STINKING UP THEIR JOINTS

NY homes reek of pot

New Yorkers are being smoked out of their own homes — literally. Since cannabis was legalized in the city in 2021, Gothamites say they can’t escape the pungent odor even in their own apartments, co-ops and condos.

“The smell is so strong it wakes me up. Sometimes I get nauseous or allergic itchy eyes and a sore throat,” said business owner Delaney, 25. For the past six months, the odor has been unbearable at her fourth-floor Brooklyn walk-up in Cobble Hill.

“It’s been almost every single night, primarily in my bedroom,” she said.

She went to college in Oregon shortly after cannabis was legalized there, so she’s used to the occasional whiff. But this smell is next level, and it’s driving her crazy.

“I live alone so I often second guess myself or feel like I am overreacting, but then I had family in town and they walked into my apartment and said it smelled like it had been hot-boxed,” she said. Delaney has emailed her landlord about the issue, but was told little could be done so long as people are using cannabis in their own apartments.

She’s hopeful that once she can figure out who her smoky neighbor is, they can figure out a solution — particularly after recently renewing her lease.

Claire, 39, a married consultant, doesn’t have the option of not renewing a lease. She owns the Brooklyn apartment that she shares with her husband and two kids, and her neighbors are regular pot smokers at all hours.

In kids’ bathroom

“We’re talking 8 a.m. on a weekday morning, 5 p.m. bath time, and many evenings,” she said. “Their smoke goes straight into our children’s bathroom. It’s definitely a frequent conversation with our nanny, and on more than one occasion, our young kids have asked about the smell.”

Allison, a millennial entrepreneur who lives in a luxury rental building in Dumbo, has been battling weed smells since May. “We had a new neighbor move into the unit next door. Immediately after that, we started smelling strong cannabis smoke in our apartment, and in various common areas,” she said. “Some nights the smell is so strong that it wakes me up from my sleep at 2 a.m.”

The situation is especially frustrating because, according to her lease, the building is officially smoke-free.

“Management always gave us the runaround,” she said. “They . . . [said] it was difficult to pinpoint the source . . . so they couldn’t take action on it.”

Eventually, the building emailed her neighbor, which has helped slightly.