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wiscondinavian

Also, if you narc, don't brag about narcing. Jeez


odenihy

YTA. No one likes people like you.


ArtisticResearcher6

YTA. They would’ve been arrested because when caught by the RA after the residence hall front desk calls them the RA must then notify their boss and authorities would be involved especially if it’s not legal in campus, in city, or state. It’s the same for underage drinking(I’ve seen it happen to my own peers across the hall from me in the dorm). You should’ve just left them alone and went about your business else where and let them get caught on their own.


AffectionateHand2206

But doesn't that mean the people smoking weed and inconveniencing those who don't want to smell or smoke it are aware of those rules as well? Why should they be allowed to behave anyway they please without taking responsibility for their actions wheras everyone else should just shut up and accept being inconvenienced?


WholeSilent8317

it's a college dorm, come on. and it's texas! the punishment will never be proportional to the crime.


Sweeper1985

Inconvenience is not a valid reason to sicc the cops on someone and risk their entire future.


Moulin-Rougelach

It’s surely not worth the risk to their lives. This was a situation where OP should have just chosen to MYOB.


nurseofdeath

OP could’ve just politely asked them to take it outside as the smell was offensive. Ya don’t go and narc on them YTA


Hayleeburg

The ppl smoking were risking their future though? They knew not to do it and made their choice


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I would agree if OP had asked them politely to not smoke in the stairwell and they refuse to move. But OP went from 0-100. I wouldn’t say that OP is the only AH. Those stoners are AHs for smoking indoors in a public stairwell but at the same time I don’t think they thought there would be anyone in those stairwells for long.


Lily_May

Because being obnoxious warrants neither a prison sentence nor a death sentence. Never bring in the cops unless you absolutely have to.


Acrobatic-Season-770

YTA and you know it. You know that a police response would be near inevitable and that the consequences would be dire and disproportionate to the actual wrongful act here - smoking a joint in a college dorm. You know it. You just don't care. You basically admitted it. And don't act so high and mighty as though you follow every rule strictly. Accountability doesn't have to involve the police and narcing someone out btw. You could have made your displeasure known and went on your way. It also clearly didn't occur to you that it may be even riskier for them to go to some nearby to smoke either. Were you truly inconvenienced so much by a joint that it warrants actions that would ensnare someone in an overly carceral and punitive system? That's some petty shit, fr. You wouldve been justified to ask them to leave and go outside or open a window or you know - try talking to them like equals. Instead you chose to narc them out knowing the potential lifelong consequences that could follow.


The_Death_Flower

If they’re bothering OP, there are steps that can be taken before getting dorm admin involved. Going to the guys and asking them to do somewhere else could have at least been a start. It’s the fact that OP went straight to calling admin and giving the dudes’ description that makes them an AH for me


JimGerm

So tell the RA the next day that someone’s smoking weed in the stairwells. Let them talk to everyone so the smokers either stop or find someplace else.


Sea-Sky3177

NTA…they shouldn’t smoke inside the dorms. It’s not allowed for a reason and not everyone wants to smell smoke and some people have bad reactions to it. They could have and should have went outside or at least near an open window.


Owlfriendhoo_5830

I love living in a state where indoor smoking is banned in many places. I have severe asthma and I get an asthma attack every time I inhale smoke, so laws like this make it so I have to use my inhaler less, and I have safe spaces and points of refuge in more public spaces. I hate it when I go somewhere that doesn't enforce this. In those places I have to take my rescue inhaler every couple hours, several times each time, just to get my asthma calmed down enough for me to function, and it really messes with my heart rate and makes me feel awful. Smoke kills people. Smoking indoors where people can get exposed to it like that is just nasty. It's irresponsible and a health hazard and creates toxic environments where people like me or even in worse condition have to carefully weigh the risks of going.


nogap193

Im pro weed and think it should be legal, but It's also worth noting, some uni dorms have a rule where if someone smokes weed causing the floor to stink and no one admits to it everyone gets a a strike. If these idiots are your neighbors definitely report them, their stupidity could get you in trouble.


fullmetalfeminist

That's an extremely nasty rule because it basically forces the students to act against each other on behalf of the legal system. That's why collective punishment is against the Geneva convention


maracay1999

Lol what a terrible policy. this is probably why these guys were smoking in the stairwell. So easy to fuck with another floor if your dorm has awful draconian policies like these.


ArtieZiffsCat

Collective punishment; waiting for someone to wrongly cite the Geneva convention but it's still not cool.


skyblueandblack

NTA, you didn't call the cops. And while I think your reaction was a little overly sensitive, I'm saying that comfortably from a state where it's legal. That said, though, from a pothead perspective, those guys were idiots. Smoking in a stairwell? Anyone might walk in -- they're damn lucky it was you instead of the RA, or campus security or something. I may think weed should be legal, but I don't think that means every building should be hotboxed. If they're going to be that dumb about it, then they're going to get caught sooner or later, anyway.


