Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4
Legislation: Ganja is in fact illegal in Jamaica.
Unless you are making trouble, you would rarely ever be hasseled. There are extremely rare traffic search stops between Montego bay and Negril but you’d be more likely to be struck by lightning. I often stop on the way to Negril to buy buds from an old friend.
Law enforcement: Do not huff around police! This gives them an invitation to latch onto you for some bribe money. I’d rather spend my greenbacks on buds. Security gaurds at the resorts will generally look the other way and most often will sell you buds if you ask.
and also: “Be careful, don’t push their tolerance, Jamaicans are not all rastas and plenty of them will not appreciate you smoking in front of them. ”
Where to buy marijuana: Just about anywhere except police stations!
Rastas by the side of the road. Your taxi driver will help you. In fact you will do well not to be offered it unless you’re a more mature smoker! Make a friend of the barman. I’ve been offered crack, mushrooms, coke and all sorts of cannabis products in Jamaica. Be careful. Avoid crackheads at all times.
Marijuana prices: 1 oz. of what they call their best about $50.00
4 oz on branches ( seedless) just cured about $120.00
Bought good weed for $20 a bud. Once I broke it out, dried it, and took out the seeds, I had a good half ounce for the head. First hit I took got me messed up.
I have been smoking since 12 and now I’m 53. I couldn’t leave my room for an hour and a half.
and also: “These vary. A local will pay about 10 US an ounce
for top stuff. You may pay a lot more. Haggle.”
Additionally: Never buy what you are first offered, push to see better grades.
Marijuana brands: All sorts. Not all great. Usual rules apply: sticky, smelly buds are probably good, dried out stuff will be less potent. Strength varies enormously. I have smoked resin, called gum by the Jamaicans I think. Keen “tour guides” will take you out to see the ganja fields – hang out in the ultra touristy bars for a little while and chat to the younger lads.
More information: I am going back for more.
Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4
Legislation: In italy if you’re caught with less than 500 mg THC (about 5 gr. low quality hash or 2,5 high quality hemp) they only make you an administrative fine, with more, you risk a trial for dealing.
Law enforcement: In Italy the laws are often read personally, so if you are a cute girl maybe you can joke cops if you are some kind of immigrant you’re a little bit fu**ed up.
any kind of amount over a couple of joints goes with you to the police office.
Where to buy marijuana: CENTRUM – Piazza Teatro Massimo Area -> This square is the main smoking area by nights , so if you need some few joints during nights you can ask 4 a pub called “fondo bianco” which is full of pushers or going to the “nievskij scalinata – ladder?” – those places are for tourists in the nights, if you need some more big quantity there is a Napoli-style drug supermarket in the Quartiere S.Cristoforo a diagonal from via Plebiscito near Castell’Ursino, you see a lot of shaved heads which are criminal kids who will surely help you. and if you look around you see kids standing still at certain corners throu the whole noon selling pot like in jamaica.
Marijuana prices: Stecca (USUALLY 5/10/20Bucks) – 2/5grams
25 grams – 70 euro
50 grams – 120 euro
100 grams – 200 euro
1KG – 500euro (From August to October usually and supreme quality) 1KG – Rest of year – from 500 to 1000 euro and less quality except the sottovuoto one without air.
SKUNK or Indoor weed @ 8/10 euro for 10 grams.
Hash Usually Bad , if good at 10€/gr
Brands: SICILIAN SATIVA – A Quality grown In Glasshouses throu the entire sicily , mostly grown in Pachino And Ragusa Area, Siracusa Highlands, Catania’s Province,Francofonte, and other small insignificant towns which produce it for the entire island.
More information: The Difference Visible from rest of italy is that you can realize where the mafia is present like calabria sicilia puglia & Campania you have big quantity for few money for example in puglia u buy hash for less than 1 euro per gram, in sicily and calabria you have local sativa for 0.50/1€/gr and in campania you have swiss weed for 3/4 euro x gram even 2.5 sometimes, and theese are places in italy where you have weed , the entire remain of italy is filled with often good quality hash with prices usually from 2 till 10 euro
Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 3.5
Legislation: According to the owner of a kiosk selling paraphenalia, “you can sell the stuff to smoke but not the *stuff* to smoke”.
