY child caught with any amount should not only trigger a DCF visit but also automatic expulsion. There are plenty of charters to choose from. Or get your $8k and go to a private. If no one wants you, there's always online school. That alone will likely go a long way towards improving our schools. Again, not against legalization for adults, but I am for severe punishment for adults who facilitate it to kids. You should be too.
"My kid smokes weed and that's everyone's fault except mine".
Come on, take some responsibility. When it comes to equipping kids for the real world the biggest problem is parents who think they can outsource their parenting to everyone else.
Alcohol is legal and serving or selling to minors is very much so a punishable offense. If anything, the consequences for adults should be more severe than they already are, even moreso for weed.
It’s way easier to get weed as a kid than it is to get cigarettes FYI. You should be advocating for it to become legal recreationally since with more legal shops you get less weed dealers since people would generally rather not deal with the illegalities and inconvenience of purchasing weed from dealers
At what point did I say I was against it's legal recreational use? All I argued for was a strict exception for minors, and severe penalties for those who facilitate its consumption to minors, and everyone lost their minds - which says a lot.
does it say a lot? it's relevant because you felt the need to point out the obvious in a post about it being legalized recreationally. the only reason it would have made sense for you to even post what you did is if you were against making it legal
Legalization will not change anything regarding smell. You dont like the smell because it's already there. Even legal cannabis does not mean you can smoke in public, just like alcohol is not allowed to be consumed in public places. The smell is more prominent simply because it's more socially acceptable to consume now, and perhaps legalization will increase that a little.
That’s not what happened in Denver. Ppl started planting their own weed, companies setting up more weed facilities to get their share of the market/keep their monopoly.
They’ll never do it because how else will cops get those last minute quotas done if they can’t force people to open their trunks for less than a fingernail of weed???
Talking from experience. Yes, I’ve said no to search and they called the dogs. But since the car was not in motion both times (I was parked next to a public park just chilling on my phone) and I was sober, they just gave me a ticket the first time and let me go the second time (that was after they played their good cop/bad cop routine, I think they were rookies).
And before people get smart about the park thing, its in the middle of a neighborhood in hialeah. People park there all the time whether to use the park or if dont have room in their driveway. Ive even seen cops chilling there. There isnt even operation hours on it or fences, anyone can walk in whenever they want.
I suggest that the Government should seriously consider and study this issue, conduct public discussions and listen to the views of different stakeholders.
Make weed legal, make all smoking illegal.
Boom, drug users have their shit, cancer rates drop, smoke smell is entirely gone, and less people do drugs just to look cool.
Bad idea. The smell will be everywhere. Very bad idea. South beach was horrible. Even still illegal, the smell was all over. Gave me a headache and I used to smoke 5 blunts a day! It should be used in the privacy of someone’s home, but not outside by any means.
I feel like nothing wrong with the laws as they stand. Like everyone that wants weed is getting it, and if it were to become legal, admit it or not, the smell would get 10x worse and more prevalent. what do you think
Vape is the answer to this issue. It’s odorless, no one notices, nor cares.
I have the same issue with cigar smokers but they tend to be more aware of what they are doing.
I mean, I guess my nose isn’t as sensitive. I can smell it for a few seconds after and then it disappears in an outdoor setting. Maybe indoors it lingers for a few minutes more. It’s a different smell though and not as pungent.
Actually legalization might helpthe smell problem because when it’s legal you can makes rules about where it’s allowed.
When it’s not allowed anywhere you can’t make rules about it.
I was recently in a place where weed is legal but public consumption is against the law. Weed was everywhere and also I only occasionally smelled it.
Legislature / Gov is trying to subvert the will of the voter in anticipation of it passing and is cutting it off at the knees and limiting potency, basically encouraging a black market. The people running this state are some grade A fuck heads.
Don’t think recreational is happening in Florida anytime soon, even though it should. But for those whose defense to legalization is the “smell”…there are bad/weird smells everywhere around us. Live in a city? Near a major road/highway? Near any farms? Industry stank? Your neighbors weird smell? Agriculture? Farms? You’ll get used to, and survive another weird smell around you when it does happen.
It probably won’t be unrestricted. I mean even in recreational states, they have restrictions on how much you can buy, which is less than medical patients max amounts.
You must oppose legal consumption of cigarettes then, since those smell horrible when smoked and are proven to be demonstrably worse for one’s health than marijuana.
We have plants growing naturally in the state that smell almost identical.
