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Laura Smith's avatar

As someone in Michigan and in my 50’s, I can attest to what it has done to our state. You, literally, can’t go anywhere without smelling pot in the areas around me. A “smoke shop” opened in a retail space in the same building I work in. Supposedly not licensed to sell pot but we smell it BAD every day. My eyes water and I have headaches. Thankfully I’m only part time but I feel sorry for my coworkers who are exposed more longer term. Supposedly the landlord is working on eviction but we’ll see.

I have a family member who recently had a schizophrenic type psychotic event for the first time in his 50’s. His live-in adult child regularly smokes/vapes marijuana and I truly suspect his constant exposure is somehow responsible. The area psychiatric hospitals are so full with waiting lists, he had to go to one that was 2 1/2 hours away.

The young people in our area live in pajama pants day in and day out. They’re rude, entitled, mouthy and don’t see a problem with any of it. And then they’re the first to step up for a hand out and think they’ve been given a bad break.

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Sunnydaze's avatar

We experience the same thing. In Oregon…the whole neighborhood smelled of it all the time. So sad. We have neighbors in Florida doing it too. Walked into a bowling alley and some dudes walked past me and I think I got high just from that. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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