Legalized Pot Possession Infringing on Rights by Churning Stomachs?

Since Washington State authorized recreational marijuana sales and pot assets in the passing of Initiative 502, some individuals have been really complaining– but not about what you ‘d think. It appears that neighbors of marijuana tobacco smokers have had their olfactory receptors assaulted by pungent pot smoke, and they say it’s infringing on their civil rights.

In a recent news, an unnamed Vancouver lady informed newscasters that she really felt that her civil rights as a non-smoker have been overlooked because of the all new pot possession laws, stating, “This is something that needs to be talked about, people’s rights are being violated at the people who have been given the right to smoke pot.”

The disgruntled woman even took to Facebook to “air out” her complaints relating to pot possession and outdoor smoking in a content saying: “I just have to say that it really sucks that I have such a nice backyard that I cannot fully enjoy because when the neighbors start smoking their “legal” pot it always ends up in my backyard. It stinks so bad. I am not pleased right now at all.”

Marijuana owners reason that the law presently states that anyone more than the age of 21 can consume hemp in any venue where alcohol is permitted. She firmly opposes, saying “Some people equate smoking pot to alcohol, but I can sit out here on my back deck and have a beer, and nobody knows the difference. You can smell the difference with pot.”

Despite the fact that marijuana sellers are considerate to because not everyone gets marijuana to be a pleasing smell, they associate her concerns to nothing over social growing discomforts.

“I understand it’s a new smell, and some people will feel a little uncomfortable with it,” Kyle Stetler, with Main Street Marijuana discussed. “There will be some people who are down on it, but eventually, I think people will calm down and get used to it.”

As offensive as it is for some, they have no choice but to deal with the scenario. Already, there is nothing in Washington’s policies or any city regulations on the books that deals with the concern of secondary smoking cigarette and even the odor of marijuana.

Things are looking up for any non-user with marijuana-friendly neighbors. Marijuana breeders in Vancouver recently began manipulating the DNA of hundreds of strains of marijuana in possibilities of creating a new creation of odorless weed for consumers suffering from cancer cells, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy. Otherwise, with enough complaints from residents, cities all across Washington could develop ordinances against outdoor marijuana smoking.

“With any new law there are always gray areas, always evolution, things that come up that need to be addressed, questions that weren’t asked until after the law was passed,” said Vancouver police representative Kim Kapp. “We just go by the only law we have, and that’s don’t smoke in public and don’t drive under the influence.”

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Is Legalized Pot Possession Infringing on Rights by Churning Stomachs?

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