As the City of Beacon considers a smoking cannabis ban on its public parks, Katie and Brandon discuss if people even want to smoke cannabis in public parks and if the smoke should be allowed to drift. Now that New York State has made smoking cannabis legal - partly in the name of removing racial discrimination from enforcement - the once-criminalized aroma can be all around us. Can people re-wire their brains to not associate negative thoughts with smoking? Does regulating open-air of cannabis take a step backward from attempting to remove discrimination?

To Attend The Public Comment Meeting On 8/2/2021:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Beacon City Council will be holding the City Council Workshop and Meeting of August 2, 2021, in the Courtroom at 1 Municipal Plaza, Beacon, NY 12508. The meeting will simultaneously be streamed via Zoom. The public can attend in the Courtroom, or access the meeting via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88375353313?pwd=ZUNRTkkzdXJpbU5uQWlXeTlvSytKQT09

Webinar ID: 883 7535 3313 Passcode: 544508. To the extent internet access is not available, the public can attend and comment via telephone by dialing + 1 929 205 6099 and entering the Webinar ID: 883 7535 3313 Passcode: 544508.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the City Council Meeting of August 2, 2021, at 7:00 pm can be accessed live at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPpigGwZDeR7WYmw-SuDxg