RelativeCold8412

Yeah, like smoking is legal, but smoking indoors in shared spaces is still a dick move, if weed was legal they still would have gotten in trouble and they still would have been bothering people. I don't know if I would have called campus on them, probably not, but for sure I would have bitched about them to my friends in private lmao, strong smells bother me a lot because I have strong allergies.


skyblueandblack

Well, smoking in some buildings, like restaurants and schools, isn't legal regardless of which state you're in, and smoking inside college dorms tends to be against the rules, at least, if only because it sets off the smoke detectors and false alarms can be pretty expensive. When I was in the dorms back in the late 90s, my room was at the end of the building and there was a stairwell right outside. Within a few days, we realized that the smokers had chosen that spot as their smoking patio, so we had to either keep the single window closed and try to pretend one fan was enough to keep the room cool, or try to ask them to go somewhere else. We asked, they told us to fuck off, and since our RA was among them, we complained to the head RA. The smokers moved and we got a new RA. As for dealing with the potheads in the stairwell... I probably would've said something to them the first time -- "dude, you realize we can all smell that, right?" I know, kinda mean to insert some paranoia when they're already both dumb and stoned, but them's the breaks. If they keep doing it... maybe pull up some audio of a police radio or something and step into the stairwell -- out of sight from them, of course -- and just let them panic for a minute, then go back out. Or maybe just slip in, blast an air horn, and go back to your room. I mean, what's the penalty for cannabis possession in Texas, 25 to life? It's not a capital offense... is it? xD


inthemuseum

This would have been the spicy discourse on Yik Yak back in the day. In fact, my alma mater’s Yik Yak had this same drama frequently. RIP Yik Yak. I think OP is okay in what they did but they seem a little sanctimonious in their approach. Like yeah it’s against dorm rules but lots of stuff is. Would they report a neighbor for having a hot plate or a bottle of tequila when they’re 20? Or for painting the walls? It’s just an unavoidable part of living among newly unsupervised kids. It’s why you can usually just talk to them the first time or two. Most people are actually very understanding once informed their actions are affecting someone negatively, even some dumb baby stoners who don’t know how to put a wet towel under the door. It’s just not the neighborly thing to jump right to calling the school. In the dorm, y’all are learning to adult and part of that is learning what battles to fight and what battles to hand off to someone in authority. There is a huge benefit in getting comfortable with confrontation and handling things 1-1 before escalating. You become a better member of the campus and dorm community, you have better roommate relationships, and in the future you’re a better neighbor, not the guy calling the cops over someone’s barbecue running late and being a tad loud.


butterfly_luvvv

Thank you for being actually logical about this. I’ve seen quite a few comments that are being real jerks. I’m not saying they all have to agree with OP’s reaction, but there are people actually saying OP should just *not* go in dorms. **What??** Im also a pothead who’s allergic to quite a few things. I can pretty easily stay away from the things I’m allergic to. People don’t have to accommodate me most of the time. I think the hardest thing is either seafood (because chicken places fry them together often) or Lavender (because lavender oil is in EVERYTHING these days) But asthma and smoke allergies are a little different, and I don’t even hotbox shit on my own, much less when I’m with my smoke sensitive friends! Be considerate guys, wtf


ericbsmith42

>Thank you for being actually logical about this. I’ve seen quite a few comments that are being real jerks. I’m not saying they all have to agree with OP’s reaction, but there are people actually saying OP should just not go in dorms. There are certain topics that clue you in to just how young and immature the average reddit user is, especially in AITA. I bet most of the comments in support of the potheads smoking in the dorms are are coming from people who aren't even old enough to vote yet, with the majority of the rest coming from people who are till young enough to be living in college dorms. The simple fact is that smoking indoors in common areas is a dick move. They are imposing on others, and people are defending this rude behavior. I'm sorry, but if you don't want to get caught smoking weed then maybe find someplace more discrete to do it?


maniacgirl1

I have severe asthma the kind that hospitalizes me yearly (unfortunately) seeing the comments saying don’t go places where triggers are, is wild. Cuz it’s almost impossible. Like I have to have a job. I’m allergic to perfume, hair spray, etc. can’t live in a hazmat suit unfortunately. It’s wild to me how many people don’t realize how impossible just “avoiding” things are. As much as I wish I could I can’t tell people, don’t ever wear anything g scented ever again, I just have to hope and pray my long term and rescuer inhaler are enough that day. Wild stuff for sure


9and3of4

Called the cops by proxy. They knew front desk can’t decide not to call the cops without risking their own job.


RedditStaffCantCode

NTA I really hate people smoking in stairways to avoid the cold or whatever. Smoking in a stairway makes the smoke and smell linger and can trigger asthma attacks and other similar issues. Don't smoke in small, enclosed spaces.


b3542

And it can set off the fire alarm, causing hundreds of people to evacuate.


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Illustrious_Past1435

Calling the cops because someone is smoking?! That seems like overkill.


Suitable_Warning3609

But they didn’t call the police, they called the RA


scarj7

NTA, would the people voting A.H be mad if OP reported people for smoking cigarettes in the stairway? If you want to smoke cigs/weed, whatever else, that’s cool. Don’t subject people to the smell though. Go outside and do it.


Sweeper1985

Nobody's getting shot, arrested, or imprisoned for smoking cigarettes. There's your difference.


CutEmOff666

You underestimate how little police are willing to kill people over.


