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My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) - Pa...

The Boston Parks and Recreation Commission decided yesterday you can no longer light 'em up, up, up in city parks and playgrounds.

In a unanimous vote, the commission set a $250 fine for anybody caught lighting up a cigarette or other inhalable substances. Although the ordinance, also approved by Mayor Menino and the city council, goes into effect immediately, city officials will hold off actual enforcement until after a public-education drive in the new year.

The amendment to City of Boston Municipal Code, Ordinance 7-4.14, prohibits the smoking of tobacco, marijuana, or any other material on properties controlled by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department.

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You mean any other smoking material.

(As an asthmatic I wanted to clarify that you can still use your inhalers if you are running through the parks!)

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As long as you don't try to set them on fire :-).

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Or is that a Sears vaporizer: http://www.sears.com/search=magic%20flight%20launch%20box%20vaporizer

Hmm. No foolin'.

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Freedom Rally and another sliver of freedom.

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"First they came for the bongs..."

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The city has again passed an enforceable regulation. Is it really the best use of police resources to chase down smokers? We increasing live in a nanny state where we pass feel good laws that have no benefit. The health effects of second hand smoke in an open air environment have never been proven. If we are concerned about the fact that the smell is offensive than we need to ban a host of other things; onions, egg salad , strong cheese.e

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And farts.

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I do not think police will be "chasing down smokers."

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ticket a cyclist, no real repercussion if they don't pay the citation.

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n/t

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Public Flatulence and Public Execution for committing said act while on an enclosed subway car. (I'm 100% serious about the second one)

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This band is not worthy of the reference.
UP AND AT THEM

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My eyes!!!

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How is this law enforceable? Someone is ticketed..... but doesn't bother to pay the fine. What is the process to connect the outstanding fine with a method of enforcing payment. There isn't one and for that reason alone it is a waste of police time.
Plus, I wonder if it is legal to ticket someone for medical marijuana use; plus, plus how about e-cigarettes... there is no combustion.

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How about enforcing the leash law in the parks? P.S. I'm not a smoker. Never was.

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I would be happier if people were allowed to smoke in parks where they can stay to themselves and not bother anyone, rather than smoking on public sidewalks where the smoke affects everyone walking by.

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No smoking
No drugs
No public sex
No sleeping
No guns
No dogs without a leash
No feeding the birds
No public bathing
No skateboarding
No liquor

On the first day of the new year all these rules will be violated except for feeding the birds who have flown south for the winter.

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