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Selfish cannabis smokers wafting smell in home

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Hdlll · 28/06/2025 21:33

Neighbour invited some friends or family over. They are in back yard smoking cannabis which is wafted into my bedroom. Got nothing else but to close window.

Never spoke to the neighbour since he moved in 8 years ago.

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EleanorReally · 30/06/2025 06:42

my neighbour does this
i find it shocking how much he does this, he can barely speak though, so gravelly

Fundayout2025 · 30/06/2025 06:41

Elbowpatch · 29/06/2025 20:46

Then don’t quote mine.

Then check what you are replying to and use " quite history" so you don't jump in with irrelevant comments

gottabereallyhonest · 29/06/2025 23:56

To anyone who is offended by the smell of it - do not waste your breath trying to convince those who couldn't care less what it is like to be around it. They don't or don't want to understand. How anyone can compare it to a barbecue smell is beyond me.

One time I had people living next door who smoked skunk at the weekend, in their home (on the attached side of my semi), and I could not stand being in my own living room due to the stench that made it through the walls. It was such an embarrassing conversation to have with them, and I was mindful to make accurate notes of the times when it started & ended so as they knew I wasn't being melodramatic (there is little worse than having a complaint and being told it happens "all time time" when in fact it doesn't).

Whatever they did next, it made the problem go away, albeit it could still be smelled in the garden, so I know they didn't stop using it. I am guessing they must have smoked it differently or bought a different type. I was relieved though when they moved house.

Sulking · 29/06/2025 22:39

frozendaisy · 29/06/2025 20:39

The skunk everyone can smell nowadays is incredibly strong it’s not basic old fashioned grass

if it was legalised and grass was around so much would be better

but skunk is different

Calling it grass has given me the biggest boat load of second hand embarrassment. I don’t think I could cringe harder if I tried.

grass 🤣😭🤮

rosydreams · 29/06/2025 22:38

when i tell my other half i smell cannabis i tell him it smells like grandad (my dad stank of it) to be subtle and he's like why are you being subtle .They should know they stink ,be obvious hahaha

SaraDara · 29/06/2025 22:37

weed Smells disgusting and it’s often such a strong lingering smell. I can’t stand the stuff.

Sulking · 29/06/2025 22:35

Every single night out the back of us OP. Can’t have our doors open in the evening because the smell is so strong. I hate it with a passion.

Usernamenope · 29/06/2025 22:32

This happened to me too. Neighbour smokes it regularly though. Our whole area smells like weed. Walk down the road - weed! Gardening - weed! Pop into the local shops - weed! It gives me a headache too and I don't want the kids breathing it in. There are even cannibis stickers all over the lamposts. I don't mind people having a good time but I can't stand the smell.

CluelessBereavement · 29/06/2025 21:47

Maddy70 · 28/06/2025 22:16

I'm sure you don't make any noise or annoy them in any way.....

It's all part of living in a community

It's really not. Living in a community in only successful if the majority follow the law (and not smoke drugs)

EsmeSusanOgg · 29/06/2025 21:43

TinyTempest · 29/06/2025 13:00

A spliff that lasts longer than a BBQ?

Blimey, I wonder how many Rizlas they used 😁

As with the other commenter. One person, having a single spliff is rarely the scenario people are talking about. This is people (plural, usually) having multiple spliffs multiple times a day. And it absolutely goes on for longer than a BBQ.

EsmeSusanOgg · 29/06/2025 21:41

intrepidpanda · 29/06/2025 13:21

Smoking a joint takes longer than having a barbecue?

The sort of scenarios where weed is getting in your house/ smell everywhere are rarely the scenarios where a line individual is having one joint.

Okiedokie123 · 29/06/2025 21:17

londongirl12 · 29/06/2025 20:33

I can’t bear the smell of weed. If that ever legalise it then I think I’ll leave the country 😂

Me too. It makes me feel so ill. Even just a little whiff of it.

Okiedokie123 · 29/06/2025 21:16

Maddy70 · 28/06/2025 22:16

I'm sure you don't make any noise or annoy them in any way.....

