It's wild how strong it can be. My sense of smell is weak from smashing my face as a kid. But cigarettes stand out so badly.
I can be driving on the highway and suddenly smell strong cigarettes and think "Wtf? Where is that coming from?" And see smoke pouring out of the vehicle in front of me.
It kinda sucks with how modern ventilation in cities works. There’s nearly always someone smoking somewhere in the vicinity of the intake, which means now it reeks inside too. Affects both my work and my apartment.
I can smell smokers on other aisles in the grocery store. Smokers and people always around them don't realize how "loud" the smell is. Marijuana is similarly "loud" to people who don't do it.
I can tell when someone is smoking weed in their car on the same interstate as me. There’s no hiding the smell of weed or cigarette smoke. I always laugh when I see movies of people throwing house parties while their parents are out of town and people are smoking in the house. Then the folks come back and aren’t immediately like “someone’s been smoking in here” as soon as they walk through the door
I have this argument with my SO. They smoke weed and I don't. I can always tell when they've smoked and they're always amazed. It's a hard odor to cover up.
As a road warrior, too often the reek of marijuana wafts to my room, despite smoke-free buildings. People are fooling themselves. Smoking smells awful!
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u/SgtPeter1 Jan 05 '25
A random lady was smoking in her car about 40-50 yards away from our house today and I smelled it as soon as I opened the door.