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Keep off the grass: British tennis players complain of marijuana smell at US Open

Aroma wafts over practice courts from nearby park Katie Boulter: ‘I’ve experienced it. I’m not a huge fan’ Britain’s US Open hopefuls thought they had put the grass behind them when Wimbledon finished, but the smell of it is all around Flushing Meadows and they are not happy about it. Marijuana is legal for adults in New York and while smoking is not allowed on site, the aroma of weed wafts over some outside courts from the nearby Corona Park.

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Keep off the grass: British tennis players complain of marijuana smell at US Open
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