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Weed in public
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Don't think this has been done before...
I was at Alton Towers on Saturday and in the queue for Air (which is non-smoking) with a group of friends, all younger than me. The guys in front of us, about early-20s I guess, were smoking weed and although I wanted to I completely wimped out of asking them to put it out.
But the point of this is, would you smoke so openly in public? I knew the laws were all but redundant, but it really surprised me. I guess I'm a bit naive for my age!
I was at Alton Towers on Saturday and in the queue for Air (which is non-smoking) with a group of friends, all younger than me. The guys in front of us, about early-20s I guess, were smoking weed and although I wanted to I completely wimped out of asking them to put it out.
But the point of this is, would you smoke so openly in public? I knew the laws were all but redundant, but it really surprised me. I guess I'm a bit naive for my age!
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Maybe they thought they was cool?!
If we're sitting down in the park or something and kids come along, we move.
i don't smoke anything in non smoking places.
As for smoking in public. The law is somewhat fuzzy on this and it is really up to the police person at the time. You can still be arrested for a number of reasons, which basically mean if the police person doesnt like you, then they can bust you.
The general jist of the law as it stands now is that the police have all the same powers they used to have. But they are encouraged not to use them by the down grading. You can still get the same punishments but now the police have to explain why your getting them.
Basically if you blatantly smoke cannabis in front of police officers or near kids you could also face arrest.
Curious.
Done it last year around Paisley but I was out of my box constantly so I'd be wandering down the street and not even notice.
Don't think I would do it now and deff not around kiddilies!
That or they have the balls to go up to you and ask to buy a spliffs worth or they ask if you can help sort them out for a 8th or something!
i remember after i went clubbing when i was coming down from the pills i went to smoke a spliff down the harbourside with some others and someone come up asking to buy a spliff off me, the poor **** ended up paying £3 for it! it went towards the taxi ride home so result!
I love it though whenever you've got no gear at all and you get enough for a few joints off a friend or something, that's the best smoke you'll have, considering the circumstances.