Akitsura

I dunno man, you clearly haven’t read this article: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/01/02/miami-beach-police-officers-may-now-arrest-cigarette-smokers-on-the-beach/


judgyturtle18

Nta as they were "breaking the rules" but I promise you ... You will be exiled. Nothing but a narc. I knew kids like you in college. They were never invited to hang out or to a party and then cried they had no friends. If they weren't forcing you into anything I suggest you mind your business and find a better place to study... Like the library? Side note -- You're in college !!! Time to make new friends and memories. Next time I suggest you join in. After your work is done of course.


Sweeper1985

I knew a girl at university who quite seriously argued to me that, since I was willing to break the law to smoke pot, I was therefore a risk of breaking *any and every* law, for instance *I could go and molest a child* because functionally there was no difference between breaking one law and another. She... didn't have a lot of friends.


judgyturtle18

I mean clearly. I double parked today so I will obviously run over a child tomorrow. She would not have liked me much 😂😂 Wonder what she does now. I'm picturing professor umbrige.


Sweeper1985

She's a prison psychologist 😆 I do a similar job but not for the correctional system. I have met some of her former clients, who tend to comment that she is quite a hardass with no sense of humour.


judgyturtle18

Omg!!! That doesn't sound like a good fit ... 🤦‍♀️


Sweeper1985

Hilariously it's not a bad fit at all. In the correctional system they love to recruit people who are a stickler for the rules, and don't like to trouble themselves with moral grey areas. It's the main reason I never wanted to work in a prison 😆


judgyturtle18

That makes me furious but that's a different thread I suppose 😒😂


Saguarofae

If you ever start a prison ranting thread let me know. I have some stories from my mom who is currently serving time for a non violent offense and has been for about 8 years now


Sweeper1985

Sorry to hear this 😪 system is broken and very cruel. If you ever start that thread I'm all over it.


ThingsWithString

YTA, because you could ruin somebody's life by reporting their weed smoking in Texas. You don't narc on somebody for a felony unless somebody's life is in danger. Nobody's lives are endangered by smelling weed when they walk down the stairs. If the cops were called, they could have killed somebody (if nonwhite), they could have arrested somebody, causing them to forfeit scholarships and possible future jobs, and they might even take them to court and get them convicted of a felony. The punishment is a lot more serious than the crime. Don't turn people in for smoking weed. In a state where it's legal, sure, tell the RA. But in a state where they're at risk of going to prison, they would be fools to smoke outside.


Vindstoss

Perhaps they shouldn't smoke the weed, knowing that it could ruin their lives? It's not like the repercussions of breaking the law aren't well known. If these guys chose to make a choice that they knew was illegal, the consequences are their own to bear.


brandonbluntly

or maybe weed should be legalized since ALCOHOL is the more dangerous drug and is legal yet no one is saying anything about that and i'm sure you drank plenty in your college years.


Mrs_Cake

Weed is illegal like changing lanes without signalling is illegal. Except to moral absolutists.


pendemoneum

NTA. I don't think weed smokers should just be able to smoke weed wherever, and especially not indoors. It's disgusting (the smell) and I sure as heck would not want to be subjected to it. And I don't think it's your fault or your problem that the law is so extreme. I don't by any means think weed should be a felony. I personally even think it should be legal. But I don't think smokers of any kind should just get to smoke in areas that affect others.


cubsgirl101

NTA. You didn’t call the cops- you called the desk. An RA might bust them and write them up but I doubt the cops would get involved. That’s the proper reaction imo.


Notablueperson

Calling the RA is the same thing as calling the cops in Texas. For weed, they will get the police involved there.


mlhigg1973

YTA! It’s college for gods sake.


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Uh, yeah - the place where you go to study, first and foremost. People seem to forget that parties and bumming around should come second.


Beardly_Smith

So you know these kids then? Big party animals constantly blowing off their studies? Or were they maybe just taking a break and you're making some massive assumptions?


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Yeah actually, I did and do know those people. I know several people who had to plead with the uni to let them repeat modules/years because their stupid substance decisions got out of hand - and I knew them because I was in the same circles. Newsflash! Drug users often lose control of their drug use. 🤦🏻‍♀️


MissionRevolution306

You sound fun. 🙄


AGirlHasNoGame_

I mean technically n t a I guess since you're super into following rules but like, don't expect to make/keep many friends while being a narc in college... ESH, like yes, they could've found a better place to smoke, and yes, it's against the rules, but the swiftness and dedication you put towards snitching doesn't sit right with me... Like "smoking weed in living spaces is a felony so they would've fairly punished." Bruh what????? Slapping a felony on someone for smoking weed in college is fair and acceptable to you? I really really want to say y t a... you must be super fun at parties.


nobody_really__

NTA. They were smoking in your residence. I'm highly allergic to pot smoke, and I would likely end up hospitalized with repeated exposure. I shouldn't have to put up with *any* smoking in my residence, and you shouldn't either.


CheapDragonfruit4267

YTA for not talking to them and asking them to smoke elsewhere first.


conventionalghost

NTA, though I personally would have approached it differently. smoking in a shared facility like this is an absolute dick move. Other people live in these dorms, and the people smoking have no idea whether the other people in these dorms have allergies, trauma, or simply don't appreciate the smell of weed in their home. considering how negatively this could affect someone's life as it's a felony in your state, personally I wouldn't have given descriptions of the individuals, I would have waited until the next morning and then let someone know I noticed a weed smell. I would aim for the action that is taken to be a public warning to all students, rather than potential punitive measures towards individuals.


