As states join the movement to legalize marijuana, apartment tenants have begun to have a new problem: The smell of smoke. And it's not from cigarettes.
Apartment owners have been fielding complaints from tenants that they are coping with the unwanted smell of pot from their neighbors.
While cigarettes have long been considered impolite in buildings, the same isn't true for marijuana.
But the new legal smokers can be polite and do some things to mitigate the smell of their favorite weed:
Use a doob tube. This is easy to make. Just stuff a toilet paper tube with dryer sheets, then simply exhale the weed smoke through it.
Get an air purifier. These devices do some good at eliminating smoke smells and tend to prevent smoke from clinging to curtains and furniture.
Ventilate. Open a window (although this technique does tend to allow the smell to waft through apartment courtyards.)
Switch to edibles. This is better for the lungs and has no smell at all.
Try vaping. No smell clings to your body and what smell there is doesn't come from the end of the lighted roll.
At least light a candle. This won't eliminate the smell, but it could make it more tolerable.
Be polite: Don't smoke in halls or indoor public areas.
