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At my wits end and want to cry, scream and don't know what to do!

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cjt110 · 22/08/2019 13:47

Long story short, someone in our block is smoking weed.

I am a grown up. Poeple smoke it. Fine. The smell/usage of it is so strong that it is coming into my home on the 4th floor - they are on the 2nd floor. My husband, son and I have to breathe it in.

We have spoken to the consierge whos had a word, it's been escalated to the management company who's had a word, the landlady (the person is a tenant) has had a word. We've been advused, and have called 101 and had officers out. Yesterday 2 came out and were stunned by the strength of the odour.

I am at my wits end because no-one can prove for definite it is that resident even though all information points to them. (It started when they moved in, no other new residents, always happens when their car is in etc).

Last night the police knocked and they wouldnt come to the door. They had sprayed loads of air freshener and used joss sticks (which they tell the consierge they use) and as such, the police couldn't say the odour was definitely from their place.

This has been going on for about 4 months. Almost daily.

I am so brow beaten and feel like I am stuck. I own my place and over the last 10 years we've had very little problems. I dread going home. Feel like everytime I do it involves a battle to speak to the police or management co for nothing rally to be done. I understand why they can't - I totally do but I am so frustrated and frankly deflated.

I got home last night, the whole building stunk. Saw the resident. Had strong words. They as usual denied it. I even said look if you want to do it, bloody do it outside!

Does anyone know of anything more I can do? Except sell my home...

OP posts:
Coyoacan · 22/08/2019 16:18

Am I the only person who likes the smell?

No, I love the smell, even though I abhor the habit.

Pogmella · 22/08/2019 16:35

I’d be tempted to suggest I’d seen a lot of people coming and going from that address next time I rang the police...

BoJoIsABellend · 22/08/2019 16:41

I feel your pain...I had this problem in my previous flat...luckily they moved after 6 months 👃

poolblack · 22/08/2019 16:48

I’d be tempted to suggest I’d seen a lot of people coming and going from that address next time I rang the police...

Yeah great idea. Have the police get an officer or 3 trying to gather intelligence of absolutely nothing Angry

Honestly people need to really think before they add arms and legs to things. The impact this has is not small.

OrangeSwoosh · 22/08/2019 16:52

Are they smoking it or growing it?

Would be unusual for the smell to be constant especially if they're out at work presumably for most of the day

1forAll74 · 22/08/2019 16:53

I really hate the stench of weed, it's horrible and sickly,and apparently,some types of it are stronger than others. I don't know the ins and out of the stuff,but have been told this.

According to those police programmes on tv, it seems that some users can get arrested and fined for using it, whilst others are let off.

A few years ago,a guy was banned from the village pub here,for six months, he was not smoking cannabis in the pub,or even outside the pub,,he just reeked of the stuff on his clothes,so the landlord banned him from coming in the pub.!

AcrossthePond55 · 22/08/2019 17:07

Have you suggested to the occupant that they try a different form of THC (if that's even available)? Drops, vape, or bake brownies/cookies, so no smell. Well, some smell during the baking. Ingesting brings a different high though.

It's legal where I live so I suppose there are more 'forms' of it. And I don't mind the smell as long as it's not too 'skunky'.

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