[Closed] Neighbours smoking (is there anything we can do)

No idea what the law is. If its against the law then you bloody well have a moral obligation to report them, irrelevant of what others think. It would be a crime.
If it is legal I sympathise. It sodding stinks. Foul.
Possibly in this case you proceed as if it was any other possible nuisance. Ask nicely then check if there are legal things you can do in the same way that you might eventually contemplate formal action about a barking dog or non stop music.
If your concern is purely a worry about their health, mind your own business.

Change your Wifi router SSID to "DrugsSquad"

CaptainFlashheart - Member

Option 1 - kill them
Option 2 - kill yourself
Option 3 - kill EVERYONE!

😯

... hhhmmm ... someone is slowly catching up ... 😆

As slackalice above - but hypothetically i'd disagree with use of 20 plants and leds, that's a great deal of plants to keep on top of, if it was me i'd go one of the newer style of lights such as a Dimlux 600w on a light rail and pay particular attention to the control of the growing environment as the control of what is known as "vapour pressure deficit" is often overlooked so you'd ideally use a closed loop PLC system, prob a dimlux maxi controller which could also dial in CO2 at 1500ppm during bloom, max of 6 to 8 plants using a IWS hydro system and you're good to go.

Then get in touch with Dr Geoffrey Guy at GW pharmaceuticals and offer your services.

In all seriousness don't be a snitch, just say to them the smell is very obvious and there are people talking about it, hopefully they'll be a bit more subtle in future and hopefully they'll be appreciative.

If they had a problem with you would you like them to bitch to anyone that would listen or TALK TO YOU?
Grow the **** up its a bit of green, it's not like it's crack, their only concern is getting the high score on mario kart!

I'm sure there's a mike skinner song about this

If you don't like them smoking you really shouldn't have set fire to them in the first place.

No idea what the law is. If its against the law then you bloody well have a moral obligation to report them, irrelevant of what others think. It would be a crime.

Comeo n, get a grip. Do you spend your life reporting every single 'crim' you witness?

Liking your style Somafunk.

I'd love to be able to grow my own personal plants legally. It'd be a great hobby that you could really get into. I imagine a 'STW Growers Thread' would be a goldmine of information.

DISCLAIMER: In theory only. I would never do it as it is illegal and therefore morally wrong and EVIL... won't somebody think of the children etc...

Forget the dope stoners, this is just a simple case of annoying neighbours.

At the beginning of the year, ours picked up 3 of the most annoying, barking little runts going. Same thing, different antagonist.

If it is eroding your happiness say something or shut up. We all have choices.

I told our neighbours to either train their dogs to stop barking at everything or keep them inside as my wife works from home and it was getting beyond a joke.

Incidentally, we're now moving house.

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You can grow [i]hemp[/i] plants perfectly legally*. It's the 'cultvating [i]cannabis[/i] for use and/or sale' bit that's illegal.

*Well, it's a bit complex, and you'd need a licence for the governemnt to do so, but basically, if you had a hemp/cannabs plant purely as a decorative house plant, and could prove no intent to cultivate it for the production of a controlled substnce, then it would be practically impossible to be prosecuted. Especially if it's a male plant.

just peep out of the window now and again wearing this. that should sort it

Incredibly realistic for 99p

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gwaelod - Member
Change your Wifi router SSID to "DrugsSquad"

nuke from space,its the only sure way to keep nw little england safe 😐

Do all your cooking outside on the BBQ and give them some serious munchies!

get some scented candles

Take all of their money...by installing vending machines full of junk food for when they get the munchies! 😉

Knock on their door, introduce yourself (if you haven't already met) and explain your concerns, and maybe ask them to limit their smoking to areas where it won't drift over to you, such as inside or down the far end of their garden.

mikey74 +1

That's the first thing to try surely?

Haha brilliant thread.

Mikey74 +1 then if they ignore you tell the local cops when the dealer comes round.

I'm a little fed up with my neighbours and their friends constantly smoking weed.

Knock on their door, introduce yourself (if you haven't already met) and explain your concerns, and maybe ask them to limit their smoking to areas where it won't drift over to you, such as inside or down the far end of their garden.

Its your problem, its their hobby, its a slippery slope next you'll be standing by the road in a hi viz jacket pointing a hairdryer at cars

Alcohol abuse kills 2.5 million people worldwide each year. The green stuff has led to exactly zero recorded deaths. Ever.

Maybe find a different battle to [s]winge[/s] fight about (FTR i was at the chelt race for life on sunday not spying on my neighbours)

Have you tried talking to your neighbours? You know like

"Hey I really can't stand smoke and have lost good friends to cancer and it is something I really can't stand. It is unpleasant having you canning weed all day long with smoke drifting into my property. Can we find an amicable solution so we can all get along"

If its against the law then you bloody well have a moral obligation to report them,

We have a winner........

Don't tell the cops.. You can't tell someone you don't like them smoking weed, then call the cops. It's more than obvious who called them, plus, stoners are fairly paranoid anyway at times.
I wouldn't call the cops full stop, there is not a lot you can do. Yeah you probably don't like the smell but seriously, you can't do a lot.
My first post said call the Police, which I immediately said I wouldn't, and I stand by it. Don't call the cops. It does no body any favours. They are just enjoying a small pleasure in life
Just put up with it. Or like somafunk and slackalice said, profit from the fairly captive market. 8)

Is this the same neighbour that you had a falling out with over her kids?

