Question

How would adding Marijuana to this city ordinance benefit the city. Consuming or carrying alcoholic beverages. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage, wine or malt beverage on any public way or area or way to which the public has right of access, or on any sidewalk appurtenant thereto within the city. (b) It shall be shall unlawful for any person to have alcoholic beverages, wine, or malt beverages in such person's possession in any can, bottle or container which has been opened, or has the seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed while on any public way or area or way to which the public has right. of access, or on any sidewalk appurtenant thereto within the city. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to consume alcoholic beverages, wine or malt beverages in any motor vehicle while such vehicle is upon a public way or area or way to which the public has right of access within the city. (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to have alcoholic beverages, wine or malt beverages in such person's possession in any can, bottle or container which has been opened, or has the seal broken or the contents of which have been partially removed, while in the private motor vehicle upon a public way or any area or way to which the public has right of access within the city. (e) This section shall not apply to designated areas within which an event may be held at which a special liquor license has been issued during the hours of said event. (f) Whoever violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine as provided insection 1-9 of this Code. (g) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Alcoholic beverage: Any liquid intended for human consumption as a beverage and containing one-half (½) of one percent or more of alcohol by volume at sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit. (2) Wines: All fermented alcoholic beverages made from fruits, flowers, herbs or vegetables and containing not more than twenty-four (24) percent of alcohol by volume at sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit, except cider containing not more than three (3) percent, or containing more than six (6) percent, of alcohol by weight at sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit. (3) Malt beverages: All alcoholic beverages manufactured or produced by the process of brewing or fermentation of malt, with or without cereal grains or fermentable sugars, or of hops, and containing not more than twelve (12) percent of alcohol by weight. (Code 1963, § 14-131; Ords. (2) of 9-28-78, § 1; Ord. of 4-10-80, § 1) Cross reference— Alcoholic beverages licenses, § 15-90 et seq.

Answer 1

The City already has law in place making its public places safe and devoid of alcohol intoxicated persons. Marijuana being a mind altering drug has the potential to make a person assess the environment faultly . Some person after prolonged use of Marijuana develop hallucinations while on small amount of it. Such a person driving a vehicle pose serious threat to the safety of other passengers in the city. Without curbing the threat posed by intoxicated Marijuana users, the law placed to stop that posed by alcohol intoxicated people, will not serve its purpose to the city. Hence the ordinance to act as a safety procedure for the city dwellers or to reduce crime rates in the city, inclusion of guidelines regarding use of Marijuana is very much necessary.