Why the smell of weed keeps distracting tennis players at the US Open

FLUSHING MEADOWS — If you have been to New York recently, you have probably noticed the smell of marijuana at one point or another.

Queens, the borough of New York that hosts the US Open, seems to be a particularly green part of town. (Greenpoint, the natural home of grass, is a bit closer to Manhattan.)

Cannabis has been legal in the state of New York for five years, and adults over 21 can carry up to three ounces of the drug, and smoking it is governed by the same rules as tobacco in the city.

So are people smoking weed at the US Open?

Well, no – not that I have noticed. Even though weed is legal here, the US Open organisers do not allow smoking of any kind, including tobacco, cannabis or vapes, at the tournament.