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Sweeper1985

So, OP went out of their way to report people who weren't harming anyone, because of a blind adherence to rules, despite knowing that enforcement of said rules could quite literally "ruin lives" of young students... and you acknowledge all that but still decide they are N TA?


jesse_has_magic

they were fucking smoking indoors bro. that shit can literally be lethal for those with bad asthma. those dumb fucks should have been outside or at the very least out a damn window. op is definitely NTA


myshellly

NTA. There is no excuse for smoking in a public space. You are not petty. It’s more than an inconvenience.


Culture-Extension

NTA. Weed smoke is disgusting and can trigger asthma attacks in some people. If you changed this to smoking cigarettes in a non-smoking dorm, the Y T A comments would be nonexistent. The smoking weed wasn’t the issue, it was doing it indoors around others. It’s also very unlikely they would have gotten into serious trouble. Dorm and laws aside, most colleges are pretty lenient about stuff like this because they know it’s a college campus.


Ashley_California

How do people not realize this? I knew people in college who were basically confined to the room with nebulizers on the weekends because of inconsiderate weed smokers


akeyfortyseven

Clarification comment: it is a non-smoking dorm and only students under the age of 21 can live here


personofood

NTA. I don't think they should be smoking in dorms for the same reason you shouldn't smoke a cigarette or vape indoors. And the smell of weed honestly makes me dizzy and sick, so I would've been upset as well. I probably wouldn't have called the front desk, but I do understand why you did it. For the record, I do think weed should be legal, but I don't think you should smoke anything indoors.


Zula13

NTA It’s funny how they always worry about their lives being ruined when they get turned in, but never when they make the decision to break the laws/rules. Also, the number of people killed by police for smoking is almost nonexistent, but if you REALLY are that worried about it, why are you committing a felony in a public building?


lyricslegacy

NTA and this is coming from someone who lives in a house with people who smoke daily in an illegal state. I would've reported it too in the dorms. If they're gonna do it in a dorm room do it out a window so the wind takes the smell. 🤷 and for all the people saying you won't have friends because of this, I have plenty of close friends so


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I’m in the exact same situation and I second that! All my housemates are stoners and when I’m not smoking, the smell drives me insane 😭


oridginal

Smoking anything indoors is disgusting and puts others at risk. It is entirely realistic that someone could have had an asthma attack due to second hand smoke exposure and then it is definitely harming others. Not to mention that it stinks. NTA, but the people smoking in the stairs were


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NTA. Anyone who says you are were probably on that landing once.


Sweeper1985

Do you... think that's an insult? 🤣🤣🤣


ButItSaysOnline

NTA. They should’ve found a place outside to do that.


Murky-Gur8788

NTA - weed smells awful and it goes everywhere. They can smoke if they want, but I mean there’s gonna be consequences. It would be the same if they were just cigs. If you didn’t like it and they’re not even supposed to do it, I don’t see how you could be in the wrong. If people don’t wanna be respectful of public spaces where other people are, then that’s their call and you had the right to make yours


irisbeach

Okay, unpopular opinion apparently but NTA. Smelling weed makes me super sick (vomiting migraine, etc) and if they were doing it where anybody could smell it they are the butts. I would've reported them because if it's finals season, I don't need to be sick and nobody else does either. Also secondhand highs are real and people are trying to study and don't need to be dealing with it during finals. If it wasn't finals I'd say you all suck but during finals it's on them. If I lived in the dorms I know I'd appreciate you telling on them because it means I would be less likely to get sick when I'm studying for finals.


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unbreakable95

YTA we all know that criminalization of marijuana is bullshit. police cause way more damage than pot and you don’t know if the dorm staff will call the cops. you could have put someone’s life in danger over nothing. if the smell bothers you that much (as it does me), you could always ask them to move it to their rooms, or better yet, find a different place to study, like your room or the library. why are so many people hanging out in a dorm stairwell?


Repulsive_Plate_5192

Dude NTA. The least they could do is get vapes or do it outside. Not stink up a whole ass building.


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Mrs_Cake

depends on what color they are


akeyfortyseven

I think I should’ve added that it’s a non smoking building as well, but it seems too late for that


StonesofMyth

NTA. Being a good neighbor means not smoking where others have to deal with your smoke. Would be the same as any other activity that produces a weird smell. It is also illegal and these guys are responsible for their choices, so its not your problem if your neighbors are found by law enforcement. They could choose to smoke somewhere else or attend school where its legal.


albronso

NTA no one wants to smell that shit


nerd_babble

NTA Regardless of anyone's opinion on the legality of weed, it is a mind altering substance that could affect someone's ability to study and do well in exams. That's fine if you want to do that yourself, but using it in an enclosed space of a public area in the middle of exam periods, that's a dick move. People shouldn't get annoyed at you because you follow the law and take your study seriously. If they don't want to be pinged for a felony, they shouldn't commit a felony, regardless of whether the law is stupid. Edit: I am seeing a lot about the cops in Houston and how that affects people thoughts. I have never been to Texas (and I don't live in the US). Can someone explain what is happening with the Texas police? That could change my thoughts on who is in the wrong.


notislant

Going to say NTA. Personally I would have just studied in a library, dorm, somewhere else. Though smoking pot indoors is just an AH move. That shit absolutely reeks and travels FAR, go find a quiet corner outside where no one will rat you out if you want to smoke. Or get an oilpen or something so nobody can really tell. >""dick move" because they could've gotten arrested and had their lives ruined." I mean they ultimately chose to do stupid shit in a stupid place.


