From the article:

>>>"Public use of pot remains one of the unresolved features of recreational marijuana legalization in Oregon. People do smoke pot in public, including on streets and in parks. But that’s a violation of state law, a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $3,500 and six months in jail."

So is it the pin-head bureaucrats' opinion this situation is a good thing?   -  They'd  rather have people smoking in the streets and in cars rather than in their hotel rooms or a safe, regulated public space?   -   Start making sense!