當大自然被大麻味淹沒，紐約人還能去哪裡呼吸新鮮空氣?

上個週末是父親節，想說全家一起到離城市不遠的戶外踏青，享受戶外新鮮空氣遠離城市中的污染和喧嘩，想要有被大自然環抱的感覺。沒想到一下停車場就聞到大麻的味道，真的很掃興。那些喜歡吞雲吐霧的朋友，永遠不能體會不抽菸的人最不能接受的就是煙霧瀰漫! 自從2021年紐約開放可以抽大麻之後，感覺紐約人再也沒有呼吸新鮮空氣的權利了！

我喜歡紐約，紐約是我的第二個家，但大麻的味道令我窒息！我喜歡以前的抽煙文化。公司大樓外面或者是頂樓都會設有煙灰缸，讓想抽煙的人聚集在一起抽煙，順便討論一下方案或只是單純的交交朋友，一來保持環境整潔，二來也不會妨礙或危害到別人的人身安全。雖然州法有明文規定禁止在大眾運輸、公共娛樂與戶外休閒場所、室內、學校..........抽煙，但以我的觀察是沒什麼用。我認為政府應該改變一些政策並且嚴厲取締不當行為！空氣是屬於所有人的，不應該放任抽煙或者抽大麻的人而剝奪了其他人呼吸新鮮空氣的權利！

Last weekend was Father’s Day, and I thought it would be a great idea for the whole family to go for a nature walk not too far from the city. I wanted us to enjoy the fresh outdoor air, escape the noise and pollution of the city, and just be embraced by nature. To my dismay, the moment we stepped out into the parking lot, we were hit with the smell of marijuana. It completely ruined the mood. Ever since New York legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, it feels like we’ve lost the right to breathe fresh air altogether! Sad, but true!

I love New York—it’s my second home—but the smell of marijuana is suffocating! I actually prefer the old smoking culture, where office buildings or rooftops had designated ashtrays so smokers could gather in one specific area. This not only kept the environment clean from littered cigarette butts, but also prevented them from bothering or compromising the health and well-being of others. Nature and the air belong to everyone. We shouldn't let smokers or marijuana users run wild and strip away other people’s right to breathe fresh air! I believe the government needs to change its policies and strictly crack down on this inappropriate behavior!