Unfortunately, there are people out there who just refuse to accept that they live in a world with other people in it. And, those people are not little automatons who will just sit in their closet until they have to go out and make someone else richer.
Smoking flower is fine outside. Yes, the smell will travel ,just as being near a porto-potty will have smells that travel. I have yet to see someone create an ordinance that porto-potties be banned from parks, high traffic areas, and the like. Yet, there are folks who are pushing legislation (and in some cases made it law) that would make this so. Here in Minnesota, there was a significant backlash to the de-criminalization. Every single renter immediately banned any smoking and vaping in their structures. Basically, it is banned inside anywhere (even under something like a carport), unless it is in a home that you own. Well, that removes most of the people who need it to survive each day. Yes, there are eatables and concentrates, but they do not have the same effectiveness for some people. So, I am supposed to not take my lawfully administered medication because I do not own my dwelling? That is the nature of cannabis being 'decriminalized' around here. To say it is 'legal' is to not understand just how insidious the powers that be were when it happened.
So, they 'sort of' decriminalized it. Just as they do with anything that the 'status quo' does not like. (Mostly due to erroneous information... anyone see 'Reefer Madness'? They used to show it in schools like it was some kind of expose`.)
I myself don't smoke inside, as this is an apartment building and, outside of building a special chamber in the apartment, there is no way to contain the smell to the level that some here want it contained. (The bathroom vents are connected and the pipe is in a straight line. I live at the bottom. So, any venting that we do is going to be noticed above us.) I used to live in a place that had a garage in it. That made things easy. We managed to secure a garage here at the apartments. Of course, those are detached and are not as capable of being made more hospitable for a human who wanted to step outside to it and smoke a bit. This is not going to be easy for me, but I will just do what I can. I just prefer not to smoke in the apartment. Of course, the fact that the other tenants stink up the entire building with some of their recipes isn't considered a problem, even among those who, for example, are allergic to certain ingredients. It doesn't matter though, trying to get someone to reign in their desire to make dishes that have a strong smell is impossible. Yet, they would all rage at me for letting the smell of cannabis escape my apartment.
I suppose there is a hypocrisy to this. Hell, I know there is. But, after all of this rambling, I do agree with you in that businesses that do not cater to such behavior should not have to deal with the odor. Some should be able to, if they want to. When one is in a situation like I am, they should consider the physics of doing that and what effect it will have on others.
I just wish that some people would understand that this does not mean banning it from being outside in public. Those are the people that I have no patience with. At all.
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