My mom didn't know my brother was smoking - Some folks are very motivated about cleaning up after themselves to hide the smell. And he was surprised when his wife got home - So I would say that might be a factor...

It also makes sense because our sense of taste is closely connected to our sense of smell - so maybe she isn't a great cook and doesn't even realise it.

Also, if you've never been around people smoking weed much, you might not recognize the scent. But yeah, sense of smell might also be a culprit.

I have a friend who cannot smell weed. Her sense of smell seems to be pretty normal in general and her cooking is fine, she just can’t smell pot (she doesn’t smoke anything, ever, so it’s not that she’s acclimated and nose-blind). But that’s ONE friend out of however many zillion people I’ve known.

I have an absurdly keen sense of smell. It is UNBELIEVABLE the things I can smell! And yet I’ve never sensed weed smells on ANYONE. I recognize it when it’s smoked in front of me, but that’s it. I likely don’t detect it simply because I don’t know what it smells like on clothes and furniture, maybe because I don’t know many weed smokers. At any rate, my point is that there ARE those of us who can’t tell someone’s been smoking it unless their eyes are red and watery.

I have partial anosmia. I've had it my entire life and I'll be 47 years old soon. What I cook I like, but no one else does. As an example of my wacky taste buds - scent of skunk is the best thing in the world. The smell is the same as broccoli and teriyaki. They all smell and or taste the same to me - teriyaki. I looove the smell of skunk. Another example - I can't smell ammonia. Came in handy as I grew up - I was the one that shovelled out the barn and chicken coops. No problem whatsoever. Just a couple of examples. And for the record, I can't smell weed either.

I think it could be real, but the husband just made the whole thing about taking a few hits to get munchies as an excuse. He may not smoke that frequently, but for some reason made up that story when he was caught red handed. Also, from her description seems like she didn't know what weed smells like since she smelled it when coming home but didn't understand what it was until she saw the joint. She might just be a really naive person.

My mother in law had no sense of smell but her cooking was good enough. She didn't enjoy cooking or eating very much, but she could put a tasty meal on the table. I can't imagine that OP didn't notice the smell of weed, I've never dabbled, but I recognise it alright. It seems strange that husband needs to smoke because her food is so bad, isn't ketchup the usual remedy for this?

As for being aware you're a bad cook, my mother absolutely insists she's an excellent cook. The truth? Her food is barely edible. I barely ate as a child because of it and it lead to daily problems - and you have no idea how badly she reacted when I practically inhaled food at anyone else's house. Even as an adult, I go out of my way to avoid anything she's cooked. I'm not the only one who feels this way about her cooking, but she genuinely likes what she cooks...

I agree with you