The fight for a comprehensive medical marijuana program has been raging in Florida for years now, but the latest cannabis hullabaloo in the Sunshine State is a little less significant than securing access for patients who need medicine. This time things are a little more, well, Floridian.
According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, residents in the beachside town of Daytona are pissed off after county officials removed the only bathroom, a stand-alone porta-potty, from a 2-mile stretch of the local beach – and it’s all over some very stinky stoners.
After the porta-potty was removed, local beach-goer and County Chair Ed Kelley sent an email to county officials inquiring about the disappearing toilet, and got this response.
“As you may be aware, the adjoining condo/hotel is currently undergoing renovations immediately adjacent to the Minerva Beach Approach,” Jessica Winterwerp, the county’s Coastal Divisions director, replied. “The contractors associated with the renovations have been trashing the port-o-let and have been caught performing illegal activities inside the port-o-let.”
Upon further inquiry, Winterwerp admitted that the “illegal…