Is there an anonymous way to report sons dorm neighbors selling and smoking marijuana? He feels very pressured and uncomfortable. He wants to report it but scared to use his name and room number. It’s in a freshman dorm.
Of course. I would assume an anonymous letter to the Director of Residential Life would be an option. It could be stated in the letter that it is unsigned so as to avoid repercussions. The same letter could be sent to campus security. Depending on your state, pot, is still illegal isn’t it? Even if it is legal, it can’t be sold privately can it?
If it has nothing to do with him, why would he want to report it?
What is making him feel pressured and uncomfortable? Has he told them he isn’t interested?
If your son’s roommate was the one doing it I’d understand the issue. I don’t get why he’s affected by random people on the floor doing it though.
Agree. If it isn’t his roommate, he should stay out of it.
Maybe he could request a transfer to substance-free housing, if that option exists at his school.
I can definitely understand that your son is uncomfortable in this situation. Is there a way for him to request a move to another dorm?
Well, besides the smell, the way “random” people on the floor act when they’re high, the increase in petty theft that often goes with marijuana use, the possibility of the whole floor getting raided by RAs, security, or the police . . . well, no, I don’t know why it would affect him at all. :))
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A proportion of college students smell like drugs and alcohol and act like nuisances while on drugs and alcohol. None of this is unique to the OP’s specific issue (that selling is taking place on this floor).
I think the other claims need to be warranted. I’m not sure how much petty theft increases among users, but I’m even more unsure that actions of others justifies people searching your dorm. But again, unless they or a roommate are breaking policy, I don’t think they should be worried.
The specific word used in the OP was “pressured”, I don’t see how anything going on here is pressuring. If my roommate was selling/smoking in the room I would have a problem. I’m not sure about this. I understand that switching from a substance-free environment to one where people actively use substances can be discomforting, but I also don’t think reporting the issue will definitely yield good results (especially if people already suspect his apprehension).
I think he should report it. Using it is one thing, dealing it is quite another. And if he is bothered by the smell, he has every right to complete about it.
@Empireapple has some great advice
Never mind.
A bunch of stoned college kids can barely walk across a room without bursting into laughter. I wouldn’t be too concerned about petty crime. If one kid stole something, the others would probably turn him in out of paranoia that they’ll spend the rest of their lives in jail 
I would leave the stoners alone, but substance-free housing is a good idea.
By the way, @drudlefish, what state is he in? In a week, it could be legal where he is.
Wouldn’t the first step be to talk to the RA about it before one contacts campus security? Is the goal to have a better living environment or is the goal to have kids kicked out of school or the dorms? I would recommend the son see if he can transfer to a substance free dorm, if one exists.
He seems paranoid. Are you sure he isn’t smoking it too?
Oh good grief. I’ll take over-exaggerations for $1,000, Alex.
What do you mean he feels pressured?
People have a right to face their accusers. If people are pressuring your son to take or sell drugs, he should officially report them. If they’re just smoking and he doesn’t like it, he’s better off ignoring it and moving to a substance free dorm.
If you make an anonymous report and the dorm is searched, how is the college going to determine whose drugs they are? Some kid’s innocent roommate may end up getting in serious trouble. Your kid could get suspended, expelled, or arrested because the college won’t know he’s the one who made the report so he’ll be just as much of a suspect as every other kid. Is your son sure his roommate doesn’t smoke and just doesn’t do it near him because he knows he doesn’t like it? Once you get the college disciplinary ball rolling, there’s little you can do to stop it.
I think your son should move to substance-free housing.
In a court of law, not in a dorm hallway.
If he wanted them arrested and charged, then yes he should come forward. Sounds like someone just needs to tell freshman to tone it down, the University is not going to raid the dorm and have students arrested, that would look bad on their crime statistics.
I think the suggestion to request a move to substance-free housing is not a bad one. I was in a similar situation my first year and absolutely hated it. A good dorm situation at a different college the next year made me appreciate how much a good environment can affect your happiness.