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xbubblegum_bitch t1_isugzok wrote

Reply to comment by BrieGoneThot in 'I smell some weed,' NYC Mayor delighted by Times Square dank by Ajkrouse

so why is it “really fucking annoying” when someone is smoking it nearby? you wrote that you’re just trying to relax, but as a fellow weed smoker, I’m actually happy for people when I smell them smoking good weed. what makes it annoying for you, if you already love the plant enough to smoke it yourself?

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DamagedSquare t1_iswqhlr wrote

It's like smelling someone else's food on the subway, sure we all enjoy eating and think our own food smells good. But when you're forced to smell someone else's it's obnoxious. Smoke in the privacy of your home or in appropriate areas it's not a big ask.

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ImJustHereToAnnoyJK t1_isxfeg2 wrote

Excellent way of explaining it. Plus, many people are asthmatic and of course any secondhand smoke is bad, which is even worse for asthmatics. I have asthma myself and whenever I come across people smoking anything in public, I’m forced to take a different route, otherwise I run the risk of having an asthma attack due to other people’s smoke.

My health and that of other asthmatic family members got so much better in the late 1990s when most places finally banned cigarette smoking in public. With this push of trying to force the public to accept weed smoke everywhere in public, it feels like we went backwards because we swapped one type of smoke for another. I know people who legitimately use MJ for medical purposes, and I also don’t care if people use it in private, but the moment it’s forced onto someone else and affects them is when it’s no bueno.

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