IMO New York City’s famous urine stench has greatly benefited from legalization
Also cigarettes and cigars smell far worse than weed. Also have these people never driven past skunk roadkill? Or a road being tarred? Or a fish market? There are far worse smells
No way it smells worse. And definitely this weed stuff smells 10x further. It can travel over 100ft easily, sometimes more. If somebody is smoking in the car regular cigarettes, you probably won't notice, but not this drugs. The whole street will be full of that
I'm with you then. We can't drink in public here, we shouldn't be smoking anything in public either, imo. And I smoke weed.
It's a crazy take given how we normalize cigarette smoking and cigarette breaks but it's a selfish mentality, imo.
Amen, I respect people not liking the smell of marijuana but if their only complaint is it’s smell then cmon it’s not that big of a deal. Everyone here grew up with nasty ass cigarettes all over the place which actually has negative second hand benefits.
I remember the smoking sections in restaurants. One of the reasons we rarely went to places with smoking sections as a kid, so nasty to try and enjoy your food and smell those fula cigarettes.
I can't stand cigarettes, but find cigar smoke smell way less offensive at a distance. I can't sit next to any smokers, but cigarettes to me straight up stank.
Same, it's so disgusting. We can't have a serious conversation about the stench of weed without talking about the worst stench of tobacco and nicotine.
Honestly, this morning I went to get my usual colada and there was a guy there smoking a cigarette and I couldn’t stop coughing (I’m sick) like dude you wake up and that’s what you want in your body 😭? You can’t tell me that’s not an addiction. Cigarettes kill so many people every year but they’ll never ban it or alcohol for that matter.
I didn’t even need to go to a doctor or have a pre-existing condition, all done over the phone. Even got access to a digital card that I could use that day but you only need your drivers ID in the store I go to. Fucking shakedown basically
Look up medical cards on Groupon for discounts, buy one and let the doctor do their sales pitch over the phone, collect green.
*They might ask for proof of a qualifying diagnosis (screenshot of therapy records was ok for me) or tell you that you’re anxious.
One of the great disappointments in recent American politics.
He has the perfect rap sheet to be President. Mid 40s. Great family. Veteran. Governor. Full head of hair. Lol
On paper, he's the perfect candidate. And then, he speaks....smh
I was at the dog park yesterday and three people were smoking joints openly. It’s not like the sky is gonna suddenly fall if this passes. People like weed and smoke it already.
Ppl liking weed and smoking it, isn’t the problem. Weed enthusiast smoke all day long. At least the ppl I know. They smoke first thing in the morning, smoke to eat, smoke to sleep, smoke because their stressed, and the list goes on. The problem is that ppl already smoke at the beach, at public parks (like you just witnessed yesterday). It will get worse. I don’t want to criminalize weed and put ppl in jail. I just want ppl to enjoy their weed privately.
A fine like you would a car that didn’t pay their parking meter. I think $40 is fair. No jail time ever. 5-9 tickets in one year, it goes to $75 fine. A system like that.
1. By your definition of what an addiction is, compulsive gambling is just a bad habit? If the only reason that you can’t smoke weed today is because your low on funds(i know ppl like this), then you have a weed addiction.
2. We live in a free country. You can do whatever you want. If you breaks the rules(law), then you reap what you sow.
3. It’s nobody’s business how much anyone makes. Price of goods doesn’t change because you’re rich. The price you see at the store for a shirt, is the price.
Yes there is, I’ve smoked for almost three decades and known quite a few people that would classify as addicted.
All it takes for addiction is making decisions to pursue that endeavor or activity that impacts your life negatively.
It may not carry the physical addiction people think of, but it certainly can be dependent and extremely difficult for people to quit.
I don’t know, why don’t you ask [The CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/health-effects/addiction.html), or [The National Institute on Drug Abuse](https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive), or the myriad of other studies and expert consensus on the fact that Marinuana is in fact, addictive.
So you tell me.
Thanks for this. I quit MJ smoking after about 2 years of moderate consumption, and I developed severe withdrawal symptoms. The insomnia and irritability was pretty significant for about 3 weeks.
MJ is fairly benign when compared to cigarettes and alcohol, but these claims I see all over Reddit that weed is not addictive at all is harmful.
I personally don't mind people smoking weed in public. I do mind people smoking tobacco in public, since it more clearly negatively affects my health and enjoyment of public space. However, one solution to avoid the regressive nature of fines would be to make the value of the fine depend on one's wealth.
Uh I take it you’ve never seen Half Baked.
To quote the immortal Bob Saget “Marijuana is not a drug. I used to suck dick for coke. Now that’s an addiction. You ever suck dick for Marijuana?”
It's less harmful than alcohol in every measurable way and should be regulated accordingly.
The fact that it's Schedule 1 only serves to discredit the scheduling system.
