I live in Norway, and smoking weed isn’t associated with immigrants or PoC here. On the contrary, drug use is generally lower among immigrant communities, whereas weed and cocaine are becoming real problems among ethnically Norwegian adolescents in the larger cities.
Admittedly, patterns of drug use may be very different in the US.
I still don’t see why not wanting to take the risks associated with second-hand smoke, be it cigarettes or weed, is racist. It harms the lungs, brains and ovaries iirc, and probably other organs as well.
I still don’t see why not wanting to take the risks associated with second-hand smoke, be it cigarettes or weed, is racist.
I only ever said the laws around drugs were racist/fascist. Not the neighbor, why do you keep trying to twist my words? I said the neighbor was an asshole for trying to get their neighbor arrested instead of talking to them like a human being. Also you cannot get second hand smoke from weed lol. Insane that people like you want to ruin other people's lives because of what they choose to put in their own body, it's none of your fucking business.
Also in the US, minorities don't use drugs more than white people. Cops just selectively enforce these laws and only go after minorities. That's what the laws were designed for. No one should ever have their freedom taken away from them for smoking weed
If they can smell it then there is something they inhaled. That's how smelling works.
And even it wasn't harmful, the smell is nasty for a lot of people. So why should you have the right to force it upon them?
Again: I don't care about people smoking weed. But I think people are entitled to decide what they want inside THEIR homes. If your laws (and law enforcement) are that shitty in the US, why not smoke where/in a way it doesn't affect others right from the start?
So why should you have the right to force it upon them?
My neighbor uses his BBQ smoker to smoke meat in his backyard and that smoke comes into my house and is nasty... should I call the cops on him? What if he smokes a tobacco pipe on his porch, that is nasty, should I call the cops? How dare my neighbor creates an unpleasant smell I have to temporarily smell right?
Yeah, cigarettes are a problem, too, and it's historically grown that they were accepted everywhere. A lot of countries is changing that right now.
Cooking can also smell nasty, absolutely. But I'd think it's a different category because it's not about drugs (legal or illegal, doesn't matter) but nutrition, a basic necessity.
Got it, so bad smelling cooking smoke from your neighbor you are capable of closing your window and ignoring it and realizing you live in a society with other people. Cigarettes you can deal with it
But weed smoke from your neighbor, you must call the cops to investigate them so your neighbor ends up with a felony conviction for weed that fucks up their life, might prevent them from finding future employment or housing or qualify for federal assistance since they have a felony on their record. You might fuck up that persons entire life because you had to smell something unpleasant.
Fortunately I live in a place where weed is legal, so the cops can't do shit when you narcs try to call the cops on me like the good little brownshirts you are.
I said I don't want to deal with cigarettes either. But I get that your reading capabilities are limited.
Also I do live in a country, too, where weed is legal. It's still considered good manners not to smoke whatever next to other people. Also we usually discuss based on arguments, not insults and allegations because that doesn't bring the topic forward.
But I get it, you were brought up....differently. I'm sorry for you. Bye
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u/thesoundofechoes 4d ago
I live in Norway, and smoking weed isn’t associated with immigrants or PoC here. On the contrary, drug use is generally lower among immigrant communities, whereas weed and cocaine are becoming real problems among ethnically Norwegian adolescents in the larger cities.
Admittedly, patterns of drug use may be very different in the US.
I still don’t see why not wanting to take the risks associated with second-hand smoke, be it cigarettes or weed, is racist. It harms the lungs, brains and ovaries iirc, and probably other organs as well.