Or else blessed. The jury is still out.
Hyperosmia is a heightened sense of smell. Scientists concede it is a real condition, but they are not sure whether it’s genetic or acquired. When I enter someone’s house, my nose can immediately detect if they have a soiled dishrag in the sink. Or if their dog has an ear infection.
I used to call the police, and later the gas company, to report a telltale leak at a residence I might pass on my morning bicycle ride.
Some smells give me a feeling of euphoria, such as snow, balsam, and the sea. Whereas others cause repulsion, including many perfumes and colognes and the sickly sweet pungency of marijuana.
Which lately is of greater concern to me now that the Democrats control both houses of Congress and are likely this year to repeal the federal statute against marijuana, which currently classifies it as a Schedule 1 controlled substance just like heroin or LSD. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that getting rid of the federal ban is a “priority.”
I will not dispute that something needs to be done. The tangled mess of contradictory marijuana laws throughout the country is frustrating for consumers, paralyzing for law enforcement, harmful for the economy, and…
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Or else blessed. The jury is still out.
Hyperosmia is a heightened sense of smell. Scientists concede it is a real condition, but they are not sure whether it’s genetic or acquired. When I enter someone’s house, my nose can immediately detect if they have a soiled dishrag in the sink. Or if their dog has an ear infection.
I used to call the police, and later the gas company, to report a telltale leak at a residence I might pass on my morning bicycle ride.
Some smells give me a feeling of euphoria, such as snow, balsam, and the sea. Whereas others cause repulsion, including many perfumes and colognes and the sickly sweet pungency of marijuana.
Which lately is of greater concern to me now that the Democrats control both houses of Congress and are likely this year to repeal the federal statute against marijuana, which currently classifies it as a Schedule 1 controlled substance just like heroin or LSD. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that getting rid of the federal ban is a “priority.”
I will not dispute that something needs to be done. The tangled mess of contradictory marijuana laws throughout the country is frustrating for consumers, paralyzing for law enforcement, harmful for the economy, and…
