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Marijuana is allowed at the New York State Fair this year, and officials say it hasn’t caused any problems so far.
April Stec and her family lined up for their traditional visit to the Fair on Sunday.
“I love the Dairy Barn,†Stec said. “I’m just going to the Dairy Barn. I love the sculpture on milk and butter.
There is always a lot to see and explore at the fair, and this year some visitors can do something they never could legally do at the fair, smoke marijuana.
The fair director says it’s allowed due to the state’s new cannabis law.
“From what I understand, the law says that wherever you are legally allowed to smoke cigarettes, you are also allowed to smoke marijuana,†said fair director Troy Waffner. “At the fairgrounds, we have policies in place to ban smoking in certain areas. But in general, fairground people can smoke on them.
It is a legalization that Stec supports.
“I actually think it’s awesome,†Stec said. “I think it’s a plant and has been used medicinally for years. I think legalizing it at the federal level would be amazing for humans because I personally disagree with the pharmaceutical industry.
Marissa Mejia and her family visited the Bronx Fair. They are excited to be at the fair and doing fun things after the pandemic’s closed months.
“We’ve been out for a while now, but in places this big it’s kind of like our first time back and it feels good again,†Mejia said. “It’s normal.”
Mejia has brought her children and says she is not a fan of allowing marijuana smoking at the fair.
“I’ve been in places where I can smell it and it’s like the worst smell ever, and I would rather not have my kids around it,†Mejia said. “I know some people use it medicinally, which you obviously know, but if it’s more of a recreational thing, I would prefer people not here.”
While he supports the use of marijuana at the fairgrounds, Stec isn’t sure it really adds to the experience of the fair.
“I don’t necessarily think it’s going to increase or decrease the footfall that people can use it here,†Stec said. “But maybe some people would be more likely to come if they have health issues.”
The fair director says it doesn’t seem like a lot of people smoke marijuana at the fair so far, and says those who do seem to be respectful about it.
As with smoking, smoking is prohibited in indoor buildings, picnic areas, Kiddieland, Midway, Chevy Court grassy area, Veterans and 9/11 Memorials or in the national park of the fair.
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