Clueless: Can New Shoes Smell like Pot?

Pot always smelled a bit like skunk to me. I smoked quite a bit when I was younger. If the kid did walk around a skunk, the smell wouldn't just be on his shoes. If the smell is a pot smell and it is only on the shoes, (likely only one shoe) I would suggest that is where he stashed the baggie. It is possible too though that someone else placed a baggie in his shoes to make them smell to get him in trouble. I know the story seems lame but if you were in a group of kids that accused you of smelling like or smoking weed, you would probably blame any smelly thing that you could think of. :)

I have has at least 1 pair of addidas every year since I was in the 8th grade, they are may favorite kind of kicks...I have yet to buy a pair that smells like weed, dang it!...and I wouldn't mind it either b/c I LOVE the way pot smells!!

Hilarious.

I'm betting kid is smoking. The smell of pot is pretty obvious.

I know that sometimes the chemicals INSIDE the shoe smell funky.. but you have to stick your nose IN the shoe to smell it... I have never heard of someone's shoe smelling like pot, that can be smelled while being worn, and from that distance...

Sounds like *someone* needs to find a better cover story...

I would tell him to have a camp-wide search. Don't single the kid out, and check everyone's luggage for drug paraphernalia ... Either that, or just let it go.

So did anyone actually SMELL HIS SHOES, and think it was smelly????
Did his shoes smell like pot?

He blamed his shoes.
So someone has to smell his shoes.
And determine if it smells like pot.

BUT... to me, even if his shoes are smelly... it will not be THAT strong of a smell where everyone he stands next to or walks past... will think he smells like pot. Sure, some new shoes stink. And it might smell like pot.
But pot is pot, and it is not a shoe smell.
If someone is smoking pot... the air will smell and the smoker. But the smell will dissipate too. Or it may linger ON him/his clothes, if he was smoking in an enclosed room/area/car.

To me, someone has to smell his shoes.
Then see if it does smell.

The boy was accused... of smoking pot.
But it cannot be proven, unless the pot is actually found on him or in his belongings or if someone actually SAW him smoking it.

if you smoke pot out of the shoe=) i'm sure the kid used it...if not he wouldn't be so defensive and coming up with odd shoe stories

I am sorry, I kinda giggled when I read this. Sounds like something my friends would have tried to pull when we were younger. I was never into drugs in high school or college....alcohol was a different story. Some of my friends smoked and it does have a distinct smell, not similar to new shoes.

I think pot looks more like oregano and not that it smells like it.

I'd question how everyone in this group knows what pot smells like, and how one kid is being accused. A knowledgeable adult needs to get involved, the belongings OF ALL KIDS need to be searched, and no one child should be singled out unless/until there is evidence.

LOL, good one kid. Well, if people don't really know what pot smells like, then, maybe. But to anyone who knows the smell, a kid couldn't pull that one over on them.

I have never bought new shoes that smelled remotely like pot.

There is a saying that when you point one finger at others three more are pointing back at you.
Seems to me like these acusers may have more at stake than the kid.
How do these other kids/kid know what pot smells like? Maybe they are just as clueless and are trying to attack the kid that is different? I obviously don't know the situation (nor is that what you asked) but new shoes don't smell like drugs. If no one knows what that smell is, let it go. If someone does know what that smells like, question that person!
Good luck. Geesh - teens!

To me, pot smells pretty distinctly and I don't think it could be mistaken for anything else. You could always start attending some rock concerts and you'll probably smell pot then!

How old are these kids?

And no, I've never had any new shoes smell like pot before. Seems like a stretch there.

He probably put the pot in his shoes, lol! There is one plant I think smells like pot. It's kind of a skunky smell, nothing like new shoes.

ETA: Riley really covered all the possible scenarios! Although, it's quite easy to get pot on a plane, and a lighter... airport security is really terrible.

If it was just his shoes, then removing the shoes and inspecting them would clarify whether the smell (whatever smell it was) was from the shoes or not. I've had cheap products smell weird from the factory but more like burned rubber than anything else.

If the accuser is in charge of the camp, then the accuser can do a search of the children's belongings or bunks. I would look through everybody's stuff if it's that big of an issue.

My son has had a couple of pairs of shoes that when they get wet they smell horrible, sort of like a pot/skunk smell. One pair was even brand new and he walked in the rain and they started smelling right away. Washing them, spraying them with febreeze, and nothing helped. You could smell the shoes all over the house. We would get this a lot with the cheap kids shoes we would get when he was really little. I think it is very possible that his shoes smelled.

actually my mom had this smell in her closet that was that skunk pot smell but a bit more sour. She thought something had died in there. She took all the clothes out and was spraying and could not figure out what it was. Later she was shopping at Kohls and she walked by these shoes and she smelled it. She ran home and grabbed the shoes and was freaking out because she had found the source. She returned the shoes and the manager even agreed that they had a pot like smell. But they were cheap "cork" espadrilles. So it can happen. But that might not be the case.

I haven't smoked it but I've smelled it. It's like a blend of burned bananas and distant skunk. ::gag:: It's pretty unmistakable, but it smells nothing like new shoes or smelly shoes. If it did, I doubt it would have such a wide appeal.

Riley is spot on. I agree with everything she said. In fact, the first question I was going to ask was if anyone smelled his shoes!

I will add that he may have stinky feet that when added to a new pair of shoes, morphs into a smell that would remind someone of pot when they "think" they know what pot smells like. That's another thought.

Dawn

I have never smelled shoes that smell like pot.

The smell depends on the type of pot. Brown or Mexican pot smells kind of like dirt.

Green or purple, the most expensive and highest concentrate, smells like a skunk.

I doubt that it was his shoes but I would not punish him based on the fact that someone says they smell pot. If you are out in the woods, it is very possible that the smell they are smelling is a natural, nature smell. Remember, pot is a weed; it will grow wherever someone drops a seed as long as it gets water and sunlight. So I wouldn't suggest any accusations based on a smell.