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ByMichaelLansu|FORREDEYE veryissuenotedthatsomeNewYorkersfelt manyrecreationalpotsmokerssaytheydonot However, Zach, a 23-year-old Humboldt
Ifyouwalkaroundenoughinthiscity,it’shap- “moresecure”thesedaysaboutlightingupin fearsmokingthedruginpublic.ThoseRedEye Park resident and bar back, says he smokes
penedtoyou:You’repaddingdownasidewalk public. talkedtoforthisarticlesaytheydonothold marijuanaonbusysidewalksregularlyandhas
onMilwaukeeAvenue,earbudsin,justmind- Andrew, a 35-year-old Bucktown resident doctor-approved medical marijuana cards al- neverbeenstoppedbypolice.
ingyourownbusiness,whenthepungentsmell whofirstgotbustedforsmokingpotinpub- lowingthemtousethedrugformedicinalpur- “I’mtotallycoolwithsmokingweedinpub-
ofpotfillsyournostrils.Youturnonadimejust licatage12,saidtheattitudetowardusingthe poses.Theyalsodidn’twanttheirlastnames licatthispoint.…Andwhenyouareawhite
toseewhoistheboldsoulpuffinginpublic. druginpublicdependsontheneighborhood, usedforthisstory,fearingretributionfroman guy, you don’t fear it,” Zach said. “I’ll take a
While there’s no data to suggest smoking buthebelievestheoverallattitudetowardpot employerorthatthey’dupsettheirfamilies. hitfromaone-hitteroutsideofworkinfront
weedinpublicisontherise,manypeopleare usehaschangedinrecentyears. Andrew says he regularly walks around ofcops,andI’veneveroncebeenconfronted
doingit.Adeclineincigarettesmokingcom- “The stigma of marijuana is kind of going Bucktown, Logan Square and Wicker Park aboutit.”
binedwiththeharshermarijuanaonthemar- away,”saidAndrew,whosaidhe’sabletobal- smokingmarijuanafromaone-hitter. In 2012, Chicago granted police officers
ketthesedaysmayjustmakeitmorenotice- ancehispot-smokingwithabusyworksched- “When I’m walking past a bar and take a thepowertodecideifsomebodycarryingless
able. ule.“It’snotlikesomelazystoner.Peopleare hit,peoplealmostseemmoreoffendedbythe than15gramsofmarijuanashouldbeticketed
Attitudes, too, have changed with many startingtorealizethatpotisn’tbadforyou,or cigarettesmokers,”Andrewsaid. orarrested—amovethathasbeenmuchcriti-
statesacrossthecountrydecriminalizingthe thatI’mnotjustgoingtositonthecouchall Kathleen Kane-Willis, director of the Illi- cizedbythosenotingadiscrepancyintherate
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6 THINGS THE CUBS MUST DO BEFORE SPRING TRAINING
ByPaulM.Banks|FORREDEYE andJohnLackey.Fansareespeciallyfiredup sayingtheclubhouseisonthevergeofcom- 6.Makenewfansfeel
It may be the offseason, but the Cubs still forHeywardandLackey;bothdefectedfrom pletion. welcome
have a massive to-do list to address before St. Louis. Overall, the Cubs upgraded their “The bleachers will be finished opening The recent Cubs Convention was the most
springtraining.Pitchersandcatchersreport pitchingandpluggedafewholessincebow- day,”Kenneysaid.“There’sallsortsofstruc- electricintheevent’s31-yearhistory.
Feb.19,sotheendtoanotherharshChicago ingoutofthepostseason. turalworkthat’sgoingwhichisn’treallysexy “It’sbeenawesome,wehaven’tseenacon-
winterwillbeherebeforeyouknowit. or fun, but it’s really necessary for the next vention like this before,” Lackey said. “Y’all
“We’ve got a lot on our plate at the mo- 3.SecuretheCyYoung roundofimprovements.It’salittlelessdra- turnedupforthisdeal,it’sbeenspecial.”
ment,”CraneKenney,Cubspresidentofbusi- winner maticforthefans,[but]farmoredramaticfor Asincessanterectiledysfunctionpilladver-
nessoperations,saidattherecentCubsCon- Last year the Cubs relived 1984, in a good theplayersin2016.” tising in October indicates, baseball is huge
vention.Let’sbreakdownthewinteragenda way.ThatyearwasthefirsttoseethreeCubs Ofcourse,we’veheard“thebleacherswill withbabyboomers.However,thisyoung,ex-
fortheNorthSiders. claim major National League awards. They be finished by opening day” before, and it citingCubsteamstrikesachordwithMillen-
achieved another trifecta in 2015, including didn’tworkoutthatway.2017istheyearthat nials,too.Theupcomingseasonwillfeaturea
JakeArrieta’sCyYounghonor.Theaceofall will be “dramatic” for fans.That’s when the newwayforanybodyattachedtotheirsmart-
1.Embracetheroleof NLaceswillnowseeaheftypayraiseviaarbi- ballparkhotelandpartyzoneandentertain- phonetowatchtheteamplay.
WorldSeriesfavorites tration.Arrieta’sagentseeks$13millionwhile mentareasarescheduledtoopen. “I’mfinallyprettyconfidentthatwe’rego-
Usually,archrivalSt.Louisisthehuntedinthe theCubspitched$7.5million. ing to have streaming in 2016, so that local
NLCentral.Notin2016.Sportsbettingweb- “Iknowthespreadseemsbig,butthefiling 5.Lockupthearchitects gameswillbeavailableonourmobiledevices,”
siteBovadagivestheCubs6-1oddstowinthe numbers don’t always represent the offers,” The contracts of both Epstein and general Kenneysaid.
WorldSeries,topsinMLB. Cubs president of baseball operationsTheo managerJedHoyerareupattheendof2016.
“We’re not sneaking up on anybody,” cur- Epsteinsaid.“Ifwegotoahearing,wegotoa October was a testament to their rebuild- ThefinalboxtocheckontheCubsto-dolist
rentCubandformerCardinalsoutfielderJa- hearing.Wethinkhehadahistoricseason;we ingefforts.Sure,I’mbeingCaptainObvious is“WinWorldSeries,”butwe’llrevisitthatin
sonHeywardsaid.“Theoddsaregoingtobe thinkhedeservesahugeraise.” here,butownerTomRickettsneedstokeep October.
againsteveryotherteamthatcomesinhere, thisdynamicduointown. “We have a team that’s ready to roll into
andthat’swhat’sfunaboutbaseball.” 4.AdjusttotheWrigleyField “Iseemyselfasstayingintheexactsame spring training,” Epstein said. “And every
renovations role for a very long time,” Epstein said. “I playerwhohadtowatchtheMetscelebrate
2.Integratethenewplayers The Cubs feel fans’ pain regarding Wrigley thinkTomseesitthesameway;we’recom- onourfieldisextraordinarilyhungrytowin
The Cubs retain their stellar young nucleus concoursecongestion.They’readdingawest- pletelyonthesamepage.Iimagineoncemy eight more games in October than they did
fromateamthatwon97gameslastyearand ern gate to alleviate the logjam. Kenney re- dealisdone,Jed’swillfollowinshortorder.” lastyear.”
add Heyward, Ben Zobrist, Adam Warren centlyupdatedthemediaonthe1060Project,
PAULM.BANKSISAREDEYECONTRIBUTOR.@PAULMBANKS