The big question to me is it block or green?

I have the same issue. Though it has happened twice, new neighbours smoke in the garden and because of the weather / windows open it stinks out my house. Families with kids either side. I really don't like the smell, it makes clothes stink (I don't want to smell of weed in my job) and it affects the taste of food, like cigs do.

The four of them also make a lot of racket with stupid sounds and shouting with their windows open, presumably when they are high.

So I spoke to them and told them if they want to smoke to do it away from my house down the end of their garden or go to the park or something. I smell it once more, I call their landlord (I have already had to do this when they had bin bags of food and rubbish stuck outside the front of the house for 2 months) if I smell it again after that I call the police.

I'm not messing about with live and let live. It pisses me off, it is illegal and it makes my house stink. They probably think I'm a complete arsehole but do you know what, I actually don't care, they can think whatever they like as long as the keep the noise down, don't blow smoke into my house and don't dump rubbish.

Your choice is sit there and take it, in which cases probably best to try to forget about it otherwise it will eat you up. Or go and have a word, and then at least you have tried to take action.

I also expect them to be gone in 6 months so I can potential cope with that.

It's been quiet and smoke free for 2 whole days now, I think to be fair they just didn't realise how much it smells.

to be fair, proper stinky skunk, proper stinks.

grow them something milder, cheaper that way you are both happy

Do what we did, move in next door to an ex chief of police.

Ain't nobody smoking weed round our hood.

Someone's already given you pointers as to how to ventilate the area. 75mm Cellotex will keep the helicopters guessing and if you're clever with 24volt and LED's with a small solar array, it won't cost much to light.

A three crop rotation of about 20 plants will give you a very welcome boost to your monthly household income and enable you to go away on regular holidays too. Just don't forget the automatic irrigation system when you do

That's just about the most useful thing I've ever read on here 😀

Sod all of this liberal crap, you want to be a borderline drug addict then toddle off somewhere else and dont make other peoples lives a misery doing it.

I have nothing at all against people smoking occasionally and socially that dont inflict others with it on a constant basis, i can see why you are annoyed.

Call the police, it was illegal last time i checked...

lots of things are illegal, bet you all speed everyday

must be nice in your ivory towers

If its against the law then you bloody well have a moral obligation to report them,

We have a winner.......

Glastonbury would have been ****ing desolate this year then

pretty sure those nice one direction boys smoke, best get on to the fuzz...

If you must live in Marple...

it affects the taste of food

No shit. I believe it's even been known for stoners to attack takeaway pizzas. Can you imagine...

When I had my flat I never smoked (cigarettes) inside, always in the garden, just to avoid making it reek of fags - I have to say, I lived there for two years, and not until I saw this thread did I give any thought whatsoever to secondary smoke stinking out the flat above or houses next door. No-one ever said anything - I'd have been mortified if they had, and would had smoked further from the house.

Mind you, I'm very reasonable. 🙂

stole this from another forum

get the council to investigate under section 79 of the environmental protection act 1990 as they have a. legal duty of care to investigate.

[url= http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/section/79 ]here[/url]

Section 79(b) ‘smoke emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance’ is the relevant section. In this section smoke also includes the smell of smoke [Griffiths v Pembrokeshire County Council [2000] 18 LS Gaz R 36, DC per Kennedy LJ, VP].

you can also bring legal action yourself under section 83 of the act

or just phone the police on them. if it was me I would have no problem doing it as if it was affecting me. if it wasn't affecting me I wouldn't give a ****

Mikey 74, then if they ignore you, get a lawn sprinkler, set up so that the water drifts over the fence to their garden when the smoke drifts over the fence to your garden.

(A bit disappointed as originally I thought that the title was "neighbours smoking hot" and had hoped to see piccys :D)

IMO, you have two options - talk to them or report them. But not a chat and then report.

You can see from a few of the posts above just how arsey some folk can get if there's a suggestion that someone should be a bit more considerate with their smoking habits.
So there's every chance that talking to them will draw at least a similar level of response, if not worse, making reporting a more difficult future experience in the neighbourhood.
Make your choice, but if you are reporting them then don't give warning or let them know it's you. Nothing to gain, too much risk.

Nuke them from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

(Or just have a quiet word about the smell getting in your house, which most people would agree is not on)

Sod all of this liberal crap, you want to be a borderline drug addict then toddle off somewhere else and dont make other peoples lives a misery doing it.

I have nothing at all against people smoking occasionally and socially that dont inflict others with it on a constant basis, i can see why you are annoyed.

Call the police, it was illegal last time i checked...

I assume that you lot on the moral high ground will be reporting the dubious tax avoidance measures on the other thread, or is it none of your business?

Definitely have a quiet word. I like to think I'm very consciencous with my smoking, making sure away from any open windows and other people etc. as I understand it's simply not pleasant for it to be unavoidable, these people probably just don't realise that. Tell them it'd be the same if they were out smoking B&H all day.