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AIBU to report neighbours smoking cannabis around children and the smell?

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Thosebobblybits · 27/03/2026 14:33

There’s a family a few doors down who constantly are smoking weed. They open up their upstairs back window and hang out of it smoking joints and the smell just wafts in through our windows (our garden backs onto theirs).
they have 3 young kids, one is not more than about 4 years old. When they are out with the parents, the parents are always smoking weed in front of them through the local park and their young son, about 7/8 yrs old has been seen hanging around with older boys on their bicycles whom are all smoking weed.
A week or so ago the youngest girl was picked up by police as she was in the park all by herself and told them that her mummy was sleeping and she wanted to go out so she just opened the front door and left.
I don’t know what further intervention the police will be making with this family but I’ve had enough of sharing a street with them.
i don’t know whether to contact the police and keep doing so until they do something about it or just leave them be.. they are the type that would throw a brick through your window or slash your tyres
used to be such a nice neighbourhood until the trash moved in

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timetochangethering · 27/03/2026 15:01

This is a social services report needed - highly likely the family are already under their eye but are clearly failing their children

ParadiseIsNoBunker · 27/03/2026 14:55

Unfortunately if you’re fed up with sharing a street with someone, you have to be the ones to move. You’ve no agency over them, regardless of their parenting skills (or lack there of). Plus personal use of cannabis is pretty much legalised - the police certainly don’t react to it anymore.

Weeelokthen · 27/03/2026 14:53

SpiceGirlsNeedAComeBack · 27/03/2026 14:49

Rather them be weed smokers, than acoholics. Yabu just leave it alone.

I can only imagine the long term impact of weed on a develping brain

Weeelokthen · 27/03/2026 14:51

I'm quite sure that the police would have reported concern to ss if they picked up a young child at the park alone and also that the house waa stinking of weed.

SpiceGirlsNeedAComeBack · 27/03/2026 14:49

Rather them be weed smokers, than acoholics. Yabu just leave it alone.

MrsAnon6 · 27/03/2026 14:45

Report to social care. Their behaviour is illegal
and neglectful.

5128gap · 27/03/2026 14:44

Madarch · 27/03/2026 14:37

It's illegal and smelly, but really, is it any worse than having a couple of glasses of wine or cans of beer in front of your kids? Philosophically wondering, rather than sticking up for weed smokers.

Edited

I think a better comparator would be, is it any worse (or better) than drinking all day every day in front of your kids. Drinking so you fall asleep and don't know where your 4 year old is. It's less about the substance used as the extent, time and place of the usage.

Brightbluestone · 27/03/2026 14:40

My dad was a heavy weed smoker when I was little. Didn’t make him any less of a good parent, it’s just what he liked to do to relax. I don’t think the weed smoking’s the issue with this family - more the kid being in the park alone etc

Madarch · 27/03/2026 14:37

It's illegal and smelly, but really, is it any worse than having a couple of glasses of wine or cans of beer in front of your kids? Philosophically wondering, rather than sticking up for weed smokers.

Brightbluestone · 27/03/2026 14:37

Really doubt the police would do anything. If the kid’s been picked up cos she was in a park by herself the police and social services will already be aware. Doubt anything you say will make a difference

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