Quote Originally Posted by HighCee
So I've posted in a few other forums about this and I'm trying to get as many opinions as possible. Sorry if this is a bit long-winded but that's just how I write/talk. If you don't want to read all this, just skim it and then skip down to the numbered list at the bottom. Thanks!

I'm going to be renting a home for the first time and I'm confused about something. I live in California and just about every housing listing I see says "no smoking." When it doesn't say anything about it and I ask what their smoking policy is, they almost always say they prohibit smoking inside the home. Now, while I'm not a cigarette smoker, I am an MMJ patient and do smoke marijuana daily. This is not something I care to bring up with potential landlords as it's my own personal business and I am legally allowed to medicate under California law. I believe these "no smoking" policies are there to prevent smoke damage from regular tobacco use which isn't something I'm interested in doing at all. I smoke my MMJ with a water pipe so the only smoke emitted is that which I exhale and I only smoke a few bowls a day at most so there's no steady stream of smoke in the air like there would be if I smoked a joint or something. I also know that marijuana smoke doesn't linger or set into fabrics like tobacco smoke does. So here's my question: would I really be violating a no smoking policy with this behavior? Am I obligated to disclose my MMJ use to a potential landlord if they have a "no smoking" or "no drugs" policy? I'm not interested in growing, only smoking a small amount every day.

I guess this isn't so much a legal question as an etiquette one. I just want to know what the general stance is on this. I'm sure there are plenty of MMJ patients who rent homes with no smoking policies. How do you handle this issue? Yes, I understand I can use a vaporizer or cook edibles, but I really prefer to smoke my medicine. I mean, if CA eventually goes the way of legalization, how are they going to work this into rental agreements? I'm sure there are plenty of people like me who shun tobacco across the board yet still want to be able to smoke MMJ in the privacy of the homes they live in. Shouldn't there be special rules for us? What, do I just say I'm a non-smoker and go about with my business since it's so vastly different from the kind of smoking these policies were created for? Do I ask them if they'll allow occasional smoking with an additional cleaning deposit even though it has nothing to do with tobacco? Do I tell them up front I'm an MMJ patient and see what their reaction is?

This just really sucks because so far I've been searching high and low for listings that allow smoking (tobacco, I assume) and the only ones I've found are the trashiest places where I would in no way want to live. What do you think? Am I making this unnecessarily complicated? I really don't like having to be "sneaky" but I also don't want to limit my housing choices to only the crappiest dumps in town. I'd also prefer not to even have to bring this up with potential landlords but I understand if that's the case. What really is the case then? What does everyone else in my position do?

Here are the facts:

1) Many people in CA legally smoke MMJ at home
2) Many of these people rent their homes
3) Most of these homes have non-smoking policies
4) Most of these people don't vaporize or smoke outside

So... WTF? If I'm wrong about these facts, please educate me. I want to understand so I can make an informed decision about what to do.
Buy a vaporizer. problem solved, vaping is not classified as smoking because no flame or ignition is involved. read the cali smoking act very closely.