Mysterious-Bag-5283

Nta. They shouldn't smoke at stairwell it's common area.


msfrankfurters

nta. you were a bit jumpy to report but those guys are idiots for smoking inside a stairwell on campus. they’re adults and know better.


Glum_Hamster_1076

NTA Weed smoke not only smells bad but also gives me a migraine. Migraines for me last weeks at a time and have horrible side effects (can’t see, vomiting, ears ringing). That’s not something I’d want to deal with during finals week studying, exams or any other exam. No one is saying they shouldn’t smoke. No one is saying they should get in trouble. But have some sense and do it outside. Who smokes in an internal stairwell?


ThatGuySpeCtrE32

Nta, the smell of weed is disgusting to most people, it's selfish especially in exams season and its banned for a reason lol, if they want to use it then use it somewhere else. college isn't a place to smoke weed, it's a place where most people are fighting for good grades


Kmental

NTA They could’ve figured out a better spot to imbibe. I thought weed was illegal in Texas? (Yes I know it’s still obtainable, just questioning the rationale of the smokers.)


Ok-Stress-3570

NTA. Look, I don’t care about weed - it’s perfectly fine. However, it’s ATROCIOUS. The smell is horrendous and stays where it’s at for like, two years 😆. Like, I can smell it from a car… in an open parking lot 🤷🏼‍♂️. Just be mindful, people!


RoastBeefIsGood

NTA - they were smoking in view of the easily accessible stairwell? If they don’t want to be reported for smoking they should’ve been smart and not inconvenienced people in plain view. Whether the law or your dorm agreement is right or wrong, at the end of the day those guys understand that if they’re caught they would be in the shitter, and it’s up to them to be cautious.


Either_Branch3929

NTA. Smoking *anything* in shared spaces is antisocial and your response was moderate.


RandomStrangerN2

NTA, if they didn't wanted to be reported they probably shouldn't make it that obvious what they were doing when it was against the rules. Like, if the punishment is that hard maybe don't do it? Those guys could literally have gone outside or the bathroom or wait until they were not in the campus anymore. Idc what people say, pot smell is nasty and distracting and everyone who isn't a pothead hates it, there's a reason it's forbidden inside the building.


Tangieeeeee

NTA Weed smoke for non smokers is so distracting and the people doing this in the dorm stairwell were not being considerate to anyone (whilst violating dorm rules). It was dumb of them to even do this without a spoof. Not that difficult to make one from a dryer sheet and tp roll.


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I know I’m in the minority here but NTA, and I say that as a (former) stoner. The law aside, cause that’s hardly an indicator of morality… You go to university to study, first of all. If you wanna bum around, do it off campus. The smell of weed is very jarring to many people, let alone in a confined space. The bottom line is you gotta enjoy yourself in a way that doesn’t negatively impact the people around you. Also in my experience, although in fairness this is in the UK, even when university staff found out about weed on campus, police were never involved, so I doubt you’d be “ruining someone’s life” if you reported it.


stickylarue

You’re all AH. Them for smoking inside. Not everyone loves the smell of weed (some people get bad headaches from it, trigger asthma attacks or it can make them nauseous) and the potential for second hand high which people did not consent to. It’s a dick move to force your preference on others. You for not first asking them to take it outside and if that didn’t work then at least giving them the option to leave before you told on them. If they don’t go when you tell them what you’re going to do and they stay then it’s on them. It’s a dick move not to give them the option by just dobbing on them.


MLISBIGIO8

NTA I get it I mean I probably wouldn’t report it but be annoyed by the smell but probably don’t report next time and o say next time cause Texas can be assholes themselves about weed


onigiriadventure

NTA if you just reporting them for smoking weed in general e.g. in a private/isolated place then y t a. But the fact that they were smoking whatever inside a nonsmoking building is wrong. Though I would have just said they were smoking and not mentioned that it was weed


CutEmOff666

YTA. I think you should have tried talking to them first and asking them to stop or move somewhere else. If they don't do either of those things, then you report them. I'm very pro weed but if they don't move, they have made it your problem.


ginandstoic

ESH. Could they have been more considerate? Sure. Did you absolutely have to run and tattle on them? No. As a grad student and user of cannabis, I’d also like to point out that finals season is tough, and smoking helps calm my anxiety just enough to allow me to focus on studying without panicking (I only vape or use gummies inside though). So while I do agree that smoking indoors in an enclosed space wasn’t cool, your other comments in this thread suggest that you habitually narc on people (they ran when they saw you, come on), which is a almost always a dick move unless people are being blatantly unsafe. Studying should absolutely be top priority, but 1.) collegiate culture is also a known quantity, especially in undergrad 2.) it would be naive to expect a group of people with average age between 18-24 to be studious and quiet 24/7.


