another neighbor problem

[KMG]

All we can do here is assume. Yall are assuming that he is just a smoker or just sells weed. He may be just a smoker but he may be selling harder drugs. We don't and can't know here. Passing the info to the police is easy, won't lead the neighbor to who turned him in, and much safer. I could figure out in a few days if the location was selling something and once that ball is rolling its easy to build a case without using the original source. I speak from experience dealing with this exact situation. We, the police, do not care what kind of drugs we go after.

[threezero]

cop: how do you explain this bag of dope i found in your car
felon: what are you talking about its just a small bag a reefer
cop: don't correct me you illiterate dope fiend
felon: dude how many times i have to tell you i only smoke weed

[KMG]

The presence of a 5-O on the board.

We actually have a good number of officers on here. You have been warned.

[ewaldrep]

I don't know, but you could just get over it. It sounds like what they are doing is in the privacy of their own home and you are just smelling it. If that is all you are observing then I would just chill on the subject. If you see a lot of problematic behavior, such as people coming all hours of the night, fights, etc. then additional intervention may be called for. The current movement looks like more states are going to legalize recreational use of marijuana so this may be an opportunity to prepare yourself for a brave new world.

[KMG]

You'd still be wrong, urban dictionary is just an example that is frequented and updated by people directly involved. Dope is not an umbrella term, which I should hope a cop would know. But, hey, I've met some pretty illiterate cops in my time. Sure narcs do deal in weed, but they usually have bigger fish to fry especially in my neck of the woods. I doubt they'd take the time for a small house.

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Ok, I'm illiterate and dumb because I don't use urban dictionary to define the words I use.
We use alot of terms and police jargon that I'm sure your dictionary would disagree with.

I'm sure the police in your area make plenty of arrest for weed. I'm surprised they haven't told you about them since yall seem to be close.

[threezero]

We actually have a good number of officers on here. You have been warned.

It all good. My mother was a police officer too, so are couple of my friends. Maybe its where i live but marijuana isn't technically legalize here but everybody is so lax about its almost been operationally decriminalize by the 5-os for simple possession. Is Houston that uptight on marijuana usage? unless your DEA of course than I have nothing to say

[KMG]

I personally will let many things slide. But that is me and only in small amounts. You can still be arrested for the smallest amount though by any department or agency down here.

I just think if you make the choice to smoke and its still illegal you should make a small change when your neighbor asks. Failing to do so I think they should get what they deserve.

[wolfy-hound]

The owner of the house should be really concerned because he can actually lose the house if it's busted as a drug house selling weed. As the owner of the property, even if he doesn't live there, they can take it.

No matter whether someone approves or disapproves, or if it might be legal later on, it's illegal right now. Use the cops.

Personally myself, I don't really care that much. I'd just use the smelly thing set near the place they smoke, perhaps set up a sprinkler that happens to overreach into the yard and comes on when your son will be coming home or leaving for school, perhaps.

And for the record, second hand smoke isn't really harmful either, that's a common myth set up by one study from someone who falsified the info according to the sponsors of the study. Either way.. I don't like to smell smoke from cigerettes, cigars, pipes, pot, burning tires or overheated brains.

I had a neighbor once who stood within feet of my window AC and smoked... sending the smell into my house. He persisted until the day he walked up and there was a new horrible odor. He only stayed a few minutes before leaving. Unfortunately for him, the bottle of "buck lure" deer urine I'd dumped there seemed to stick to his shoes. I hope he tracked it into his house.

[PigZilla50317]

I have the answer to your problems and it is simple "Pot heads" do not like to share their stash any more than they have to so go get a lawn chair set your Butt down and say "Lets Party" They will take the Chill elsewhere I promise! lol Nobody likes a MOOCH! lol

[Anatopism]

Landlords/home owners, speak with them again. Inform them of your concerns that you are concerned about the safety of your child, rather than involving morals about the topic, if you legitimately think there is a chance it's something more than just smoking. If it continues to be just them smoking on the side of the house, it becomes an issue of weighing out your own feelings about smoking weed and the law. Can you get over it and let them be while still being a good parent? Certainly, but that isn't for anybody here to decide but you. If you start to notice more suspicious activity (weed or no weed - He might have issues with people that are serious, but have nothing to do with weed), more yard fights/yelling matches, by all means call the cops. Do what you need to to keep your family, and the neighborhood a safe place.