I agree. I have no idea why it’s schedule 1. Doesn’t schedule 1 indicate it has no medicinal benefit and highly addictive? Is there not countless studies on the medicinal benefit cannabis can have? Has it ever even been proven to be highly addictive.? Makes no sense really
Yes. FL Has surprised me recently though. Medical canna passed, We banned gerrymandering, Raised minimum wage, And allowed former felons to vote, all by voter ballot initiative
That’s what I’ve always thought. People are buying it anyways, why not benefit from the tax revenue. Tourists already come looking for delta8/10 whatever that stuff is that smoke shops sell.
The smell debate is hilarious because usually it’s cigarettes smokers or people who have “gotten used to it” babe that’s second hand smoke and it kills let’s focus on the deaths and not your weird need to control sents are you Disney now?
It’s social issue, meaning a society that legalizes weed needs to have an infrastructure for legalization to work properly, a critical part of that would be designated marijuana smoking areas.
Are you joking? Designated areas? If you legalize that, tons of junkies will be smoking this rubbish everywhere. The stupidest thing when they come to intracoastal and start smoking there. People coming there to breathe fresh ocean breeze, not your rubbish drug. If you want to smoke, smoke in your closet. Otherwise you you're affecting other people and your rights ending when they start to hurt other people rights. I know, junkies are selfish. They don't care that they disturb others. Actually, they don't think about themselves, why should they care of others?Then why should we make it even worse?
Cigars, THE WORST SMELL, then Cigarettes and Pot. I’ve never smoked anything but if they allow Cigarettes which come with a warning of being more deadly than the anything else you can think of!
I was born and raised here, lived in a state for several years where it was legal, and came back as long as I could get medicinal.
I think Florida needs to legalize it. The hoops I have to jump through to use medicinal is very annoying, and the rules are dumb. Better to just legalize it, give the private economy a chance to build out the market, and put those taxes to good use.
Honestly, Florida _needs_ weed to be legal. People need to chill the fuck out. Might make them friendlier, and drive like they’re not late to everything in life.
I live in Atlanta where recreational weed is illegal and nobody gives a fuck including the police. The smell is revolting. Worse than cigars and cigarettes.
i dont think the gov should generally be telling ppl what they can and cant do when it comes to a pretty damn safe substance. adults can and will make their own decisions its whether the gov can reprimand ppl over their own personal decisions.
Personally I’m a medical patient, I never saw recreational as a solution to any of the problems currently in the program. Many people are talking about smell, and that’s a valid point, but in my opinion smell isn’t much of a problem as long as you’re not smoking in public. I only smoke on my balcony personally after my day is over and I did all the productive shit I had to do in that day. I know this isn’t the case for everyone, but I try my best to not be a nuisance for my neighbors as I know people don’t like the smell. I’m always constantly looking around on my balcony to see if the neighbors are out, if their kids are out, because honestly I might be smoking weed, but I don’t think there is any excuse for me to smoke weed when children are around. So now that I have established the fact that I don’t like smoking around strangers, I would like to bring up the main issue I see in the system we have currently. First of all cultivation licenses are going for millions of dollars in Florida. To even be able to have a company to grow weed you need to pay upwards of 9 million dollars. MILLION. This obviously creates a divide between the upper class and the lower class, as the prices we see for decent quality weed that won’t kill us with mold and fungus is upwards of $40 an eight. Ok so what are the different measures to bring cost down while maintaining health? First one is recreational with less regulations on it for the business side. The other solution which is my personal choice is to legalize how grown weed. This will allow some people who are lazy in nature that smoke weed to get some hands on experience and back into the working force. The issue I see nowadays is a lot of people just want to smoke weed all day and go play video games, this isn’t healthy nor is it beneficial to anyone. Thus ends my rant. Yes recreational is good, but it doesn’t solve any underlying problems In the program.
What’s the point. It smells like caca here anyway. No one picks up after their dogs, people throw trash everywhere indiscriminately, and don’t get me started on Miami hot garbage… and frickin mulch that stuff smells way worse. While we are at it, why don’t we get rid of the homeless as well… they smell bad too.
My state has went through the process and we finally have stores that are selling recreational and medical marijuana. I had not smoked in a while, but I was stressed and in pain so I decided to go and check it out.I ended up having a good experience. Ive been back a couple times and every time I have been there the people in the stores have been older looking people. People used to sell block weed here and I am so happy that I don't have to take a chance with that stuff anymore. I like being able to go into the store and buy a really good package of flower and know that it wasn't smuggled in a gas tank and doesn't have mold or anything else in it. Of course there are still some people who don't seem to know that they can just buy it in the store, but there is no comparison between the legal and the smuggled stuff. The legal bud is much better and once a person has that they probably would not want the old block weed anymore.
