Where I live tons of people smoke in public, hell before all the big drug busts last summer people use to walk down the main street in the middle of the day and smoke up! I'm not that brave i just smoke in alleyways, but in all honesty, roll a joint at your home, and go for a walk, no cop is going to bust your ass for one joint?..worst case scenario you see the cops you throw away that one joint. but at least here the cops have bigger fish to fry then one guy/girl smokin a joint...In the summer time I will got the beach during the day and smoke a joint if the beach is not too crowded and full of kids. People here are fairly laid back about pot, I love Nelson, BC fine place to live, but rent is not cheap here, Grrrr