I didn’t associate it with a skunk. I always thought it was a sandalwood sort of a smell. Oh, well, that just goes to show you that I do NOT KNOW what marijuana smells like.
You should come to the Bay area (Silicon Valley) and visit Google or any start-up, the stench inside the office/office staff is Marijuana.
I think it’s skunk when it’s growing and sandalwoodish when it’s being used, smoked, whatever.
There are numerous grow operations, large greenhouses, about 10 miles from the farm and we drive by them on the way to Simcoe. Smells like skunk. I had never smelled that before. Years back I managed a large apartment complex in Hamilton, and I got to know the smell in the hallways when someone was smoking up. Nothing like skunk.
Don’t feel bad...I was at a July 4th fireworks and said outloud...somethings burning...people in front shushed me real fast! I had no idea it was pot..
I was kind of like you Jermain. I thought smoked marijuana had sort of a sweet musky smell. I did know when as a plant it smells like skunk especially when harvesting it.
Here is what Google search said.
“Different strains contain different undertones, but all weed has a skunky, burnt rope smell when it’s smoked. The scent of marijuana is potent and lingers for quite a while; it’s one of the only substances that can be detected before it’s lit and long after it’s burned.Jun 2, 2020”