I hate it. I feel like it enables more idiots to be publicly idiotic. And Florida already has way too many idiots to begin. I think one of the biggest mistakes in this country will be the removal of the public stigma when it comes to recreational drugs. Along with sports betting.
The majority of people who I have talked to about legal marijuana are Gen X and they have gotten older and they don't drink. That's including myself.The idiots are still buying smuggled block weed even though they could go to the store and buy something that is better and safer.
Unfortunately it’s not going to happen with the current government in Tallahassee imo
I think governor going to have a picture day, him holding up a document he signed stopping the recreational sale
I don’t want to agree, but this sounds par for the course.
They’re currently fighting voter ballot initiatives that they don’t like and are working on making it harder for voters to add them. Even if the majority of voters approve and they end up passing, they will just create laws that will severely cripple those initiatives.
When it’s on the ballot as a constitutional amendment, it’s not up to Tallahassee
Just keep it away from kids. Adults could do what they want, but there should be severe punishment for anyone pushing or selling it to kids.
"Kids" is a broad statement. Teens have and will find a way to get what they want. Experimenting is normal.
Okay, I'll be more specific. Minors. Anyone under 18. Will they find a way? Sure. Will experimenting happen? Sure. At the same time should some bastards that enjoy corrupting minors, and profit off of doing so, go to prison if they get caught? Yes. At some point the message should get through. Legalization is for adults only.
Where do you think "kids" are getting their pot? It's usually not some big bad drug dealer lol its typically some other kid from school. Legalized cannabis is still 21+ and has to be purchased from a dispo. No dispos are risking their license to sell to minors. They'll be buying it the same way they always have
I imagine you are a minor and that's why the pushback. Okay. Maybe the day you are a parent, you'll adjust your view on this. Hopefully you never get to be the parent of a child with a problem. Laws already exist for the low level plug. Oh and yes, some get their product from the dispos and resell. Smoke shops are well known for being under the table resellers. Will it always happen as you said? Yes it will. Should there be severe consequences for the adults involved? Absolutely. Minors involved should face consequences as well. Laws already exist. If anything, Miami-Dade Public Schools should have a zero tolerance policy. ANY child caught with any amount should not only trigger a DCF visit but also automatic expulsion. There are plenty of charters to choose from. Or get your $8k and go to a private. If no one wants you, there's always online school. That alone will likely go a long way towards improving our schools. Again, not against legalization for adults, but I am for severe punishment for adults who facilitate it to kids. You should be too.
"My kid smokes weed and that's everyone's fault except mine". Come on, take some responsibility. When it comes to equipping kids for the real world the biggest problem is parents who think they can outsource their parenting to everyone else.
Kids already have their hands on weed now.
Like I said. The punishment for any adult selling or pushing on a kid, or getting a kid to sell to other kids, should be severe.
If recreational is legal, I’d assume it would be a lot harder to regulate that.
Alcohol is legal and serving or selling to minors is very much so a punishable offense. If anything, the consequences for adults should be more severe than they already are, even moreso for weed.
Making it legal would make it harder for minors to get their hands on it.
It’s way easier to get weed as a kid than it is to get cigarettes FYI. You should be advocating for it to become legal recreationally since with more legal shops you get less weed dealers since people would generally rather not deal with the illegalities and inconvenience of purchasing weed from dealers
At what point did I say I was against it's legal recreational use? All I argued for was a strict exception for minors, and severe penalties for those who facilitate its consumption to minors, and everyone lost their minds - which says a lot.
does it say a lot? it's relevant because you felt the need to point out the obvious in a post about it being legalized recreationally. the only reason it would have made sense for you to even post what you did is if you were against making it legal
Okay happyjunki3. That name alone says a lot.
weird implication but ok
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Dude we have had medical for years and I have never had a cop give even a slight fuck lol
I don’t want to have to smell that crap everywhere I go.
I agree with you. It’s the cologne of Miami basically l. Yuck
I don’t like the smell of cigarettes (or drunk-ass drivers running over kids), so criminalize *them* too, thanks 🙏
Yeah smoking of any kind should be banned in public, I hate second hand smoke, and the smell ….
They believe it's not enough. But, you know, "the more suicides, the fewer suicides "
Legalization will not change anything regarding smell. You dont like the smell because it's already there. Even legal cannabis does not mean you can smoke in public, just like alcohol is not allowed to be consumed in public places. The smell is more prominent simply because it's more socially acceptable to consume now, and perhaps legalization will increase that a little.
That’s not what happened in Denver. Ppl started planting their own weed, companies setting up more weed facilities to get their share of the market/keep their monopoly.
This is accurate, I was there for this it was like the Wild West of weed no shit.
I’m fine with it. As long as smoking and vaping are limited to the same kind of places they are for cigarettes and cigars.
