If a state legalizes marijuana use, state and local smokefree laws should define smoking to include the smoking of marijuana as well as the use of electronic smoking devices. If a smokefree law does not prohibit the use of electronic smoking devices in smokefree spaces, this means that marijuana vaping is, by default, allowed in workplaces, bars, restaurants, and other public venues unless prohibited by an individual business policy.
If not specifically prohibited, everyone else in the building has to breathe the smoke. Contact ANR for sample policy language. A challenge for marijuana regulation is to identify appropriate places for use of the product. The question to ask is: how will allowing marijuana smoking affect other people? Do people work or volunteer there? Will non-users be exposed to secondhand marijuana smoke or thirdhand smoke residue? Will marijuana smoke drift into neighboring businesses or property? Expect marijuana industry proponents to come forward with new loosely defined terms not addressed by current smokefree laws.
The huge amount of money to be made by this new industry is hard for policy makers, states, communities, and organizations to resist. Yet this money comes with strings attached.
The tobacco industry tactic of proposing ventilation systems to solve the secondhand smoke problem is being dusted off and promoted by the marijuana industry.
As has been proven time and time again, ventilation does not eliminate all the poisonous toxins and chemical components of secondhand smoke. The science is clear. Ventilation systems or air cleaning technologies may reduce odor, but they do not address the serious health risks caused by secondhand smoke exposure. Research is showing that negative health impacts, especially to the cardiovascular system, occur quickly even at extremely low levels of exposure to secondhand marijuana smoke.
The Board of Directors for the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers ASHRAE , the international standard-setting body for indoor air quality, unanimously adopted an important position statement on secondhand tobacco smoke at its summer conference. To achieve this goal, the industry will advance legislation for regulating marijuana just like alcohol and not like tobacco. Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana in Measure allows for vaping and consuming edibles indoors and allows for smoking outdoors, provided it is out of sight.
Marijuana consumption sites need to be 1, feet from licensed child care centers, alcohol and drug treatment centers, and establishments that cater to children like city recreation centers.
Marijuana industry backed legislation has been introduced each year in Colorado for public marijuana consumption sites statewide. Local communities in Colorado have been strengthening, not weakening, their smokefree protections by adding electronic smoking devices and marijuana smoke to their local laws.
Marijuana industry backed bills would seek to reverse that trend for the state by increasing the number of places where smoking and vaping may occur.
Because Colorado has an exemption in its state smokefree workplace law to allow smoking in small businesses with three or fewer employees and the law does not prohibit the use of electronic smoking devices, the marijuana industry is seeking to pass legislation that would allow marijuana smoking in such workplaces by taking advantage of these exemptions.
There is great concern that marijuana consumption businesses will intentionally keep staff count low to allow indoor smoking. Also, indoor vaping of marijuana could soon be actively promoted by the industry.
Alaska voters legalized recreational marijuana in , and the Marijuana Control Board has been working to set the regulatory process for marijuana growth, sales, and consumption for the state. During each of the six public comment periods for their regulatory process, the general public has submitted an abundance of comments against allowing marijuana smoking in public.
This stalling tactic is frequently used by the tobacco industry to both frustrate and weary public health advocates and to give ample opportunity for the industry to rally their supporters. Another example of a Big Tobacco tactic being taken up by the marijuana industry is to place industry representatives on regulatory boards. When Alaskans voted to legalize recreational marijuana use, they were assured by bill language that marijuana would not be smoked or vaped openly and publicly.
Roast the joint by holding it up to a flame, turn it like those rotisseries you see at Swiss Chalet to make sure the joint is evenly burning. Once the joint is cooked, raise it to your mouth and give it a few short puffs. Before you pack your bowl you first need to use a grinder to break up your bud. Put your thumb over that hole and bring the mouth piece to your lips. Using your spare hand, light up the weed and inhale the smoke simultaneously. Once you feel a good burn, release your thumb to open up for air to rush into the pipe.
This will allow you to start inhaling the smoke. The key when it comes to smoking a bowl is to not overpack it otherwise you run the risk of your weed burning unevenly. While the concept is pretty similar, the inhalation from a bong is much more intense since you draw in a lot more smoke. Similar to a bowl, a bong will have a stem that has a bowl at the end. Fill that compartment with your weed and light. Bring the stem to your mouth and start drawing in the smoke.
Like a bowl, you need to let fresh air into the process so you can get an even stronger inhale. Once you hit that point, pull the bowl out from the bong and continue inhaling. Learn how to properly inhale marijuana early on so you can appreciate the full experience, save on money, and maybe someday pass along your wisdom to another beginner. If you still have questions about inhaling or what devices would be best for you as a beginner, be sure to visit one of our four locations and someone would be happy to help you.
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