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Originally Posted by yuriandrade
We evolved so much improving tobacco etiquette only to be replaced for an even smellier smoking habit.
I really don't get this US fascination over weed. It's almost like a very impressionable teenager discovering the broader world outside their parents suburban house.
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Its funny you mention that because the first thing everyone has noticed with legal marijuana is how the market clearly has a preference for edibles over smoking it. I'd argue that legal weed has reduced the number of people who consume it via smoking it.
I have friend in Oregon and a cousin in Colorado who both work in the industry. Both say the same thing: Edibles are the majority of their dispensaries sales. Only reason people smoked it prior to legalization was because there was no legal market to produce alternative products.
My own personal experience: I use to smoke marijuana back in the day but ever since I received my green card (medical marijuana) in Hawaii I've shifted to a mouth spray and edibles. With legalization there are alternative products and many of us would rather take it without damaging our lungs.
As for Americans fascination with marijuana... well people have been consuming marijuana in both North, Central, and South America for a very long time. The acceptance of marijuana for personal consumption in the Americas seems to be greater than it is in Europe, Asia, ME, and Africa.