Should People Be Allowed to Spread Cremation Ashes Anywhere? [POLL+ VIDEO]

Stacy Lee is headed to California this week to help spread her uncle's ashes. The family wants to do it into the ocean, but Stacy heard the law requires you to go two miles off shore. That's too much work, says the family, they'll just dump the ashes off a pier. Stacy's afraid they'll be arrested! Are the laws too restrictive?

Andrew says you should be able to spread ashes anywhere -- it's just ash.
I think the rules exist to make sure peoples' remains are treated with the proper respect.
What do you think?

I tried to find an explanation for why governments regulate the spreading of ashes. EVERY website Google and Bing retrieved said there is no health risk associated.