Cannabis has recently been seen in a more negative light than in previous years amongst Italian law enforcement.
Law Enforcement: Within the city, the police are more anti-drug than on the neighboring island of the lido.
Where to buy marijuana in Venice: When in Venice searching for smoke, it has been my experience that the best luck can be had on the lido, the city’s beach. The town has a more laid back, smoke a joint atmosphere than the nearby city. A vaporetto ride taking less than 10 minutes allows visitors to the city of Venice to reach lido quite easily. Walk along the main drag near the beach *stretching the length of the island*
Venice Marijuana Brands and prices: Moroccan hash ; 40 euro for roughly one half oz. of the black variety Blonde hash and skunk are available as well, but the locals seem to gravitate towards the black moroccan.
City tale
Home to one of Europe’s most well known Carnival celebrations, countless canals, romantic gondolas and fabulous seafood, Venice is both visually stunning and hard on the pocketbook. While public drinking -and drunkenness- are tolerated in Venice, especially during the no-hold-barred Carnival in February, the fairly conservative locals frown on pot or hash smoking.
Unlike more tolerant Rome, getting caught with bud in Venice will probably mean getting expelled from the country even though jail time is now only a remote possibility. Anything more than a personal stash (an ounce or so, no more can mean spending time in the slammer.
According to the Italian Ministry of Health, you can even lose your passport if caught with drugs. Just keep in mind levels of tolerance for smoking Maria (local slang for marijuana) varies widely throughout the country.
Whether there for the masked glamour, stunning glass art or just top-notch food and wine, always keep an eye on the budget, as Venice is one of the most expensive cities in Italy.
“Shit is expensive and you get crap. But people don’t care what you drink, how much of it you drink, when you drink it, or where you drink it,” said a traveller who gave his name as Axd.
Featured in films from James Bond to Indiana Jones, Venice is unique among European cities. Composed of countless tiny islands separated by salt-water canals and connected by tiny bridges, there is only one main highway linking the city to the mainland.
The heart of Venice is Piazzo San Marco (Saint Mark’s Plaza) with a stunning view of outlying islands, grand architecture, including the Basilica di San Marco. “This plaza was incredible. At one end were the Basilica of San Marco and the bell tower and all around it were four story-arched buildings. There were two small string orchestras on each side of the plaza and the whole area was lit up with white lights — absolutely amazing,” said Ben W. from Texas.
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The brave can face the hordes of pigeons that inhabit the plaza armed with small bags of birdseed, available from old ladies who man carts in the area.
“As soon as you start feeding them, pigeons surround you, land on you and in general envelop you faster than a pack of lawyers at the scene of a slip-and-fall accident,” said James K. from the United States.
The best way to get oriented in the twisting, turning canal-lined streets is to ride the vaporetti – the flat-bottomed boats that are the Venetian version of trams and busses. It’s possible to see most of the main canals, including the main Grand Canal, from the deck and it is far less expensive than the gondolas.
It isn’t as romantic as a ride in one of the traditional all-black boats, however.
“We all were cheesy American tourists and took a gondola ride. It was sunset, so it was so beautiful and very peaceful,” said 21-year-old Michele from Dartmouth College in the U.S., who was travelling with five friends. Regardless of how you get oriented, Venice is best seen by foot.
While hand painted signs pointing out Piazzo San Marco are everywhere, in recent years Italian jokers have added to the collection, confusing and misleading tourists. Maps, available at touristy stands everywhere, are a necessity in the confusing city, at least if you ever want to find your hotel again.
Shoppers should head to the Rialto Bridge, where mask makers, fruit sellers, Venetian glass, knock-off handbags and a stunning view fight for attention. Apply a close eye to what you buy. Make sure an artist signs your glass and double-check that freakish carnival mask to make sure plastic overlaid with plaster isn’t masquerading as paper mache. The vendors here are far more reliable than the cheap stands near San Marco. While fantastically expensive, handmade leather Carnival masks are by far the most beautiful for sale.