It's all part of living in a community

Nothing about the way I live in my community means that other people have a headache/feel drowsy just because of my choices.
Living alongside other people does of course mean pros and cons, give and take etc - but....... done well...... it shouldnt mean other people being inconvenienced/annoyed on a regular basis.

Elbowpatch · 29/06/2025 20:46

Fundayout2025 · 29/06/2025 20:32

The post that I was replying originally was saying about cannabis being harmful.

Then don’t quote mine.

BeamMeUpCountMeIn · 29/06/2025 20:40

I get this. It was wafting into my living room just now. Hate my bloody neighbours.

frozendaisy · 29/06/2025 20:39

The skunk everyone can smell nowadays is incredibly strong it’s not basic old fashioned grass

if it was legalised and grass was around so much would be better

but skunk is different

suburburban · 29/06/2025 20:35

Fundayout2025 · 29/06/2025 19:59

Alcohol is more harmful .

I always thought cannabis could possibly cause mental illness and was harmful

londongirl12 · 29/06/2025 20:33

I can’t bear the smell of weed. If that ever legalise it then I think I’ll leave the country 😂

Fundayout2025 · 29/06/2025 20:32

Elbowpatch · 29/06/2025 20:25

So worrying about the odd person whi gets cannabis psychosis over all the people who get ill or injured through alcohol is illogical

I’m not worried about anybody getting cannabis psychosis, it serves them right. I just worry about the smell outdoors cannabis smokers create. Do it inside your own home, and keep your doors and windows firmly shut.

The post that I was replying originally was saying about cannabis being harmful.

Zov · 29/06/2025 20:31

I hate it too @Hdlll Fucking vile smell. And the worst people I know smoke it.

We have a couple of neighbours near us. (3-6 doors down...) One of the women - aged late 30s - has posted some drivel on Facebook about how 'Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol' or some shit like that... and 5 reasons why it's 'OK to smoke it.'

Yeah sure if it's now and again, maybe, perhaps once or twice a month.... but she smokes it 5-8 times a DAY. She even smoked it while she was pregnant. Stupid cow. Her little boy is 5 and a half now and is way behind at school, can't talk very well, and has illness after illness, and is always in and out of the GP and hospital. According to her, it's nothing to do with her smoking weed all through her pregnancy, and smoking it around him since the day he was born. Oh nooooooooo! 🙄He is just a sickly child who is just struggling a bit at school.

Absolute muppet.

Elbowpatch · 29/06/2025 20:25

So worrying about the odd person whi gets cannabis psychosis over all the people who get ill or injured through alcohol is illogical

I’m not worried about anybody getting cannabis psychosis, it serves them right. I just worry about the smell outdoors cannabis smokers create. Do it inside your own home, and keep your doors and windows firmly shut.

Fundayout2025 · 29/06/2025 20:18

Elbowpatch · 29/06/2025 20:09

I’m enjoying a glass of wine in my garden right now. My neighbours all have their windows open. Despite that, I can guarantee that not one of them has any idea that I am quietly drinking a glass of wine.

No fights, no throwing up, no awful smell.

Yes maybe you. Have you been in a city centre on weekend nights when all the drunks are about.? A&e department's have loads of people attend whose injuries are caused by alcohol

So worrying about the odd person whi gets cannabis psychosis over all the people who get ill or injured through alcohol is illogical

Elbowpatch · 29/06/2025 20:09

Fundayout2025 · 29/06/2025 20:05

It may not but does cause people to fight, throw up in public etc

I’m enjoying a glass of wine in my garden right now. My neighbours all have their windows open. Despite that, I can guarantee that not one of them has any idea that I am quietly drinking a glass of wine.

No fights, no throwing up, no awful smell.

Fundayout2025 · 29/06/2025 20:05

Elbowpatch · 29/06/2025 20:02

Alcohol doesn’t stink the neighbourhood out with the smell of tomcat piss when you drink it.

It may not but does cause people to fight, throw up in public etc

Elbowpatch · 29/06/2025 20:02

Fundayout2025 · 29/06/2025 19:59

Alcohol is more harmful .

Alcohol doesn’t stink the neighbourhood out with the smell of tomcat piss when you drink it.