Anyone else notice the smell?

[lyonspride]

I notice it all over the place, it's become very common over the last 5 years........ Aldi is probably the main one, that place either smells of BO or cannabis.

[rufusgti]

Harji said:

Driving under any influence (alcohol or drugs ) is wrong and stupid. I don't understand it, many moons ago when I used to smoke it, good quality stuff as well, I smoked it in social occasions, listened to music, chat and then raid the pantry after. I dont' understand why you need to smoke a joint on your own while driving, I really don't.

Because people who smoke a lot of weed will tell you how they can relax and function better after a smoke. That they are not high after smoking a cheeky one on the way to work, just calm and focused. I can only presume thats utter nonsense but i'm not qualified to argue otherwise. This is kind of what i mean by socially acceptable. In wide circles of the uk it is just that. The same as alcohol was maybe 25 years ago?? Remember anyone ever claiming they may drive better after a pint.... I do. Its almost parody now, but i remember people coming out with nonsense like that. It would not be socially acceptable to say that now. But for some reason weed doesn't hold the same taboo.

[Aidancky]

Probably depends what kinda of areas you drive in. I never smell it here in Yorkshire.

[DonkeyApple]

lyonspride said:

I notice it all over the place, it's become very common over the last 5 years........ Aldi is probably the main one, that place either smells of BO or cannabis.

But at least it’s cheaper than Waitrose BO or cannabis?

It is the public smell of the loser though, just like stale BO.

[95JO]

I know a lot of people locally who do it, often recording themselves smoking a joint, whilst speeding etc... How they've never been caught out, I don't know.

One of my close friends got done for drug driving shortly after passing his test... Safe to say he doesn't do it anymore after paying £3k insurance for a few years

[Doofus]

95JO said:

One of my close friends got done for drug driving shortly after passing his test... Safe to say he doesn't do it anymore after paying £3k insurance for a few years

Well, at least his reasons for not doing it any more are unselfish.

[stinkyspanner]

DonkeyApple said:

It is the public smell of the loser though, just like stale BO.

It certainly is, I can't quite put my finger on why but it is really council.

[Catatafish]

stinkyspanner said:

DonkeyApple said:

It is the public smell of the loser though, just like stale BO.

It certainly is, I can't quite put my finger on why but it is really council.

It's not very clever either. The strong smell is almost totally absent when vaping dry weed. There will be many people flying under the radar whilst quite stoned and hardly anyone will notice.

[Pothole]

Roman Rhodes said:

I’m now paranoid that I have an inferior nose! Are people really saying that from within their car, windows closed, aircon on, they can drive past another car on the motorway and smell cannabis?

What will happen to all the redundant sniffer dogs?

The answer from me is therefore no - never when driving. Very occasionally when on foot but no more now than in the past.

Where do you think the air comes from in your car?

I smell it often, especially when I'm on my bike.

[lyonspride]

DonkeyApple said:

lyonspride said:

I notice it all over the place, it's become very common over the last 5 years........ Aldi is probably the main one, that place either smells of BO or cannabis.

But at least it’s cheaper than Waitrose BO or cannabis?

It is the public smell of the loser though, just like stale BO.

Except it's not just those people, it's also students, graduates, etc..... If it was just the scummers, then nobody would be listening to the constant whining about legalisation.

[DonkeyApple]

lyonspride said:

DonkeyApple said:

lyonspride said:

I notice it all over the place, it's become very common over the last 5 years........ Aldi is probably the main one, that place either smells of BO or cannabis.

But at least it’s cheaper than Waitrose BO or cannabis?

It is the public smell of the loser though, just like stale BO.

Except it's not just those people, it's also students, graduates, etc..... If it was just the scummers, then nobody would be listening to the constant whining about legalisation.

Anyone can be a student these days and many ‘students’ will go on to achieve nothing more than if they had gone straight into the work place.

But I doubt anyone really objects if someone gets stoned in private and that like alcohol and other drugs the issue is when it is public and infringes on others beyond a generally acceptable level.

I wouldn’t call people who smoke cannabis in public scummers, I tend to just consider them to be likely to be losers who have given up on moving forward and settled early and at an unnecessarily low level. A bit like getting a spiders web tattoo across the face.

[nonsequitur]

Aidancky said:

Probably depends what kinda of areas you drive in. I never smell it here in Yorkshire.

Lots of dedicated gardeners up there. No weeds.

[MarJay]

Back in the summer I got hit with a waft of weed smoke from a car on the M25. That's the only time I've ever smelt it from a car, and it was a huge cloud that I couldn't miss. I was passing on my motorcycle at the time so it's hard to avoid really!