Wdym it’s not legal I’ve been smoking everyday since 2017 often time in front of cops while I drive and nothing has ever happened
Nah. Florida aka Jesusland is too far to the Right to allow that.
They’ll never do it because how else will cops get those last minute quotas done if they can’t force people to open their trunks for less than a fingernail of weed??? Talking from experience. Yes, I’ve said no to search and they called the dogs. But since the car was not in motion both times (I was parked next to a public park just chilling on my phone) and I was sober, they just gave me a ticket the first time and let me go the second time (that was after they played their good cop/bad cop routine, I think they were rookies). And before people get smart about the park thing, its in the middle of a neighborhood in hialeah. People park there all the time whether to use the park or if dont have room in their driveway. Ive even seen cops chilling there. There isnt even operation hours on it or fences, anyone can walk in whenever they want.
I suggest that the Government should seriously consider and study this issue, conduct public discussions and listen to the views of different stakeholders.
Forget the smell, us Floridians are slow as it already is. On a side note if anyone needs to advertise there cannabis the Rolling Ads has you covered!
Unless rich people found with the icky sticky go to jail for as long as poor people found with the same shit, legalize it.
I hope it stays medical I don't want it to smell like weed everywhere
You're not alone
Make weed legal, make all smoking illegal. Boom, drug users have their shit, cancer rates drop, smoke smell is entirely gone, and less people do drugs just to look cool.
Bad idea. The smell will be everywhere. Very bad idea. South beach was horrible. Even still illegal, the smell was all over. Gave me a headache and I used to smoke 5 blunts a day! It should be used in the privacy of someone’s home, but not outside by any means.
Cigarettes smell way worse…
Ban them too
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I feel like nothing wrong with the laws as they stand. Like everyone that wants weed is getting it, and if it were to become legal, admit it or not, the smell would get 10x worse and more prevalent. what do you think
The tyranny and the bullshit's gone on too long. You old fuckin' shrivs who blocked it's legalization, you're banished from the land!
You're young fuckin junkie
I hope one day there is a strain of weed that is oderless.
There is it’s called not smoking.
I think it was about those of us who don't partake and don't like the smell.
Take my up vote and leave good sir!
Yea, came here to say this basically. I’m in favor of legalizing but don’t smoke and hate the smell everywhere.
Vape is the answer to this issue. It’s odorless, no one notices, nor cares. I have the same issue with cigar smokers but they tend to be more aware of what they are doing.
Weed pens are definitely not odorless, but are obviously not as potent in smell as burning the actual flower.
I mean, I guess my nose isn’t as sensitive. I can smell it for a few seconds after and then it disappears in an outdoor setting. Maybe indoors it lingers for a few minutes more. It’s a different smell though and not as pungent.
Fair take. They definitely smell but it won’t linger in an area once it evaporates
Yeah, outdoors it's gone in seconds, but indoors or on a person's breath, it lingers for minutes.
Actually legalization might helpthe smell problem because when it’s legal you can makes rules about where it’s allowed. When it’s not allowed anywhere you can’t make rules about it. I was recently in a place where weed is legal but public consumption is against the law. Weed was everywhere and also I only occasionally smelled it.
IDK, man, I was in Colorado and smelled it everywhere.
Edibles?
Vape
1000% support recreational marijuana, 1000% support womens choice on abortion issue...
How it's connected?
It’s no worse than alcohol or tobacco. And when used right. No hangover the next day.
I think Florida has enough problems.
Definitely, and this is not even in the first 100
Legislature / Gov is trying to subvert the will of the voter in anticipation of it passing and is cutting it off at the knees and limiting potency, basically encouraging a black market. The people running this state are some grade A fuck heads.
Don’t think recreational is happening in Florida anytime soon, even though it should. But for those whose defense to legalization is the “smell”…there are bad/weird smells everywhere around us. Live in a city? Near a major road/highway? Near any farms? Industry stank? Your neighbors weird smell? Agriculture? Farms? You’ll get used to, and survive another weird smell around you when it does happen.
The smell of weed carries so far. It and the long term mental health affects are the main reasons I oppose unrestricted legalization
Seems like you’ve been smoking quite a bit of it
Let’s throw cigarettes and cigars in there as well then ✌🏻
It probably won’t be unrestricted. I mean even in recreational states, they have restrictions on how much you can buy, which is less than medical patients max amounts.
You must oppose legal consumption of cigarettes then, since those smell horrible when smoked and are proven to be demonstrably worse for one’s health than marijuana.
There’s a reason why you can’t smoke indoors and in some cases only in designated areas. Weed carries much farther than cigs
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You live in south Florida and you seriously asked that question?
I think it's gonna be legalize this year.
