Can you smoke weed at the Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City?
Recreational marijuana use is legal in Missouri, but that doesn’t mean you can smoke a joint at Wednesday’s Super Bowl victory parade for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Officials have already said that they want the celebration to be a “family-friendly” event, and public alcohol consumption is prohibited.
“If you come through, bring your kindest selves, and more than anything make sure that you are a happy part of our celebration,” Mayor Quinton Lucas said at a press conference Tuesday.
According to the amendment passed in November, smoking weed is prohibited anywhere that smoking tobacco is banned, which includes public areas not designated for smoking.
Public spaces include any public or private property open to the public, like sidewalks, streets, bridges, parks and businesses.
Anyone who smokes in a public area not designated for smoking can expect a civil penalty and fine of up to $100. It’s also still illegal to smoke while driving or smoke while in any motor vehicle, including trains, planes and motor boats.
Greg Watt, a local marijuana defense attorney, told The Star in November that users will likely be expected to smoke weed at home and in private, at least the first few months that the law is in effect. While it’s possible for the state to eventually legalize public consumption, he said most states have required medical and recreational marijuana use to stay private.
“There’s not a state to my knowledge that has authorized public use,” he said. “It’s been legalized with the expectation that it’d be consumed in the privacy of the home.”