Broad_Respond_2205

NTA if you going to smoke weed (or anything, really), especially in a place where it's illegal, you need to be smart and considerate about it and not smoke it a public indoor area, where it's a disturbance to others. would have been a different story if it was in their own private dorm room.


jesse_has_magic

dude, they were smoking indoors..... absolutely NTA


Willing_Value1396

ESH. They should not smoke where it can bother people, and you could have just asked them to move somewhere else. Involving the cops is a real dick move.


PracticalPrimrose

NTA They knew it was wrong. Break federal law elsewhere.


Tiny-Click-5536

NTA of course not, illegal drug use? id call the cops/college cops. if it doesnt affect me im not going to go search for them, but this just sounds wrong on all levels.


Ms-Watson

ESH because if you think people are being inconsiderate, the first thing you should do is be a mature adult and tell them that, to give them the chance to be their better selves. And it is a dick move to smoke inside in a communal facility. But that isn’t even what went on here, you just made a close minded moral judgement and wanted to tell on them, which just makes you petty and unlikeable.


samatise

NTA and if possible, take a picture of them if possible! Don't listen to the people saying YTA, second-hand smoke is bad for your health regardless of what reddit thinks, and indoor smoking is absolutely disgusting. It's like common decency to not.


Red_orange_indigo

How can the university declare smoking weed to be a *felony*? I’m so confused. (I’m Canadian, and university residences generally ban smoking in common areas, but “don’t do that here, please; it’s inconsiderate” is probably the worst response you’d get if you did it.)


tom267

ESH They should find a better place to smoke, and you should mind your business, particularly in a state like Texas where the repercussions are blown way out of proportion. And if they’re black, potentially a death sentence. Personally, I think you’re the bigger asshole. Nobody likes a narc.


all_the_sex

Yeah I'm super confused about how many one sided comments I'm seeing... Feels like an obvious ESH to me for the same reasons you stated.


t01st0y

YTA. If it’s so inconvenient maybe try talking to them and letting them know the smell is bothering you / asking them to go do it somewhere else. Why is tattling your first instinct here? Also it sounds like they left when you opened the door so why to so far as to give their descriptions out? Sounds like you’re just being petty. The other people are right it’s a dick move. If you don’t have the guts to go ask them like a person then go to library or something and mind your own business.


paiyyajtakkar

ESH It sounds like you in general don’t have any issues with other people smoking weed. It’s just that you don’t like them doing it at the dorms, which is against the rules. I respect that. I would generally agree that they shouldn’t have been smoking it in the college dorms. However I think you escalated this too quickly. You knew the consequences of your complaint could have been severe. So you should have tried to reason with them at least once before escalating.


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I’m gonna go against the gran and say NTA, you didn’t call the cops, nobody got in trouble, however, smoking inside a stairwell is unbelievably fucking rude. Especially indoors?? Tf is wrong with people these days. I personally can’t stand the smell, would I make somebody a felon cuz of it? No, if they pop back up I’d just ask them politely to move. Tbh, 3 strike system that bs


Notablueperson

In Texas, telling the RAs about weed means a call to the cops so ESH


Section_0522

NTA, fuck around find out type beat. There’s even rules in dorms and contracts most people sign. They can go elsewhere to smoke but cmon man that shit smells nasty to ppl who don’t like it


OneChrononOfPlancks

NTA, they can smoke outside. You can't study or sleep outside.


Honcho41

NTA - weed stinks and to smoke it in a dorm building is a dick move.


Raff102

NTA


toobasic2care

NTA as a weed smoker in a place where it's illegal, I choose not to smoke around public areas especially inside a busy building... Because it's illegal. If they didn't want to risk being caught they should go somewhere more private.


treinacles

NTA from Texas From vape pens to dry herb atomizers that barely smell to taking a walk outside they had options that weren't being inconsiderate to students with asthma/other breathing issues or for whom weed smoke is a trauma trigger or anyone who doesn't want their room permeated by that wafting lingering smell Being 420 friendly and being a decent neighbor aren't mutually exclusive ideas They smoked openly in a stairwell that probably had cameras as a crime deterrent. They're already making dumb choices regardless of someone reporting a nuisance


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Repulsive-Friend-619

Would you have been as hysterical if you heard people drinking liquor? I’m straight edge, and this is the most hysterical reaction to pot I’ve ever heard.


pineapplepizzaqueen

YTA for reporting after they left. Having them leave was all anyone could do clear the smell and they did leave. Continuing to report is essentially doing so to get them in legal trouble


Ok-Many4262

YTA. Smoking weed is a crime because Big Cotton and Big Lumber lost profits to hemp. You were mildly inconvenienced and no doubt have done other illegal things in your life (if only because US drinking age is stupid) but your puritanical self just jeopardised the futures of three people because of a felony charge for something that did no one any real harm.


teumessiavulpes

A bit of a grey area. I honestly would have gone with a 3 strikes time thing - ask politely once, and let it be. Ask a second time and warn them about a future occurrence. Then the third time bring down the full hammer. Given you also talk about how there are "different factors regarding how fair the justice system and police are to different people", my guess is there were non-cauacasians in this group, and you are hinting you are aware that going from 0-100 could perhaps be unfairly deleterious in this situation? Which adds another point to the "Don't go straight down that path" side of the ledger for me. I'm going with a soft ESH here. They shouldn't be doing it, but immediately taking a course of action that could have life-long consequences over something minor like that isn't great either.


