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Do you think smoking weed every night is cause for concern?

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LastPodcastOnTheLeft · 30/06/2025 17:46

I didn't but since working in a job where we work closely with SS, I'm seeing it raised as a potential issue of children are present in the house.

For a bit of background, we have two kids 7 and 12. I don't smoke it anymore but my husband never really grew out of it!

He makes sure he hides it from the kids but the youngest has noticed that he smells of 'smokers' as our 7 yr old calls cigs, when he comes in.

I think the 12 yr old knows but doesn't care.

He works full time and rarely smokes in the day .

AIBU to think it's not so different from having a few beers in the evening (tbf he has those too)?

OP posts:
TallulahBetty · 03/07/2025 14:05

Smoking it at all is a cause for concern, never mind every night and with kids.

xILikeJamx · 03/07/2025 14:17

People who smoke cigarettes or weed (or anything else) always think they're really subtle about it and they hide it well and people don't know / won't notice, but everyone who doesn't smoke can smell it a mile away and can see the effects.

Your kids know that their dad smokes weed every night, and they'll grow up thinking it's normal. It really isn't.

People who visit your house will be able to smell the stale weed stench.

CanadianHobbit · 03/07/2025 14:28

Boddica2000 · 03/07/2025 02:52

Oh and PS in Canada where they legalised it, drug-impaired driving offences increased 105% from 2017 to 2020, reports of increased hospitalisations for cannabis-induced psychosis, with an 83.7% rise in psychosis cases, particularly among young men.

Emergency department visits for cannabis intoxication or withdrawal are common, especially among young men. There are also increased reports of pediatric poisonings from edibles resembling candy and schizophrenia rates among cannabis use disorder patients tripled post-legalization, from 4% to 10%.

Youth cannabis use is associated with psychosis, anxiety, depression, and suicidality.

There's heaps more information on this but as mumsnet always hides my posts when I add links I suggest searching for more info if you need it.

Also also, drug impaired driving includes all drugs, not just cannabis. In fact, the highest percentage of drug impaired driving was medical sedatives, not cannabis.

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