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The mysterious smell of constant canabis
Recently one of my neighbours passed away sadly. She lived to over 90 and had a good innings, the last of her generation on my street, God Bless her soul.
Anyway, the police were round and they raised a question, what was that smell? It was such a strong smell and it was canabis.
All this time I thought I was living next to doping neighbours who constantly (I assumed) smoked the stuff, even though there was no sign of smoke, nor of people. I mean I would smell it in the morning when on my way to work, then in the evening when I returned, in the front garden, the back garden, it was like my house was encapsulated in the stuff. Maybe the house was built on an ancient canabis burial ground. Anyway, the police suggested somebody was growing the stuff, in a big way and it seems the air currents on the road draw all the smell to my house. The smell is so strong it is like walking into a kitchen where food is being cooked. It just hits you. I'm not sure on whether to hang around and take deeper breaths or to run inside the house before I become intoxicated somehow.
I'm counting down the days these dealers get closed down. Come on Met police, pull your finger out.
Anyway, the police were round and they raised a question, what was that smell? It was such a strong smell and it was canabis.
All this time I thought I was living next to doping neighbours who constantly (I assumed) smoked the stuff, even though there was no sign of smoke, nor of people. I mean I would smell it in the morning when on my way to work, then in the evening when I returned, in the front garden, the back garden, it was like my house was encapsulated in the stuff. Maybe the house was built on an ancient canabis burial ground. Anyway, the police suggested somebody was growing the stuff, in a big way and it seems the air currents on the road draw all the smell to my house. The smell is so strong it is like walking into a kitchen where food is being cooked. It just hits you. I'm not sure on whether to hang around and take deeper breaths or to run inside the house before I become intoxicated somehow.
I'm counting down the days these dealers get closed down. Come on Met police, pull your finger out.
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And the police will not check every house in your neighborhood?
Tbh it's not rocket science. You go to the house and smell through the letter box. That way you know who the culprit is. You then make an arrest. I have a friend who did just that. It's a same day low cost operation. Anything more is just wasting tax payers money and giving these drug dealers more freedom to get their stock on the streets.
Like Sue, it's legal in my state as well now although 'medical' marijuana has been legal for some time. All up and down the peninsula I live on there were lots of so called medical marijuana stores. Sure seemed like lots of people needed it cause there never was a place to park at any of them
Now that's it legal here, just saw an article in last nights newspaper the latest problem. It's illegal to smoke in public places but the people are lighting up joints in public places especially bars. Not sure how this one is going to turn out!
Not my thing. Tried it in the 70's with my girlfriends several times and it made me barf everytime! So not into barfing.
Yes, there are many many things in this world which influence us but having seen the effects of drugs on peoples lives first hand I will have to say that the effect is one of the more negative ones. Drugs ruin lives of not only the person taking them, but also the people in that persons life.
TJ, yes, it's a funny thing. I think it's the same here. People are allowed to have it for health reasons under prescription.
There are many chronic and terminal brain conditions that are painful or disabling (Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, bi-polar).
Hash seems to alleviate some symptoms in many sufferers, whereas prescription drugs have failed or are cost prohibitive. The downside is that abuse, addiction or multi drug use has anti-social behavioral outcomes.
Denis
What I'm talking about is the illegal use and growing of it, especially on my street.
This drug is often produced in poor quality by Triad gangs in London, which are not a nice bunch of people. They employ illegal immigrants who have no passports and are themselves often mistreated by these gangs.
Furthermore the people who begin by supplying hemp illegally often also supply other drugs, which are highly addictive. The people I know all started off from buying hemp illegally, and then moved onto Ecstacy, Cocaine and then harder things like Crack or Heroin. 2 are in prison as dealers. One is dead, and the other is divorced and turns into this manic uncontrollable depressant when his body screams for the stuff.
So in all 4 cases lives were ruined. Not only their lives but the lives of their families. I know drugs have benefits, hell, when my kid has an asthma attack we reach for the nebuliser, and it's saved his life many times. Maybe some people would love having this stuff growing in their neighbourhoods, and that's their choice. I'm just very surprised at the lack of police response. It also ruins the property it's grown in due to the damp. It will effect local houses prices as who will want to move into a house where there is a constant smell of hemp. I guess you just need to experience it. I know you guys are trying to help. I'm just shocked at the police attitude.
It is an entire economy help to live in certain areas of cities... it is a fairly complex problem
The other problems you mentioned are unfortunate and legal reforms are needed to solve some of those. The association of pot leading to other drug use is an old argument, but it's often a false one. To the extent that association is valid, it is due primarily from the fact that it has been made illegal and clumped together with the other drugs in the laws. I'm sure that most drug-abusers smoke tobacco and drink alcohol too, but that is because people of that sort abuse all sorts of vices, legal and otherwise, and health concerns are not even on their radar.