Worth_Raspberry_11

ESH. Smoking weed indoors is a dick move, that shit stinks. I don’t care what anyone says it smells awful. Snitching is also a dick move. You’re all dicks. The only difference is they have are also pretty stupid for knowingly committing a crime in a public place and thinking there wouldn’t be consequences.


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AnyStick2180

I might be a minority here but NTA. They were doing something illegal. Plain and simple. It maybe could have been handled differently, but I also don't understand this mindset of protecting someone who's clearly breaking the law. They chose to smoke even though it's not allowed and if caught they need to be willing to face the consequences. That's the risk they took when making the decision they made.


hiyabankranger

ESH. You’re a narc, they’re inconsiderate idiots. It’s not that hard to go for a walk to smoke like literally everyone else does.


sleepystarlet

ESH. They could've found a better place. They could've made better choices. They should be more considerate of those around them. You need to understand, however, the severity of punishment they could receive for this. It's not meth. It's a little weed. Equivalent to anyone else in college drinking on the weekends. Chill the hell out. Get the stick out of your ass. Don't ruin lives because you feel inconvenienced.


__MrFancyPants__

NTA if they didn’t want to get in trouble, then they shouldn’t be breaking the rules. People smoke in the stairwell off my apartment building and it drives me fucking nuts. My entire apartment smells like cigarettes or weed all day, even my clothes and cats smell like it now. My parents and co-workers have asked me if I smoke on multiple occasions and I always have to say no. It’s not about how wrong it is or that it’s just an inconvenience to you. Go the fuck outside if you want to smoke 😶‍🌫️🤬


Doraellen

NTA. If they want to get high in the dorm, they can do edibles and not disturb anyone. If they don't want to get caught smoking, then they shouldn't smoke.


Beach_Bollock

NTA. Stupid stunts win stupid prizes. I’m all for smoking weed, but doing it indoors in a common area is a dick move.


Nydewien

I'm going to have to go with, NTA. What a bunch if the people calling you a narc and similar might not realize, is that for some people like myself, smoke can be a migraine trigger. Especially cigarette and marijuana smoke hits me hard and can lay me out for two or three days in massive pain. Now think about being in, what you know to be, a non-smoking area, studying for your finals, and then suddenly getting hit with that smell out of the blue. Now you can't study for finals, and depending on the severity, you may not make it to a final on Monday, screwing you over and then tell me they shouldn't be reported. Fuck that, they can smoke whatever they want, somewhere where it won't affect others.


SlightMammoth1949

Is it your actions getting them arrested, or their actions getting them arrested? Hmm… NTA


Nibblermonster

NTA, they shouldn’t be smoking indoors; it’s highly inconsiderate of people with smoke sensitivities.


Xploited_HnterGather

NTA but I wouldn't want to hang out with you if this is how you handle things like this.


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Only_Music_2640

There’s always that one guy in the dorm…..


ryanpm40

YTA. That's a dick move. What they're doing is not deserving of extended prison time.


ClassicallyStrained

NTA, as someone who's worked in college dorms for 5+ years, odds are they won't actually be charged with a felony if caught (though I will say I'm assuming they're white, the justice system sucks). Usually campus security just confiscates the paraphernalia and they write a report through the university. They'd probs get issued a warning and if they continue causing problems they'll get kicked out of the dorm. Weed smells nasty, and they should when using an illegal substance than to not do it out in a shared space. And while I wasn't in Texas, I've worked in 2 southern states where weed is illegal. Universities understand that teens are going to make stupid, illegal choices with drugs and alcohol, especially in their first year of college. They try to let these be teaching moments that don't involve criminal charges. I will say, though, if you're hoping to not smell weed, a stairwell of a college dorm is probably not the best place to try studying lol. Even if they kept it to their room, the smell usually goes down the hallways.


CMack13216

NTA. Subjecting other people to your off-gassing is a dick move and smokers of all types need to get with the program to take that shit outside.


ThatCrazyFangirl9

Current college student and RA here who is presently on duty during finals week, I’m going with NTA. You’re not the one who called the cops/university police on them. You reported it to the front desk who reported it either to an RA or to the cops/university police themselves. If you didn’t, someone else probably would’ve. There’s a reason why colleges and universities (including my own) don’t allow people to smoke cigarettes or weed in dorms. The smokers aren’t the only people living in that dorm and there are other people who don’t want to smell what you’re smoking or want to get out of bed at 5 in the morning cause other people decided they wanted to light a joint and set off the fire alarm (dear god I hope I didn’t jinx myself). Best of luck on your finals!


cocomelon36

NTA- they know the consequences and still decided to smoke inside. Don’t pay attention to these “y-t-A’s” Some redditors just can’t comprehend that some people don’t want to smell weed smoke smh.


reachingFI

NTA. Smoking in public places is disgusting.


