Saturday, January 12, 2013
Westlake 420
Seattle is very happy about their legalization(?) of pot. I'm happy for them, sort of. I do have a couple of issues with the joyous celebrations occurring though. The first issue - smoking at Westlake. For those of us who have commutes that require the tunnel and the side street pick-ups - it has becoming a cloying experience of skunk weed. I'm not offended by pot per se - but I enjoy their patrons as much as I enjoy any other addictions which makes you utterly obnoxious. It smells - the acrid smoke seems to follow whoever hates it the most - and this case that would be me as I have developed a weird sensitivity to the smell that makes me want to vomit. Ironic really as it's often given to patients to help alleviate that very same issue. Aside from my own personal hatred of the smell, I must also speak as a parent. When someone drinks to much, it becomes obvious and disturbing - but children passing by are not suddenly asked to take shots of alcohol simply by trying to run past. Pot smoking on the streets is affecting the kids too - not just me. I see the parents sighing patiently and pushing pink and squirmy brown bundles closer to their jackets in hope of filtering the fumes. That is absurd Why should we as non-smokers be forced to make ourselves and our children uncomfortable so you can stand around the bus stop toking? That comes to my second issue - why there? I want to point out that this sort of legalization is tentative at best and the sudden flood of complaints the city must be receiving about people smoking pot openly on the streets and especially at the stops is only going to fuel determination to make it illegal once again. It's like giving a inch to be taken for mile. It wasn't good enough that the city loosened it's hold a bit but stoners have to behave childishly and flaunt it - thereby sealing their own fates to be pushed underground again. I know thinking logically is hard on pot - but please try to keep up. It's Parenting 101 - if you want your parents to trust you and give you MORE freedom then don't take advantage of what they do give you - act responsibly and thoughtfully among others.
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You would think that there was one intelligent person passing these laws and would play out scenarios or the devils advocate. Did they not think this would happen? Pass the law with stipulations. UGH common sense has just go to the waist side.
ReplyDeleteOther issues too have come up - with drug testing. Now that Pot's legal status in Washington does not override it's illegal status in the federal government. SO people are getting the wrong impressions. They can still be fired for drug use and failing drug tests.
DeleteI think the vast majority just do not understand that unless it falls from the sky and you smoke it indoors (and you're of age), it is still an offense you can be prosecuted for. Furthermore, you are correct, you can still lose your job, get suspended from school and get busted for driving while under the influence. It's sad how uninformed and disrespectful people have become.
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