Contributor: Timothy D. Pineda
There are a lot of things to like about cannabis.
For starters, it’s amazingly relaxing, and thought-provoking. You can have in-depth conversations with close friends, or simply giggle uncontrollably to yourself in a fit of sudden optimism. It can also do wonders for one’s appetite. After a few tokes, you’ll start to feel cravings for delicacies that you wouldn’t have otherwise. And, on top of that, everything tastes even more amazing than you remember.
Here’s How To Eliminate Cannabis Odor From Your House
That’s the great thing about cannabis – it makes everything better. Like, seriously, everything.
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It looks fantastic, too. Each little bud sports its own dank personality, and their unique characteristics help them stand out in a crowd. However, while their visual aesthetics are striking, it’s their scent profile that I personally admire the most.
The varying depths and frutiness that every strain can call its own, makes marijuana the most pleasant-smelling flower on Earth, in my opinion. The way certain potent strains can fill a room with pungent aromatics is next-level enjoyable. Honestly, if they ever made a Kush Cologne, I’d be wearing it everyday.
But, that said, despite cannabis becoming more and more accepted by society, there are still some people who don’t particularly want to inhale the fresh, super-intoxicating aromatics of ganja. These people are typically landlords and neighbors. Also, if a cop catches a whiff of your smoke session in a public place, they’re likely going to write you a ticket for public consumption.
This odor, as delicious as it may be, is a dead giveaway that you like to partake in the floral form of relaxation. And, even though it’s abundantly legal, sometimes you want to maintain a super low-profile, and removing the scent of cannabis is the best, most bulletproof way to stay anonymous.
I mean, if they can’t smell anything, they won’t suspect anything.
And, lucky for you, there’s a multitude of different strategies you can employ to ensure that you’ve successfully gotten rid of the smell of cannabis, altogether.
The very first suggestion I’m going to mention is also the most classic one: incense.
Incense can come in a few different forms, but they are all effective. For those of you who have only heard of incense, and never seen (or smelled) them in action, they are essentially fragrance sticks that deliver a thin strand of scented smoke when lit.
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This is often a preferred route of scent elimination because of its smoky aspect, and how it adds a level of tranquility to the overall peaceful ambiance of a quality smoke session.
That said, many don’t enjoy this approach, as they see it as too stereotypical.
By that I mean, if you even own incense, people will automatically assume you only have some to cover up the scent of weed. Also, should any nosey neighbor be walking by, and catch a whiff of some Nag Champa (a type of incense) or something, they’ll share that same suspicion.
In addition to that, some people simply feel like these scent-providers only mask the cannabis odor lingering in the area, making for a “stuffy” smoke session.
Personally, I don’t agree with any of those naysayers. I feel like the implementation of incense is the most aesthetically pleasing way to rid your living quarters of cannabis scents, but it’s completely up to you, and your personal preference, when it comes to these fragrant sticks of greatness.
If you’d rather employ the odor-killing powers of a common house-spray, like Febreze, that should work just as well. Only, it won’t provide any trippy, smoke-inspired visuals for you to get lost in. But, again, that’s totally your call. Can’t go wrong either way.
Don’t have any spray or incense? No worries.
Simply head on into the bathroom, preferably with some traditional matches, and get to smoking. Now, by all means, I don’t think you should fire up a massive blunt or bowl without any preparations in place first. So, if you happen to require the private confines of a bathroom in order to smoke undetected indoors, you have a couple options that you could go with.
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The first is pretty simple. Simply hit the switch for the fan, usually located in the ceiling of the bathroom, before doing anything. This should provide some minor ventilation, as it typically is tasked with removing super gnarly odors from that tiny room on a regular basis.
Since it’s not the most powerful ventilation system, you can only rely on it getting rid of a few “baby tokes” at a time. In addition to that fan working to the best of its ability, you’ll want to strike a few of those matches to help mask whatever cannabis scent that may still be lingering in the air after each hit.
Or, you could go another route, and do something that is often referred to as a “Jamaican” (or “Hawaiian”) Hotbox.
In order to do that, you’ll want to fire up that shower of yours, and make sure it’s nice and hot. That should create a solid, steamy environment for you to get your smoke on. The thick moisture in the air during this somewhat-warm smokeout will take on the majority of odor from your session, as they both get ventilated through that very same fan we were just talking about before.
For good measure, when conducting such a tropical, THC-filled Hotbox, slip a thick towel underneath the door first. That’ll encase your smoke even more, allowing you to puff away in peace. Plus, it feels like you’re getting high in the middle of a tropical rain storm – it’s awesome!
But, you could do other DIY things to mask the marijuana smell in your house, as well. For instance, people say that burning popcorn is a great way to accomplish this same goal. But who wants to linger in a room that smells like burnt popcorn? Gross. Sure, it would eliminate the scent of cannabis, but in doing so, it would eliminate my good mood along with it.
That’s why I think it’s best to go with, what I call, “The Dorm Filter.”
I call it that, mainly because it was how I was able to smoke, undetected, in my dorm room during my freshman year of college, and it couldn’t be easier to make.
And when I say that the construction of this device is “easy,” I really mean it.
In order to make a proper “Dorm Filter,” you’ll need a toilet paper roll, some rubber bands, and a few sheets of fabric softener – the more fragrant, the better.
Then, simply secure 1-2 of those sheets onto one end of the empty toilet paper roll with some rubber bands. Make sure they are resting tightly against the opening of the roll. Inside the roll, you will stuff an additional 3-4 fabric softener sheets.
And, boom, that’s how you make a “Dorm Filter.”
Now, all you have to do is take a toke, and exhale that bad boy, out of a window, through your newly-created “Dorm Filter.”
The smell won’t stand a chance of surviving against all of those layers of fresh, fragrant fabric softener sheets. Also, the smoke, itself, will dissipate so much, you’ll wonder if you even took a hit at all! And, at the end of the day, I’d rather get high in secret, with the help of some nice smelling fabric softener sheets, instead of ruining my mood with some charred Orville Redenbacher.
But, hey, maybe that’s just me.
