the building i'm in right now is actually a good example.
i'm
trying to escape a terrible situation with a government-protected drug
addict ruining the entire building, who is being coddled by a property
manager that seems to be her smoking buddy. but, the actual owner just
declared the building non-smoking, and i've been told that the manager
has been instructed to take advantage of the new lease requirements in not renting to smokers.
right
now, these buildings are full of smokers. but, as tenancies open up,
they're going to be pushed out - and it's going to be harder and harder
for them to find a place to stay, while it's easier and easier for me to
find a place to breathe.
the smokers will complain, of
course. but, i think this is the correct rights balance: smokers should
get used to a future where they need to start renting rooms in houses,
or buying the houses themselves, because apartments are turning over on
this.
and, why should a smoker be allowed to ruin
everybody else's good time? it's 2018. we know with absolute certainty
what smoking does to people's health. this is scientific fact. and, the
premise of agitating for legalization has always been that it's
harmless, and this does remain true, so long as the social stigma
remains attached to it. for years, the argument was always "they're in a
field over there, they're not harming anybody, they'll be gone in ten
minutes, just leave them alone.". that argument simply does not transfer
over, remotely, at all, to somebody that is sitting inside an apartment
building smoking an ounce of pot day after day - that person is harming everybody stuck consuming their filth.
and, this is the literal definition of filth. you're just delusional to deny it.
if
we want to transfer the argument over, it should only apply to people
that own their own property - and smokers that want to rent should
continue to go out in the field, where they're not bothering anybody, as
that was the premise in the first place.
so, the longer i wait, the better my chances actually become.
