Well it's not just indicative of that. It's also indicative of the lack of regulation for something that didn't exist previously. The shops could exist in a less-unpleasant way... just, nobody has forced them to yet. It's coming, though. Everyone is pissed.
(Also I remember reading an article somewhere about how smoke shops are an ideal "short-term tenant" for landlords. Basically they cost very little to set up and close, so they can get short-term leases while a landlord e.g. waits for a higher-rent client or for some macroeconomic winds to shift. No idea how true that is but it's floating around in my head from somewhere.)
> Well it's not just indicative of that. It's also indicative of the lack of regulation for something that didn't exist previously. The shops could exist in a less-unpleasant way... just, nobody has forced them to yet. It's coming, though. Everyone is pissed.
I suppose people could also just get used to them.
Live and let live? But yeah of course people can also try to get these "unpleasant" things banned, if they don't have anything better to do with themselves.
Live and let live is for things that don't affect you.
You seem to not be aware that people care about what the world around them is like? Or in denial? Or you think it's unjust? I don't get it. It seems like a good thing to me.
Oh, you misunderstand. I/most people don't care at all about people buying THC products. We are irritated by the loud, neon-light colored storefronts in otherwise residential areas.
I said I was leaving, but maybe I'll just pop back into to clarify that I did _not_ misunderstand you. When I initially responded and later said "live and let live", I definitely included living with "loud, neon-light colored storefronts in otherwise residential areas". If someone complained about e.g. about a house's color or Christmas lights I would tell them the same thing. Personally (I don't mean this as an attack, I just honestly am telling you my opinion) I find busybodies like you to be the worst kinds of neighbors.
As an aside, if you don't want loud, neon-lighted signs, you should just push for a ban on loud, neon-lighted signs. I'm not sure what it has to do with THC products.
(Also I remember reading an article somewhere about how smoke shops are an ideal "short-term tenant" for landlords. Basically they cost very little to set up and close, so they can get short-term leases while a landlord e.g. waits for a higher-rent client or for some macroeconomic winds to shift. No idea how true that is but it's floating around in my head from somewhere.)