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Arizona Bill Could Make Excessive Weed Smell a Criminal Offense

Like, you can actually serve time in jail.

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If you smell like weed, you could spend a month in jail. At least that’s what some Arizona senators want to see happen with the passage of two measures that would make “excessive” cannabis smell a public nuisance–one that’s punishable by up to 30 days in jail. The new legislation would apply to cannabis smells on Arizona private properties, including home residences. 

Members of the Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee passed the pair of measures on Friday, voting 5-2 for the bill, SCR 1048, and 4-3 for its companion resolution, SB 1725. 

The legislation was sponsored by Republican Senator J.D. Mesnard, who Marijuana Moment reports said he is pushing the issue because of his own “personal experience” with cannabis smell from neighbors, and hearing from others who shared similar concerns. 

“I don’t even know where it’s coming from,” Mesnard told Capitol Media Services of the mysterious cannabis odor that’s been impacting his livelihood. 

“I’m hearing from some people, that........

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