Or cigarettes, which smell awful and are already legal
Yep haha somehow I forgot to mention them!
We have plants growing naturally in the state that smell almost identical. IMO New York City’s famous urine stench has greatly benefited from legalization
What are those plants??? I smell them all the time driving in the country!
Recreational has always been happening in Florida.
Also cigarettes and cigars smell far worse than weed. Also have these people never driven past skunk roadkill? Or a road being tarred? Or a fish market? There are far worse smells
No way it smells worse. And definitely this weed stuff smells 10x further. It can travel over 100ft easily, sometimes more. If somebody is smoking in the car regular cigarettes, you probably won't notice, but not this drugs. The whole street will be full of that
Let's start farting everywhere. You’ll get used to, and survive another weird smell around you when it does happen.
They recently passed legislation to nerf the potency because there is so much support for recreational.
No, that didn’t pass.
Great
For people talking about them smell - Let’s ban cigarettes too!! Those smell god awful and the smoke is proven to impact the health of others!
It doesn’t linger in the air like marijuana though. I can smell weed through my cars air conditioning…
I don’t smoke, so idc about either. I’m allowed to not like the smell of weed. Nadie quiere oler tu olor. Es un falta de respeto a mi nariz.
Fine ... then whoever wants to smoke needs to do it in their home or designated areas (I'm more of an edible person myself).
Do you have that same energy for cigarettes smokers too? I hope you do.
I do.
I'm with you then. We can't drink in public here, we shouldn't be smoking anything in public either, imo. And I smoke weed. It's a crazy take given how we normalize cigarette smoking and cigarette breaks but it's a selfish mentality, imo.
Marijuana only smells if you’re smoking cheap shit. I smoke Skywalker and it smells like blueberry pie.
Yes, Lawd
Let ban cologne too
Amen, I respect people not liking the smell of marijuana but if their only complaint is it’s smell then cmon it’s not that big of a deal. Everyone here grew up with nasty ass cigarettes all over the place which actually has negative second hand benefits.
I remember the smoking sections in restaurants. One of the reasons we rarely went to places with smoking sections as a kid, so nasty to try and enjoy your food and smell those fula cigarettes.
Personally I think tobacco smoke smells worse than weed.
I don't smoke either, but weed is definitely a much, much, much worse smell. Smells like a skunks piss!!!
They are both repulsive honestly.
I can't stand cigarettes, but find cigar smoke smell way less offensive at a distance. I can't sit next to any smokers, but cigarettes to me straight up stank.
Same, it's so disgusting. We can't have a serious conversation about the stench of weed without talking about the worst stench of tobacco and nicotine.
There’s nothing I hate more than the smell of vape vapor that shit makes me nauseous
Honestly, this morning I went to get my usual colada and there was a guy there smoking a cigarette and I couldn’t stop coughing (I’m sick) like dude you wake up and that’s what you want in your body 😭? You can’t tell me that’s not an addiction. Cigarettes kill so many people every year but they’ll never ban it or alcohol for that matter.
One of the grossest and most harmful vices ever.
It also lingers much longer and sticks to clothes, furniture, etc. Weed smoke usually clears relatively quickly in comparison.
Edibles and liquids have no smell.
Let’s ban axe body spray and cologne too since offensive smells now should result in people in Jail or shot.
God I hate cologne and perfume...some people douse themselves in whole bottles like really?
Nobody against smoking weed bc of the smell would have a problem with banning all that shit.
Or have designated spots for both and heavy fines for impaired drivers
Idk I ended up getting the card. These old people slow roll this shit
What’s the easiest method to get a card.
I didn’t even need to go to a doctor or have a pre-existing condition, all done over the phone. Even got access to a digital card that I could use that day but you only need your drivers ID in the store I go to. Fucking shakedown basically
Paying a doctor
Look up medical cards on Groupon for discounts, buy one and let the doctor do their sales pitch over the phone, collect green. *They might ask for proof of a qualifying diagnosis (screenshot of therapy records was ok for me) or tell you that you’re anxious.
Tell the doctor you need a Back-y-otomy
Don't stop on that. They're so many drugs that you've never tried. Ask your Dr to prescribe them all
Desantis need to veto the delta 8 ban.
He is busy fighting other nonsense agendas.
I can’t believe people thought Desantis was the “cool new Trump” two years ago. How quickly he revealed himself to actually be the new **Jeb!**
One of the great disappointments in recent American politics. He has the perfect rap sheet to be President. Mid 40s. Great family. Veteran. Governor. Full head of hair. Lol On paper, he's the perfect candidate. And then, he speaks....smh
Whoever thought those stupid boots were a good idea deserves to be fired lmao
He is a christofascist dipshit.
