Residents in Schenectady ponder marijuana law’s effect on public use | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS April 10, 2021 Top right to bottom right: Sabrina Whitman, Samuel Slick and Derrick Cole; Left: A marijuana plant - Brian Lee (right insets) File (left) Shares0 And that was well before the recent state law made it OK, the 18-year-old city resident said. Whitman motioned to a nearby grass field where she and others smoke pot regularly. She said she smokes cannabis there almost daily, adding that it helps with anxiety she experiences while riding the bus. Whitman said she’s made friends with other smokers there. Occasionally, someone might tell them to stop, but mostly it’s accepted, she said.