Let's be clear: Medical marijuana alleviates the pain from many serious illnesses. For those who use it, getting access to the drug is serious business.
But somehow, as the Long Beach City Council has discussed how to regulate medical marijuana collectives over the past few weeks, the puns just haven't stopped. At the Economic Development and Finance Committee meetings on the issue, members even promised the public they would stop with the pot jokes, although they didn't quite succeed.
Here are a few of the pot puns that have come up in meetings, interviews and articles:
The city wants to weed out the illegally operating medical marijuana dispensaries.
Officials are trying to hash out marijuana laws.
In my Sunday article about medical marijuana, I gave in to my punniness and described the city's efforts "to nip the issue in the bud."
As The District Weekly's Dave Wielenga reported last month, the inevitable question came up during a forum about medical marijuana: "What are you smoking?"
The marijuana puns may even be pervading my subconscious. A couple of weeks ago, as I wrote an article on another subject after covering a medical marijuana meeting, I put a dateline of "BONG BEACH" on my story. Luckily, I caught that before I sent the story on to my editor.
The only thing I haven't heard yet is a council member tell another: "Dude, stop bogarting the microphone."
Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional
politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles,
covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and
pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port.
He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”,
appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video
and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working
men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.
Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
Leave a comment