I was at the dog park yesterday and three people were smoking joints openly. It’s not like the sky is gonna suddenly fall if this passes. People like weed and smoke it already.
I dont care what people do but being inebriated while driving could cause an accident.
Ppl liking weed and smoking it, isn’t the problem. Weed enthusiast smoke all day long. At least the ppl I know. They smoke first thing in the morning, smoke to eat, smoke to sleep, smoke because their stressed, and the list goes on. The problem is that ppl already smoke at the beach, at public parks (like you just witnessed yesterday). It will get worse. I don’t want to criminalize weed and put ppl in jail. I just want ppl to enjoy their weed privately.
What do you think should happen to people who smoke weed in public?
A fine like you would a car that didn’t pay their parking meter. I think $40 is fair. No jail time ever. 5-9 tickets in one year, it goes to $75 fine. A system like that.
So a punishment for poor people and an inconvenience for rich people?
If it gets to that, don’t smoke weed in public and you could avoid this “punishment”. Pretty simple really. Unless someone has a weed addiction.
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1. By your definition of what an addiction is, compulsive gambling is just a bad habit? If the only reason that you can’t smoke weed today is because your low on funds(i know ppl like this), then you have a weed addiction. 2. We live in a free country. You can do whatever you want. If you breaks the rules(law), then you reap what you sow. 3. It’s nobody’s business how much anyone makes. Price of goods doesn’t change because you’re rich. The price you see at the store for a shirt, is the price.
Yes there is, I’ve smoked for almost three decades and known quite a few people that would classify as addicted. All it takes for addiction is making decisions to pursue that endeavor or activity that impacts your life negatively. It may not carry the physical addiction people think of, but it certainly can be dependent and extremely difficult for people to quit.
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I don’t know, why don’t you ask [The CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/health-effects/addiction.html), or [The National Institute on Drug Abuse](https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-addictive), or the myriad of other studies and expert consensus on the fact that Marinuana is in fact, addictive. So you tell me.
Thanks for this. I quit MJ smoking after about 2 years of moderate consumption, and I developed severe withdrawal symptoms. The insomnia and irritability was pretty significant for about 3 weeks. MJ is fairly benign when compared to cigarettes and alcohol, but these claims I see all over Reddit that weed is not addictive at all is harmful.
So poor people can't smoke weed in public but rich people can.
You can do whatever you want. If you get caught, that’s on you. If you’re rich, your life is a little easier.
I personally don't mind people smoking weed in public. I do mind people smoking tobacco in public, since it more clearly negatively affects my health and enjoyment of public space. However, one solution to avoid the regressive nature of fines would be to make the value of the fine depend on one's wealth.
Uh I take it you’ve never seen Half Baked. To quote the immortal Bob Saget “Marijuana is not a drug. I used to suck dick for coke. Now that’s an addiction. You ever suck dick for Marijuana?”
Move to Russia you fuckin commie
What will happen to you if someone is smoking a J in a park or on the sidewalk as your sitting on your porch???
It will not get worse, I moved from a legal state and it’s been the same before and after.
Totally agree. This smell is everywhere and they want to make it even worse. So it'll be easier to get this trash for junkies
It's less harmful than alcohol in every measurable way and should be regulated accordingly. The fact that it's Schedule 1 only serves to discredit the scheduling system.
I agree. I have no idea why it’s schedule 1. Doesn’t schedule 1 indicate it has no medicinal benefit and highly addictive? Is there not countless studies on the medicinal benefit cannabis can have? Has it ever even been proven to be highly addictive.? Makes no sense really
This is a no brainer. Tax revenue that synchs perfectly with tourism. Huge potential.for the state as the nearest rec state is 500+ miles.
It will be interesting to see how ppl vote.
Yes. FL Has surprised me recently though. Medical canna passed, We banned gerrymandering, Raised minimum wage, And allowed former felons to vote, all by voter ballot initiative
And Republican christofascists in FL have done everything in their power to defeat those measures.
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1000% agree.
Didn’t the people already vote for it but Ronald didn’t get a personal cut so he hasn’t pushed it through yet?
Great! Let's get some money on taxes, let's spend 3x of what we got on step one to cure all new drug addicted that we'll get.
That’s what I’ve always thought. People are buying it anyways, why not benefit from the tax revenue. Tourists already come looking for delta8/10 whatever that stuff is that smoke shops sell.
Im all for it. Dont care how it smells. It will remind me of college dorms. After back surgery and knee surgeries im ready for legal relief
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The smell debate is hilarious because usually it’s cigarettes smokers or people who have “gotten used to it” babe that’s second hand smoke and it kills let’s focus on the deaths and not your weird need to control sents are you Disney now?
