Would you report - yes or no?

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Quick poll:

A person you know, not family, is growing, using and selling weed (in high enough quantities to turn a tidy profit) year round.

Would you report them to the police?

Yes

Not so sure it doesn't kill people. I thought the link with schizophrenia had been proved. And schizophrenia does kill.

Just adding another no vote.

interested in answers as hav same issue but family are my neibours, growing it in loftspace which goes ovrr part of my kids bedroom (now swapped rooms with them) so sumtimes smell is very strong.
im in a quandry what to do.

I wasn't aware that schizophrenia could kill. I know schizophrenia can cause delusions and therefore means you could hurt yourself whilst seeing a delusion or put yourself in grave danger, but I don't think in a direct way it kills you or have I got that wrong?

I also think it doesn't necessarily cause schizophrenia but it makes those predisposed to it more likely to get it, so it's a trigger if you will.

I have tried cannabis a few times and it's alright, but would never be a regular user because I like having control of my own body and feelings and it makes you so dopey that getting anything done would be so unlikely. Now I have a little girl now I only have one glass of wine or two lager shandies and that's it, because I want to stay in control and for my daughter to be safe under my care.

But this is a personal choice and if someone else wants to smoke cannabis I don't judge them. But if they do it when looking after a baby or toddler, I think I would judge them because they could make a dangerous mistake or fall asleep and not wake up quick enough if the child was in distress.

Personally, I probably wouldn't. I would stay out of it. I understand why others might, though.

Using No
Growing No
Selling it would depend on how is sold, quantities etc... Selling to a couple of people/friends, I wouldn't have that much issue. At the scale the Op is talking about... I probably would Yes

Yes. If you're sure that's what's happening, then you should report it.

I support the law banning it. If an adult chooses to smoke it then I'm gonna hoik my judgey pants but probably not do anything, but if anyone under 21-25 is smoking it then that's when I would have to get the authorities involved. There's just too much of a risk on the developing brain, and I really don't think kids, teens and young adults understand what they're potentially doing to themselves.

This person is profiting from something illegal, and you have no way of knowing who they are selling to - whether they're old enough to make their own decisions, or are a young teen trying to look cool.

Please let us know what you did, if you feel safely able to do so.

Pot smokers don't burgle houses to feed their habit. I see it as a totally harmless activity. People that report are just annoyed at the tax free income

It is not a totally harmless activity. I reported a house in our street for being a cannabis factory. For months we had all sorts of undesirables hanging about the street, rival dealers crashing into parked cars after trying to raid the factory, fights between rival dealers. Elderly neighbours were too afraid to leave their houses. The police were fairly ineffective as all they were able to do was mount a surveillance for a few weeks to try and catch the main people rather than the gardener.

I have also reported a neighbour for taking cocaine in their garage whilst young children were neglected.

In both instances the police were quite upfront in saying they do not have the resources to deal with drugs as they are overstretched.

So yes, I would report but don't expect the police to come swooping in.

I wouldn't, unless the person was actively pushing drugs (unlikely) or something like that. I'm in favour of legalization, education and freedom of choice for adults. However, I would be likely to report if it was someone I didn't like

Yes I would.

Who's house is it? Is it his own, or do they rent?

How much are they growing?

Report them, for sure.

AmberLeaf I thought you might be a RL friend of mine! but I guess it is not you from your replies.....would have been funny!

No. Keep out of it.

AintNobodyGotTimeFurThat Fri 06-Sep-13 14:51:49
"I wasn't aware that schizophrenia could kill. I know schizophrenia can cause delusions and therefore means you could hurt yourself whilst seeing a delusion or put yourself in grave danger, but I don't think in a direct way it kills you or have I got that wrong? "

That is what I meant. Also, suicide out of fear that you will hurt your loved ones during an episode or because you cannot live with the knowledge that you have already done so. Several MNers have had friends who have killed themselves for these reasons; it came up on another thread about weed. A very dear friend of ours committed suicide after having tried to set the house that contained his partner on fire.

Yep. Without hesitation.

If I liked them, no.

I think what I most dislike is the attitude that you can pick and choose which laws you obey because you find them silly or unfair or just plain disagree with them. And you can't use the argument that if they werent doing it, someone else would be because it's still illegal. I don't think I break the law at all and if everyone did that this country would be a much nicer place to be. Incidentally, we were burgled and the profits from the sale of my largely irreplaceable cd collection were used to buy skunk.

Yeah its illegal,so are a lot of things.

Have you really never broken the law nora? Ever? You cant expect individuals to obey a random collection of rules that they at no time agreed to adhere to. Just because you have a strong sense of conformity doesn't mean everybody else does.

You should've backed up your CDs if they were so irreplaceable. And how do you know they were sold for skunk anyway?

Saying alcohol is worse than weed is no argument at all.

Alchohol is not good in excess. Weed is not good full stop.

It is like the debate which says some sort of health and safety thing is ok because you take more risk going in a car.

Two things can be bad.

Can you link to evidence that weed is not good full stop? This is the first time I've heard anyone claim that.

Cant be bothered. Google if you are at all interested. And take it if you want to or if you are ok with your kids taking it.

That's your opinion though yellowballoons

You say alcohol is not good in excess, but weed is not good full stop?

I have to disagree, having a spliff or two on a night or having a couple of glasses of wine or beers or G&T's is all the same to me. One just happens to be an illegal drug whereas the others are not.