# Would it bother you if someone was smoking marijuana on the sidewalk? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 10, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138 "2017-12-10T20:01:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/21 "2017-12-11T00:01:23Z")
I don’t care much for the “skunk” smell of certain strains but other than that, no, it wouldn’t bother me. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/22 "2017-12-11T01:44:19Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Same answer I would give if he were having a beer or a cup of tea. Is he being an ass? If not, go right ahead. Yeah, this. Are you cool? Then cool. Being an ass? You’re un-American. Cooperation is what makes society work. ---
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/23 "2017-12-11T03:01:03Z")
Yes. It bothers me when I see people that have so little respect for society’s laws that they’re willing to commit a crime just because they want to get baked. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/24 "2017-12-11T03:24:51Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > It bothers me as much as cigarettes bother me and for the same reason: the shit stinks. That’s my answer. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/25 "2017-12-11T03:43:40Z")
Smoking and driving is about as dangerous as drinking and driving. Do it at home after work or get harassed by the police like people who drink in public. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/26 "2017-12-11T04:01:12Z")
I like the smell. Canada will legalize pot by 1 July 2018 which is also Canada Day. It’ll be interesting to talk a walk through those celebrations and the provincial ones a week earlier. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/27 "2017-12-11T04:02:56Z")
If I’m getting smoke in my face, it bothers me, no matter what kind of smoke it is. Whether it’s getting in my face or not, it’s not my job to make distinctions about what kind of smoke it is, especially since I’m not completely certain I can identify marijuana vs. various other (legal) substances which might be smoked. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/28 "2017-12-11T04:23:07Z")
I don’t want to smell it. But if the wind is blowing the other way, I wouldn’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/29 "2017-12-11T04:37:56Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > As the date nears here in California people are becoming bolder, I saw some kids passing one around at the coffee shop the other day. Nobody seemed to pay any attention. That reminds me of a story Pauley Shore was telling about the 90s. He said back then him and his friends had to hide their heads under a blanket while smoking marijuana to avoid pissing off people nearby on the beach. Things have changed quite a bit now. As for me, i wouldn’t care if someone smoked in public. Just so long as they aren’t driving while smoking. I don’t understand why some stoners I’ve met seem to think toking and driving is ok. Thats not ok, but aside from that have fun. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/30 "2017-12-11T05:22:05Z")
Yes, but it bothers me that anybody is smoking anything anywhere. I am perpetually grumpy. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/31 "2017-12-11T05:27:03Z")
> [@Mdcastle](#): > > Yes. It bothers me when I see people that have so little respect for society’s laws that they’re willing to commit a crime just because they want to get baked. You are aware there are multiple states where it’s just as legal as drinking a beer, right? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/32 "2017-12-11T12:39:40Z")
When I catch a whiff it makes me smile. Now, body odor and noxious perfumes I could do without, but whatareyagonnado? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/33 "2017-12-11T14:20:39Z")
Makes me smile as well. Not because, “Haw Haw, The Man lost and the hippies are running rampant!” but because it represents our society reexamining what sorts of things should result in jail time and ruined lives. Government definitely has a place in our lives whether we like it or not, but prohibition has always been about imposing one set of morals on others and that’s just too intrusive. Impaired driving and other activities likely to harm innocent people–fine, that stays illegal. But it’s not clear why anyone should care what I do to my own body if I’m not harming anyone else. Fun story: went to a Christmas party this weekend and there was a white elephant gift exchange. Attendees ranged in age from between early 20’s to well-past retirement; construction workers to corporate executives. One of the gifts was a box of gummy edibles. Per the rules of the exchange, there was considerable competition to end up with this gift. An old guy with gout managed to get the last steal. Best part was, the party host was a cop. It is remarkable to think this would not have happened just 5 or 6 years ago. The Donald Trump chia pet ended up in the hands of the actual hippie at the party. He announced he had ‘big plans’ for it. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/34 "2017-12-11T19:33:53Z")
Of all the odors one may experience on the city streets, cannabis is one of the least objectionable. Body odor, CTA piss stench, excessive personal fragrances, diesel exhaust sewerage and river gas, alewives dieoff, dumpster juice, fresh asphalt and tar …all far , far worse. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/35 "2017-12-11T20:04:50Z")
It’s not legal in my state, so I would be surprised rather than offended. If he doesn’t mind my cigar, I won’t mind about his doobie. Just make the stuff legal nation wide, and let’s stop wasting time on it. No, it won’t raise much tax money, and it doesn’t cure anything, but who cares? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/36 "2017-12-11T20:08:36Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > it doesn’t cure anything, but who cares? > > Regards, > Shodan \ Well, I suffer from from ennui and it certainly helps me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/37 "2017-12-11T20:17:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **SmartAleq** : > > You are aware there are multiple states where it’s just as legal as drinking a beer, right? In what country are these states found? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/38 "2017-12-11T20:23:45Z")
She meant during Prohibition. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/39 "2017-12-11T20:29:48Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > In what country are these states found? Isn’t that the question though? Legal at state level but Federal trumps State so… I would be curious to see what happens if the feds decide they want to crack down on this issue. That discussion would be its own thread I think. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138/40 "2017-12-11T20:52:51Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > No, it won’t raise much tax money, > Regards, > Shodan [Bullshit.](https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/colorado/articles/2017-07-20/colorado-pot-tax-revenue-surpasses-500-million) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-bother-you-if-someone-was-smoking-marijuana-on-the-sidewalk/804138.md?page=3)