CONCERT POTHEADS A PUBLIC NUISANCE

Tokers All Around at Skyreach Show

I attended the Our Lady Peace concert on Jan. 28 at Skyreach Centre.
There were a minimum of 15 people all around us who were smoking
marijuana with absolutely zero regard for other people.

I believe this was an all-ages show as there were very young people in
attendance who were also exposed to the second-hand fumes.

As a non-dope user, I don't quite get it. All I know is that the
putrid smell of pot smoke makes me sick to my stomach and as a result,
I spent half of the four-hour concert puking in the bathroom.

Why is it perceived as OK to toke up at a concert but not at an Oilers
game?

The same thing happened at the Nickleback concert last year and I'm
sure the same thing will continue to happen at Skyreach concerts until
something is done about it.

I don't care if you want to get stoned in the comfort of your own
home, but would it kill you to watch a public concert not high?

This may seem like a foreign concept, especially to the two potheads
who were seated directly behind us. Not only did they look like they
fell straight out of 1963, I'm sure they cannot function without pot
in their systems.

And people who looked to be in their thirties and forties were as high
as kites a couple of rows in front of us. They chose to ignore the
10-year-olds directly behind them and toke up. How selfish and
irresponsible is that?

Mind you, with all of the police officers and "security" people around
and the frisking operation at the door, and yet no one getting busted
for possession, nothing is going to change for future concerts. Except
that I won't be there.

Angela Zimmer,

Edmonton