To anybody else...
Why did this turn into a pro vs against weed thread?? This is a situation the OP is uncomfortable with, and something the law currently agrees with. I have no issues with weed, if done at an appropriate age, and I would not want a child of my own to smoke weed until they were old enough to responsibly do so. Likewise, the OP has every right not to have their child exposed to it if they don't want them to be, ESPECIALLY when it is illegal. The OP suspects there might be more going on, due to the behavior of strangers who stop at the house - not simply a bias because they smoke weed. Weed dealers in the PAC NW are considerably different than those I knew about in Lincoln, NE. You'd think that Seattle weed dealers would have a greater chance of dangerous encounters, and that Lincoln, NE is the safe place. The difference is that it is widely accepted (and now legal on the state level) in one place and not the other. It's easier to get harder drugs in some areas of NE than weed, because it is villanized much more so than here in WA. It's silly to assume that a certain location implies that dealing any illegal substance is safer than in another. It's still illegal, it still costs money, and it can still be damn shady. Even those with a medical license here in WA before it was legalized state wide, were not the safest or most easy going places - I don't say this from speculation, I speak from experience from knowing people who sectioned off entire portions of their houses, dedicated to growing the stuff. This is NOT a comment for or against the stuff, simply my experience regarding the manner. To assume all pot smokers or dealers are peaceful hippies who just want to have a good time and eat some doritos is blind optimism.



In case anyone forgot what the OP was posting originally:

my neighbor moved and rented her house out to her cousin and husband...they have no kids...and smoke weed all the time...i have no problem with there bad habbits when it only involves them..to each there own...but there bad habbit is leaving a bad smell all in my front yard on a daily basis...and i have a 9 year old son who is curious about what the funny smell is...i have talked to the owner of the house about 2 months ago and nothing has changed..and i have talked to them and asked them to do it in another part of there yard..and stil nothing has changed they prefer to do it in the front yard on the side of there house next to ours..i cant move we are buying our house...and i now belive the male who lives ther is dealing too..over the past couple weeks people have been coming to there yard and stoping for a few mins but never getting out of the car and than leaving...yesterday the male who lives there was arguing with somone in a car beccause he "didnt pay him all his money and he wont give him no more "help" until he is paid up"..the words my son and i heard when we walked out side to leave.....what do i do? i asked my brother to talk to one of the police officers he knows and he said to call the cops on them when they are outside smoking but..by the time the cops make it here they will be finished...so its going to look like im just calling for no reason..plus if its not enough weed all there going to get is a slap on the wrist and told not to do it again..than im going to have problems with the neighbors...im stumped...but im tired of being sufficated by the stinch and i dont want my son thinking its ok any advice?

Horrible analogy time, everyone ready? OK.. here we go...

Parent: I really don't like when I'm at the park with my son and I notice that these people continue to walk their Yellow Lab in the park, off leash. It's illegal to have the dog off leash in the park, and honestly, I'd be OK if they could just take their dog to another part of the park where the kids don't play, but they just wont listen when I have asked them about it. Besides, I've seen this dog show some possible signs of aggression when their owner has tried to take the ball away, and I'm more afraid that a kid might get hurt if the dog gets too close. What should I do?
Responder: Dogs are wonderful creatures. You should just teach your kid to ignore the dog and keep to himself on the playground. Especially labradors - Labs NEVER bite people, they're the nicest dogs out there. That sign of aggression you thought you saw was just the dog playing, I know this because it was a lab, and they don't bite anybody. Ever.


Yup.