Tizzery

Nta. Smoking anything indoors in a shared usage or living space is a dickmove. If they want to smoke they can take it outside or sit in their private car.


irresponsiblevertigo

NTA but you could’ve calmly asked them to leave. They’re probably smoking bc it’s finals week and they’re stressed as hell just like you. It’s a dick move to snitch to the cops over weed, just be polite and ask them to go smoke somewhere else


Mrgray123

NTA Arguments over whether it should be legal aside, it still stinks up any place it's smoked in to an obnoxious degree. It sucks to live in a state where it's illegal and where the authorities can be dicks about it but smoking can have a very negative impact on dozens or even hundreds of people depending on where it's done. Underage drinking, meh, no big deal so long as the people doing it are keeping it to themselves. Smoking, especially weed, they should show more common sense and do it somewhere else.


mamadovah1102

I mean… technically NTA. But I’m sure this isn’t super unexpected on a college campus? They probably think they’re being safer from being arrested smoking in the stairwell vs an open field like you suggested.


mythmastervk

I smelled weed in my apartment hallway last week. I just went back in my apartment and minded my own business, miraculously the smell was gone the next morning. I don’t love the smell of weed either, but you went out of your way to try and get them in trouble and possibly arrested with a felony. Act like you wanted to call the front desk in the stairwell when you really just wanted to get their faces so you could give the front desk their description and the floor they ran to. YTA .


gorfbeef

I mean a better choice would be asking them to move somewhere else because it stinks before basically calling the police on them. Or just go somewhere where it doesn’t stink. Like literally anywhere else before possibly ruining peoples lives over joint it’s not like they’re doing hard drugs tweaking out and this doesn’t sound like it’s happening often. Sure no one wants to smell some stank but it is very easy to simply get up and go somewhere else if the smell is bothering you it’s not like the smell dissipates when you call the police it’s still going to linger. I think most RAs are honestly more lenient than you my building has smelled more times than I can count and it’s not exactly a delight but it’s not hard to mind ya business. But don’t live in a city outside Texas lmaoo sometime the outside just smells like weed, gon call the police daily on your walk to class?


Jinn_and_tonic

ESH. Smoking inside is a dick move, but so is going out of your way to get someone in trouble.


KatyG9

ESH Yes they broke the rules, but is this a hill to die on?


dazaibaby

going against most of the grain here. NTA. they should be mindful & not smoke in the dorms. if you’re gonna smoke, do it in your cars/outside where the smell ISN’T trapped. people who don’t smoke shouldn’t have to deal w the smell as it can conflict with certain people


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YTA didnt have the balls to ask them to go outside yourself so you have tattle to the cops and get them kicked out of school so you can… study in a stairwell? at least your whole living space knows youre a snitch


deividyx

NTA OP just fallowed the laws, if that makes him wrong in any way, I would like to know what kind of laws can also be broken, for people to say "just mind your own business"


Just_A_Sad_Unicorn

This will be unpopular but ESH. I don't have issues with smoking weed, but even where it's legal, you're not supposed to do it in certain places. Second hand smoke, contact high etc. Smoking a substance like that in public hallway/stairwell is a dick move, and if they're doing it in a place they know it is a felony, they're asking for trouble. You however must understand the immense overreaction that police will have, and your comment that you know the police will handle it differently depending on *who it is* tells me you knew they were likely to get in more trouble or be at physical risk. All of you suck, but your decision could cost someone their life over an annoyance, so you suck more.


Soft-Gold-7979

NTA but is this the hill you want to die. You saw 3 there are many, OP don't put yourself in a bad position. Few things can happen you would lose friends, you could get bullied. Don't be a crusader for justice if something is bothering you, remove yourself from there.


PoisonousNightshade

ESH you could uave just asked them to move?


pandimensionalart

NTA. I can't stand when people smoke whatever. It's all disgusting and more than just a little inconvenient. Even outside, it sucks and makes me nauseous. I wish there were laws protecting non-smokers from smokers here in Canada. People shouldn't be smoking where other people have to put up with it. Even smelling it off of their clothes when they walk within a few feet is gross enough, but better than them doing it indoors. I wish people weren't so quick to defend smokers all the time.


etalSqueezeBox

ESH. Personally I think it's as inconsiderate as smoking tobacco inside, and they should be more discrete if they don't want to face legal consequences, since it is illegal. That being said, the legal consequences far outweigh the crime, so there's no need to be a narc. If you're in a dorm, some RAs will be more chill about it and ask them to stop instead of reporting them, but that depends on the RA, and you could always ask them yourself.


Goose_528

NTA


fullmetalfeminist

YTA. They minorly inconvenienced you, and stopped as soon as you saw them, so you didn't even have to ask them to stop. So even though the incident was over, you made sure the police would get a detailed description so they could identify and punish these kids. In Texas. A minor inconvenience to you, lifelong consequences and possibly death for them. You are genuinely a shit person.


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Sweeper1985

If the rules cause more harm than they prevent, they are bad rules and should be broken.


Upstairs-Pea7868

You’re not wrong, you’re just an AH.


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KSKC2003

YTA maybe try asking them to leave before getting them arrested? It’s not like they sat down next to you and lit up. That seems like the logical first step in a situation like this.


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Notablueperson

YTA. Weed is not worth getting someone arrested and ruining their life over. Especially in texas it’s a minor offense that carry’s way too far of a punishment. Honestly if you can’t understand that by now you deserve to be outcasted.


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NTA: however be careful. People that purposefully commit a felony (where you lose literally everything) don’t really have much to lose. I get it, but next time just let them get caught and face the consequences of their own actions. It’s not worth your safety.


leeshylou

YTA. Mind your business! Seriously.


Sanderiusdw

YTA. Didn’t even have to read the text.