Pot smokers sue San Diego, say long drives to dispensaries pollute air

Washington Times ^ | 8/8/14 | Cheryl K. Chumley

[Impala64ssa]

Medical marijuana smokers in San Diego say the city has forced their pot shops to locate in remote areas and that means the drives to and from will increase air pollution — and ultimately, harm their lungs.

The Union of Medical Marijuana Patients has filed a lawsuit, saying the city is violating the California Environmental Quality Act, United Press International reported.

The suit names as defendants the Coastal Commission and the city of San Diego and claims the zoning laws put in place for marijuana dispensaries means patients have to actually get in their cars to drive to the remote locations — and the additional drive times will only increase the city’s air pollution levels.

On top of that, some patients, perhaps those without cars, will now have to grow their own marijuana plants, an activity that further contributes to global warming, the suit says, UPI reported.

[SevenofNine]

Trust me that be next thing for SO CAL LOL!

[cripplecreek]

20 years ago I would have supported legal pot but I grew up and realized that it creates more problems than it solves.

[BCW]

..smoking mary jane would never harm their lungs...

LAZY INEPT LOOSERS (LILs)

[FlingWingFlyer]

These ignorant potheads are worried about 'pollution' harming their lungs? ROTFL!

"Dave? Dave's not here!"

[eyedigress]

Remove their license to drive since they are admitted users of dope. Problem solved.

[Don Corleone]

The libs must live an awful life. Nothing but misery, disappointment and frustration. How could anyone choose to be one of them?

[Pearls Before Swine]

I guess I’m the only poster so far who thinks this is hilarious, a big goof.

It’s one of the Alinsky rules, about making the opposition live up to his own rules. In this case, the rule is green.

Not funny? I think it is.

[jmaroneps37]

You KNEW this would happen. Maybe they can start a home delivery system - California has plenty of money Moonbeam can do it.

[TangoLimaSierra]

I suppose these druggies would like to have their drugs delivered to their house too.

Weeds on Wheels.

[fr_freak]

It’s one of the Alinsky rules, about making the opposition live up to his own rules. In this case, the rule is green.

Naw, that would be true if it were conservative types vs. libs, but this is the opposite. The people suing are left-wingers who are pissed off that the city of San Diego has banned MM dispensaries, so the left-wingers are using one of the same old tools from their standard toolbox to get around it. However, if they are successful, conservatives could use the precedent to do all sorts of mischief elsewhere...

[Secret Agent Man]

pot smokers sued; smokers’ exhales cause air pollution

[GeronL]

people who bring such idiotic lawsuits should be forced to pay the taxpayers back

[Secret Agent Man]

i believe that is what keeps frivolous lawsuits down in europe.

[SunkenCiv]

Medical marijuana is no substituted for a brain transplant.

Global warming hoax ping.

Thanks Impala64ssa.

[Nuocmam]

No! Only smoking tobacco pollutes the air and damages you physically!! Pot smoke is good for the air and counteracts the harmful effects that other pollutants have on your lungs!
(sarc)

Probably pot smoking causes enough brain damage to make you unaware of its effects or more truthfully you don’t give a sh!t.