[lestiq]

DonkeyApple said:

Anyone can be a student these days and many ‘students’ will go on to achieve nothing more than if they had gone straight into the work place.

But I doubt anyone really objects if someone gets stoned in private and that like alcohol and other drugs the issue is when it is public and infringes on others beyond a generally acceptable level.

I wouldn’t call people who smoke cannabis in public scummers, I tend to just consider them to be likely to be losers who have given up on moving forward and settled early and at an unnecessarily low level. A bit like getting a spiders web tattoo across the face.

"I tend to just consider them to be likely to be losers who have given up on moving forward " and that, is why you won't see many admitting to smoking, because of this label. It's called prejudice. I see alcoholics as way way worse but thats my prejudice of growing up with one.

[dirky dirk]

Every day i drive past my mums retirement blocks and most of the time you can smell it very strongly
someone is growing it there i think, you can smell it all over the junctoin

Personally i think its proper council, i can iunderstand sopmeone doing it in the 1970's but now its much more common seems a real "council thread" thing to do

[C70R]

rufusgti said:

janesmith1950 said:

rufusgti said:

It's got to the point where it's socially accepted now I think.

No, it really hasn't. Change your friends!

Well you say that, but let me elaborate. amongst my close friends who are all hard working, morally sound, focused and healthy people. Most own successful businesses or have very good jobs, one's actually a police officer. My wider circle of friends include tradesman, media industry types, basically no scallywags. Yet i can promise, that I have for quite some years, never seen any hint of cannabis being classed as a taboo or socially unacceptable amongst my friends. And what's probably the most notable point in that, is that only about a third of them actually regularly consume cannabis.

Obviously, just as walking down the street swigging a can of lager is not socially acceptable yet alcohol clearly is. The same should be applied to cannabis i suppose.

This. Ignoring the driving thing for a moment, there's an interesting discussion here, and it transcends 'social class'.

My social circle is full of well-educated, successful professionals (lawyers, investment bankers, entrepreneurs). I'd suggest that a solid 50%+ are recreational cannabis smokers.

As someone who spends a lot of time in the US, it's surprising to see a subject about which the Yanks are so much more progressive in their thinking than us.

In reality, it's no different to having a couple of beers after work. British attitudes to it are shaped by that of the government and media, rather than the reality.

[Byker28i]

C70R said:

In reality, it's no different to having a couple of beers after work. British attitudes to it are shaped by that of the government and media, rather than the reality.

You misunderstand the UK condition where drinking has to be taken to excess and smoking weed too. If only it was one or two and in the comfort of home etc, but there's a lot of people light up as soon as they get in the car on the way to work, again when leaving and driving home...

[C70R]

Byker28i said:

C70R said:

In reality, it's no different to having a couple of beers after work. British attitudes to it are shaped by that of the government and media, rather than the reality.

You misunderstand the UK condition where drinking has to be taken to excess and smoking weed too. If only it was one or two and in the comfort of home etc, but there's a lot of people light up as soon as they get in the car on the way to work, again when leaving and driving home...

I'd say you're blowing it out of proportion, probably led by ongoing media attitudes. But it's not fair for me to tell you that your opinion is wrong.

[otolith]

lyonspride said:

Except it's not just those people, it's also students, graduates, etc..... If it was just the scummers, then nobody would be listening to the constant whining about legalisation.

You also get people who don't use it themselves but either think that it's an overreach by the state to regulate what people put in their own bodies or that prohibition is failing and doomed to fail, and object to the cost to the taxpayer of policing that failure.

[DonkeyApple]

lestiq said:

DonkeyApple said:

Anyone can be a student these days and many ‘students’ will go on to achieve nothing more than if they had gone straight into the work place.

But I doubt anyone really objects if someone gets stoned in private and that like alcohol and other drugs the issue is when it is public and infringes on others beyond a generally acceptable level.

I wouldn’t call people who smoke cannabis in public scummers, I tend to just consider them to be likely to be losers who have given up on moving forward and settled early and at an unnecessarily low level. A bit like getting a spiders web tattoo across the face.

"I tend to just consider them to be likely to be losers who have given up on moving forward " and that, is why you won't see many admitting to smoking, because of this label. It's called prejudice. I see alcoholics as way way worse but thats my prejudice of growing up with one.

It’s not prejudice, it’s simple, sad reality. Like drinking a can of special brew in the morning.

Plus, see my earlier comment in the thread with regards to the greater issues of people driving under the influence.

And I wouldn’t rank such smokers in the same camp as alcoholics by default as one is a serious illness and the other is a lifestyle choice of those who have chosen to go no further.

Edited by DonkeyApple on Monday 9th December 13:22