World News

22059 readers

1 users here now

Breaking news from around the world.

News that is American but has an international facet may also be posted here.

Guidelines for submissions:

Where possible, post the original source of information.
- If there is a paywall, you can use alternative sources or provide an archive.today, 12ft.io, etc. link in the body.
Do not editorialize titles. Preserve the original title when possible; edits for clarity are fine.
Do not post ragebait or shock stories. These will be removed.
Do not post tabloid or blogspam stories. These will be removed.
Social media should be a source of last resort.

These guidelines will be enforced on a know-it-when-I-see-it basis.

For US News, see the US News community.

This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Bothered by pot smell, she sued her neighbor to stop smoking — and won (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 1 year ago by ptz@lemmy.ptznetwork.org to c/news

23 comments fedilink hide all child comments

A D.C. judge has ruled that a man who smokes medical marijuana in his apartment must stop after a neighbor complained that the odor from his marijuana crept into her home and caused a nuisance.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Blissingg@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How would the courts treat making your own home edibles? Cause that process is smelly as well.

[–] Spacebar@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I don't agree with the ruling, or the sentiment, but making edibles is a periodic process. Smells once per week is a lot different than pot smoke several times per day, every day.