So I am a medical marijuana patient in WA state, where marijuana is now legal. I live in an apartment building that has a no-smoking policy. I abide by this policy. When I want to medicate I go out for a walk with my dog.
Here is the problem: I keep my supply in mason jars, and have to open them now and then to let them air out. The other day, while I was not at home, my landlord called and said I was not allowed to smoke in my apartment. I was caught off guard by the call, and it took me a moment to realize that she was accusing me of having smoked in my room. In the moment it took me to realize this, I said to her, "Okay." To which she replied that she had smelled "it", and that "it" was strong and that if I wanted to smoke I had to do it twenty-five feet from the building. Again, I said to her, "Okay." And that ended the conversation.
What I gather is that, earlier in the day, when I was at home, she, or one of my neighbors, smelled me airing out my jars and took the smell to mean smoke. Obviously this is a very poor and unsound conclusion--to assume that smelling weed means weed is being smoked. But on the other hand, I can understand my landlords perspective: that if a tenant complains to her about the smell, that complaint, that dissatisfaction, has the potential to threaten her income (i.e. if the tenants, who are mostly families with kids, complain and decide to move out, then she has a vacancy to fill). I do not feel it is wise to argue with my landlord. I do not want to be evicted. I have taken steps to insure that when I open my jars I run fans and the oven vent, but still, the situation has me concerned. My question is, what are my rights here?
Marijuana is newly legal, so my feeling is that a lot of people have not really adjusted to that yet, and still think of/ operate with the idea that it is illegal. Nonetheless, the law is the law. And in possessing marijuana as a medical marijuana patient (with all of my certifications on hand) I am not on the wrong side of it.
Any advice would be appreciated. I'm not planning to do anything like talk or complain, and I think that airing with the vent has solved the problem. Still, I'm curious, because I do not want to find myself evicted or create any unnecessary conflict.
Also, this lady is a white lady (uptight and white), so she has her whiteness going for her too. Which is/ has always been a little bit intimidating to me.
Here is the problem: I keep my supply in mason jars, and have to open them now and then to let them air out. The other day, while I was not at home, my landlord called and said I was not allowed to smoke in my apartment. I was caught off guard by the call, and it took me a moment to realize that she was accusing me of having smoked in my room. In the moment it took me to realize this, I said to her, "Okay." To which she replied that she had smelled "it", and that "it" was strong and that if I wanted to smoke I had to do it twenty-five feet from the building. Again, I said to her, "Okay." And that ended the conversation.
What I gather is that, earlier in the day, when I was at home, she, or one of my neighbors, smelled me airing out my jars and took the smell to mean smoke. Obviously this is a very poor and unsound conclusion--to assume that smelling weed means weed is being smoked. But on the other hand, I can understand my landlords perspective: that if a tenant complains to her about the smell, that complaint, that dissatisfaction, has the potential to threaten her income (i.e. if the tenants, who are mostly families with kids, complain and decide to move out, then she has a vacancy to fill). I do not feel it is wise to argue with my landlord. I do not want to be evicted. I have taken steps to insure that when I open my jars I run fans and the oven vent, but still, the situation has me concerned. My question is, what are my rights here?
Marijuana is newly legal, so my feeling is that a lot of people have not really adjusted to that yet, and still think of/ operate with the idea that it is illegal. Nonetheless, the law is the law. And in possessing marijuana as a medical marijuana patient (with all of my certifications on hand) I am not on the wrong side of it.
Any advice would be appreciated. I'm not planning to do anything like talk or complain, and I think that airing with the vent has solved the problem. Still, I'm curious, because I do not want to find myself evicted or create any unnecessary conflict.
Also, this lady is a white lady (uptight and white), so she has her whiteness going for her too. Which is/ has always been a little bit intimidating to me.