And now my city, Altamonte Springs, Florida, in anticipation of Florida passing a bill legalizing medical marijuana (which it has not yet done) has passed a bill banning 27 terms that the medical pot businesses will not be able to use if, in fact, we do have these places in Altamonte Springs.
Orlando Sentinel columnist, Scott Maxwell, calls this a "goofy ordinance." And maybe goofy is an additional word our city should have banned because, even thought, of course, I've never tried it, I understand that smoking pot can make you do goofy things. Like eat an entire bag of Doritos while you're sitting on the couch watching "Family Guy."
So, to recap, if Florida should legalize marijuana and if Altamonte Springs businesses are allowed to sell it, there are 27 words they cannot use. Among them are:
Marijuana, Cannabis, Bong, Grass, Chronic, Pot, Indo, Reefer, Mary Jane, Demp and Wacky-tabacky.
A few of the words are new to me. So I've learned something.
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