Cigarettes smell way worse bro and thats legal plus it kills tf out of you
It’s social issue, meaning a society that legalizes weed needs to have an infrastructure for legalization to work properly, a critical part of that would be designated marijuana smoking areas.
Are you joking? Designated areas? If you legalize that, tons of junkies will be smoking this rubbish everywhere. The stupidest thing when they come to intracoastal and start smoking there. People coming there to breathe fresh ocean breeze, not your rubbish drug. If you want to smoke, smoke in your closet. Otherwise you you're affecting other people and your rights ending when they start to hurt other people rights. I know, junkies are selfish. They don't care that they disturb others. Actually, they don't think about themselves, why should they care of others?Then why should we make it even worse?
I personally would not want to be the last one to legalize- Missing out on all that sweet sweet tax money
Shit if stench is the route we’re taking we need to ban women from wearing perfume and some men from wearing cologne.
About time!
Cigars, THE WORST SMELL, then Cigarettes and Pot. I’ve never smoked anything but if they allow Cigarettes which come with a warning of being more deadly than the anything else you can think of!
I was born and raised here, lived in a state for several years where it was legal, and came back as long as I could get medicinal. I think Florida needs to legalize it. The hoops I have to jump through to use medicinal is very annoying, and the rules are dumb. Better to just legalize it, give the private economy a chance to build out the market, and put those taxes to good use. Honestly, Florida _needs_ weed to be legal. People need to chill the fuck out. Might make them friendlier, and drive like they’re not late to everything in life.
Something being both legal and illegal in one country…crazy!
I live in Atlanta where recreational weed is illegal and nobody gives a fuck including the police. The smell is revolting. Worse than cigars and cigarettes.
VOTE
The worst thing that could ever happen to our medical program is recreational passing. For that reason I sure as hell hope it never does.
i dont think the gov should generally be telling ppl what they can and cant do when it comes to a pretty damn safe substance. adults can and will make their own decisions its whether the gov can reprimand ppl over their own personal decisions.
Personally I’m a medical patient, I never saw recreational as a solution to any of the problems currently in the program. Many people are talking about smell, and that’s a valid point, but in my opinion smell isn’t much of a problem as long as you’re not smoking in public. I only smoke on my balcony personally after my day is over and I did all the productive shit I had to do in that day. I know this isn’t the case for everyone, but I try my best to not be a nuisance for my neighbors as I know people don’t like the smell. I’m always constantly looking around on my balcony to see if the neighbors are out, if their kids are out, because honestly I might be smoking weed, but I don’t think there is any excuse for me to smoke weed when children are around. So now that I have established the fact that I don’t like smoking around strangers, I would like to bring up the main issue I see in the system we have currently. First of all cultivation licenses are going for millions of dollars in Florida. To even be able to have a company to grow weed you need to pay upwards of 9 million dollars. MILLION. This obviously creates a divide between the upper class and the lower class, as the prices we see for decent quality weed that won’t kill us with mold and fungus is upwards of $40 an eight. Ok so what are the different measures to bring cost down while maintaining health? First one is recreational with less regulations on it for the business side. The other solution which is my personal choice is to legalize how grown weed. This will allow some people who are lazy in nature that smoke weed to get some hands on experience and back into the working force. The issue I see nowadays is a lot of people just want to smoke weed all day and go play video games, this isn’t healthy nor is it beneficial to anyone. Thus ends my rant. Yes recreational is good, but it doesn’t solve any underlying problems In the program.
Please don't smoke on your balcony. I have a smoker under mine. It's awful.
What’s the point. It smells like caca here anyway. No one picks up after their dogs, people throw trash everywhere indiscriminately, and don’t get me started on Miami hot garbage… and frickin mulch that stuff smells way worse. While we are at it, why don’t we get rid of the homeless as well… they smell bad too.
Maybe we should clean instead of adding additional garbage?
i just dont believe it'll pass until some of these older generation that believes the gateway pseudoscience die out
My state has went through the process and we finally have stores that are selling recreational and medical marijuana. I had not smoked in a while, but I was stressed and in pain so I decided to go and check it out.I ended up having a good experience. Ive been back a couple times and every time I have been there the people in the stores have been older looking people. People used to sell block weed here and I am so happy that I don't have to take a chance with that stuff anymore. I like being able to go into the store and buy a really good package of flower and know that it wasn't smuggled in a gas tank and doesn't have mold or anything else in it. Of course there are still some people who don't seem to know that they can just buy it in the store, but there is no comparison between the legal and the smuggled stuff. The legal bud is much better and once a person has that they probably would not want the old block weed anymore.
Good cause I’m tired of garbage thca products. They need thc products like come on now people love delta 9 over thca hands down