Wandering aimlessly around the city is a great way to find restaurants, wine shops and handcrafts tucked away into thousands of tiny nooks. If you get hungry or thirsty, just pick up a bottle of excellent Italian wine and enjoy.
“One of the great things about Europe is that there are no laws about having open alcohol containers in public. So one of the guys and I grabbed a 32 oz. Heineken and two bottles of wine each from a street vendor near the canal,” said Ben W.
And no trip to the city is complete without a seafood dinner.
Lining the Grand Canal are dozens of softly lit restaurants with outdoor seating and fresh scampi, squid risotto, stuffed crab and other ocean treats.
“We got a table by the canal. Ed had the mix grill with lobster, shellfish, and white fish. He said it was best seafood he had,” said Betty from Michigan, on vacation with her husband Ed.
Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 3.5
Legislation: In italy if you’re caught with less than 500 mg THC (about 5 gr. low quality hash or 2,5 high quality hemp) they only make you an administrative fine, with more, you risk a trial for dealing.
Law enforcement: Many police around (3 diff types as well….carabinieri, polizia munincipale and polizia finazia) however they are easily avoided. One suspects that a casual pot user does not rate especially highly on the ‘to do’ list.
Where to buy marijuana: Being a student town, theres plenty of smokers around, lots of people smoking in the main square near the fountain and along the main street (Corso Vannuci). All you’ll find is hash..mostly polline of ok quality. Anyone offering bud will rip you off..belive me!
Marijuana prices: About €20 for a gram.
Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 2.5
Legislation: The last city law against the degradation has aimed the finger against the drinkers. For problems of public order and safety, the bottles of glass cannot be sold after the 10pm. Consequently the police, paradoxicalally, controls who drinks and not who smokes (not too much). In Florence to smoke a joint in the street is not absolutely a problem. Drink a bottle of beer instead is prohibited, therefore after the 10pm you can buy the cans of of beer and enjoy it
Currently the Italian law on the amount of hashish for personal use has been reviewed ( 1.000 milligrams is the maximum quantity of express active thc detenibile to personal use exclusively). The possession of 4,5/5g would not have to involve consequences. In Florence the police has never been too strict with who smokes, therefore now the situation is quite calm.
Law enforcement: The police does not insist on the smokers, however it is better to smoke or to buy in determines places. better to avoid the zone of Piazza della Signoria, the Uffizi and Piazza del duomo. These zones of the center continuously are invaded by the tourists therefore these are a lot watched.
You can smoke in open space, is easy, but not in the center area like near the Duomo or Piazza della Signoria. Police is quiet, but they’re howevere policemen therefore take care.
Where to buy marijuana in Florence:
Santa Maria Novella is the best quarter to buy, to smoke, to do what you want. Price are low (6, 7 euros X 1g of good African hashish). Be careful, because is not a too safe place.
Marijuana is hard to come by unless you know someone. Florence has a huge college student population from all over the world, so your best bet is to ask an American student who has been living in the city for several weeks and knows their way around. Florence is small, so you can walk just about anywhere. Your best bet is to hang out at any of the nightclubs near Santa Croce. People you meet in these nightclubs are generally all college students around age 20 or so, making your chances of scoring weed significantly higher.
There is also a headshop a few blocks north of Santa Croce. It has many different colored pot leaves painted on it, so it is hard to miss. Their merchandise is a steal: I bought a one foot bong that looks like an ancient Roman vase for only 6E. If you stop into the store and buy something, I am sure the cashier might be willing to help you out.
As a rule, DO NOT buy any weed around the Santa Maria Novella train station. This is usually the first place people enter Florence, since until very recently tourists had to take a train from Pisa’s airport because Florence’s airport was being renovated. The train station is usually very crowded and full of shifty characters. Do not buy weed from any gypsies or vagrants, because there is a good chance they might just take your money and you will end up with oregano. Not to mention the train station is patrolled heavily by cops.
our most recent report is: “In my city you must know some guys for cheap price and good hash/weed. I usually smoke holland weed and really potent marrocan hash, the best place where you can find some hash is Santo Spirito, this place by night is full of students, you can smoke withless preoccupation. Everyone smoke pot here. San Lorenzo (north african zone) can be a option, but be careful with your money because is a dangerous place for tourist or not italian people. Santa Croce is full of rip off. Santa Maria Novella by night is really dangerous. You can find some hash in local squats (centro sociale). For weed aquitance is the better way. The weed can bee fantastic or bad. Try at the Univerity in “piazza brunelleschi”, here you can find all you want!
