Neighbours

would you complain if they were stuffing their face with ultra processed food?

Growing0ldDisgracefully

I used to be live and let live, until we had a next door neighbour move in who continually smokes it - skunk I believe, which has a dreadful stink. We can't have windows or patio doors open in summer, and have to get in quickly through our front door because of the stench wafting out of his front door into our house, which faces ours, front doors being on the side of the house therefore facing.
He is the sole carer for 3 early secondary school age children, drives under the influence, is continually shouting at the kids. It is known that passive smoking of cannabis is harmful to the brain development of children. He is continually making dreadful retching coughing noises outside of his door, coughing up whatever the stuff does to his lungs, even in the early hours of the morning (he is of the belief that the stuff is medicinal and good for him,) waking me up. Other neighbours dislike him for his nasty habits as well. However if we were to report him to the police, in the unlikely event they investigate, he will know it was us who reported him.
Sorry for the rant but he makes our life a misery.

Yep I would be interfering if I lived next door, especially young children inhaling that shit! Smells of piss & cheap sweet lemonade, it’s a disgusting smell! My 80 yr old friend lives next door to pot heads, think it’s skunk they smoke,they wake her up in the Night with them both coughing up their lungs. Young lass has just had a baby (social services removed one child) yrs ago. When I have walk past when the door is opened, the air is hazy, so god knows what that child is breathing in

It's * acceptable* now and extremely unlikely police will act. I've smelled it from my neighbours and often walking past someone on the street. Actually, it's quite a pleasant smell!

I totally sympathise with you. I find cannabis smoke extremely offensive and have a very dim view of those that drive under the influence. I work for an ambulance service and have seen first hand the carnage the use of this drug can lead to. Without exception I smell cannabis every time I venture out - people smoke it openly and even whilst driving. It seems it is socially accepted these days and doesn’t have the bad press that drink driving attracts, but in my view it’s just as harmful. To drive under the influence with children on board is criminal. I’m not sure what the answer is - As others have said reporting it could lead to neighbour issues and that wouldn’t be comfortable for you. Apologies for the absence of any advice but just wanted to say your concerns are valid and fingers crossed your neighbours bad behaviour ends.

A 33yr old man moved into the one bed Housing Association flat below us (he was rehoused from a hostel). The first weekend the skunk smell was unbelievable. We went and knocked on his door as the smell was infiltrating our flat and every room was affected. He came to his front door and literally his eyes were all over the place - he couldn't even focus as he was off his head from skunk.

We complained to the Housing Association as we were not prepared to tolerate that having lived in our flat for 40+ years and never encountered anything like it. In their tenancy agreement it states quite clearly that anti social behaviour such as drug taking will result in eviction. We were told by the HA it was a 'police matter' and they wouldn't do anything. Well we all know that the police will not do anything - just turn a line eye.

It is worrying that smoking cannabis can result and add to people's mental health problems. So many of the knife attacks and stabbings that are now happening are fuelled by the perpetrator smoking cannabis. So I'm afraid I do not hold with those that say 'mind your own business, don't get involved' - really? Why should we inhale that disgusting stench from people who don't give a toss about the effect its having on their neighbours. I worry when my grandchildren visit - they should not be exposed to skunk fumes. So I will get involved to protect my family's health thank you. It is a complete nonsense that smoking cannabis is illegal (even in your own home actually). We have police just turning a blind eye and social landlords too gutless to do anything about it but would rather hide behind the police by saying it's their problem!

However you keep your pushbike in the communal hallway and they're up in arms threatening to confiscate said bike because it's a health & safety issue. Well so is breathing in someone else's skunk fumes! However the bike issue is a soft target to come down on and of course dealing with cannabis smoking involves much harder work.

Not acceptable to me. Interesting that you think such a foul smelling substance. Cannabis can affect your mental health, especially if you take a lot. Smoking with tobacco increases risk from both drugs. Driving when stoned or high can double your chances of having a serious, or even fatal car crash.

Nothing, it is their business and not yours!
It's wisely used and should be legalised. Now that's for another thread!

I feel for you I can’t stand the stench it makes my stomach churn but it’s everywhere now thank god we don’t live near any neighbours that smoke it. Loud music I can put up with alcohol to a point but not weed

I doubt that the police would do anything. On my small estate people openly smoke it, l can smell it as l walk my dog.
My previous neighbour smoked it outside and had 2 small children, they were a lovely couple though and the children were well taken care of.
I know it's personal opinion but l just dont like it at all but l would never report anyone either.

My 86 year old father regularly smokes hashish. When he used to babysit his grandson in the 90's he would have a bath, close the door and have a spliff in the tub!

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would you complain if they were stuffing their face with ultra processed food?

Oh, would that make someone over the legal limit for driving?
I didn't know.

The only person who might be affected if someone eats junk/ultra processed food is themselves.

I don't understand this apparent tolerance of cannabis, which is illegal and as dangerous as alcohol to a driver, yet the immediate hysteria if a person lights a tobacco cigarette in their back garden.

Would definitely have concerns on seeing anyone driving off afrer smoking cannabis. The visitors may even be taking the drug to your neighbours which could be classed as dealing. Just because a lot of people do it doesn't make it right comes to mind. A report to police can be anonymous, a warning may be enough to lessen the open air drug use.

I find the smell disgusting it makes me fell nauseous. I was in our back garden this afternoon to help my DH erect a new gazebo and got a whiff of cannabis, not sure which house it was coming from. There is an apartment block to the side of our back garden, which when we moved here 33years ago was resticted to retired residents, but once the council started to sell housing to residents that changed, as many families sold the flats to buy to let landlords when the original resident died. Since then the quality of tenant can only be described as riff raff. There is problems with noise, anti social behaviour one resident was identified as an abuser of children and the smell of cannabis is overwhelming in the summer

If the driver is smoking take the car reg and phone in to report peculiar driving - eg doing 25 in a 40 zone and steering seems erratic - the family's children are nowhere near the smoking, the house where they live doesn't contain the smoke, unless someone is driving under the influence I'd leave the address out of it.

4allweknow

Would definitely have concerns on seeing anyone driving off afrer smoking cannabis. The visitors may even be taking the drug to your neighbours which could be classed as dealing. Just because a lot of people do it doesn't make it right comes to mind. A report to police can be anonymous, a warning may be enough to lessen the open air drug use.

Open air smoking is much better that in a house, especially one where children live

I'm so sorry you have to endure that.people just do not care other than for themselves. Dangerous driving under influence also.

What a horrid household that smells the worst

Falling out with neighbours is horrible so I'd be very wary of reporting unless you suspect driving under the influence and would do it anonymously. Thankfully I've not had this problem where I live but noticed the smell in parts of the town when I did the census in 2021.
We fell out with some neighbours at our last home and were planning to move to get away from the abuse that we and our children were experiencing. In the end my ex was made redundant so we relocated due to his new job. We were very careful when buying a new home to avoid the things that had caused the rift. I've had great neighbours here.
Unfortunately the police are overstretched everywhere so unless there is dangerouse driving they are unlikely to take any action.

I hate the skunky/foxy reek of cannabis - everywhere by me smells of it - people, shops, streets - its vile.

As others have said, its unlikely you can do much unless someone is driving under the influence, in which case contact the police in the hope a random check can be done.

If its not affecting you then really it's none of your business. So what if they smoke it. My neighbours do and they are the loveliest people going.

The police don’t do anything about it round here. 🤷‍♀️

It is illegal and like cigarettes not supposed to be smoked around young children. I had never smelt it but when I finally did I now notice it everywhere. Sadly you can't unsmell it!

It’s the worst smell, makes me nauseous. But more importantly it is dangerous. If people want to smoke it then it should be indoors with the windows closed. If they want to risk terrible mental health problems fine, but they shouldn’t endanger the health of others.

Feel sorry for the children. If I thought it was affecting them in any way I would report it to SS.