Don’t try in the american pub or in other bad place like Cathedral, Andromeda, Lions ecc… ”
a local reporter added: “good idea not to buy anything near the station. I suggest also: not to buy anything in San Lorenzo zone: it is considered dangerous by the same florentine people so watch out!!
Better (in the evening or night) try the Brunelleschi and Santissima Annunziata zone (but you may get bad stuff), or Santa Croce square, were northafrican people will call you and sell medium quality hash. do not go alone (expecially girls), watch out for police and try to negotiate the price. ”
“The better low prices are those of the Piagge (ward in the north-west of Florence), but you go with someone of Florence because the zone is really, really dangerous. ”
“There are many places where you can make interesting transactions. Beyond those in the list, I council: the african market of San Niccolo, the park of San
Salvi (where are a good bar called Ulisse and a squat that proposes some anarchopunk concerts) and Saint Spirito place (here you can try directly in the square or in a alley where is a bar called “Caffט Notte).
Near square Sant’ Ambrogio there is an optimal store specialized in hemp where to buy fantastic seeds and to become agriculturist”
Latest reprts say: “The best place i found and a constant connect was in a place called Lungarno. It was by a bus stop on the corner of valle antonio gramusci and lungarno cristofo colombo there was usually a couple of moroccan guys pretty shady looking but ok always constant. They are usually sitting on the wall they will ask you. Just say you want Cinquanta (fifty) anything more than that they will rip u off.
Florence marijuana prices: Nothing in this city comes cheap, including marijuana. Expect to pay 15-20E or so for a gram of mediocre pot.
A recent report is: ” 2g X 20e
5g X 50e
really good hash or weed 10/12e x1g ”
and also “For Hash: north african hash, in the streets, 10e x 1g. If you know some people the price flow down a 5 or 6e for gram. Idian hash, sublime hash (!!!) 10 or 12e for 1 gram. In Florence many people smoke hash with chilum.
For weed 10e x 1g.”
Brands: North African Hash (called Marocchino can be bad or really good, it’s the most commonly pot in Florence-cheap) Borbuka (top strong and tasty african hash-expensive) Charas (indian hash, fantastic, really strong with an incredible taste, smoke it with chilum-expensive) Polline (good hash, much diffusing, above all you draw road dealers- relatively cheap) Weed (many people in Florence cultivate the weed in house, this can be really good or not, the weed that comes from the Swiss or Holland is enough diffuse, always fantastic, but much more beloved than that one cultivated in house- generally expensive, it depends on the quality )
More information: While the cannabis culture in Florence is limited, alcohol is widely acceptable as a form of inebriation. Bars, pubs, and nightclubs are all over the city, catering to all different kinds of customers. The drinking age is 16, though never enforced. There are no laws against having an open container of alcohol in public (I walked down the street drinking from a liter of Heineken all the time)
a good piece of advice was: I would usually act like a jogger and run along cristofo colombo, do the exchange then keep running. You don’t want to get caught in Italy with drugs, they will arrest you.
Marijuana, by comparision, is far riskier and less plentiful. Finding it is not impossible though. Unless you know a decent amount of Italian, sticking to nightclubs and bars like Andromeda and Lochness that are dominated by English-speaking students to better your chances of meeting people.
Florence is a really quite city for smoke, it’s full of hippies and by night the squares are full of young people who play music, drink good Chianti wine and smoke strong and tasty Chilum. Many people from Pisa or Siena come in Florence to buy hash or weed beacause the price is lower than other city. If you buy 50g or more, the affair is really cheap… The clubs and the squats propose a tons of reggae/dub party (Florence love reggae), good vibration, good music, and excellent occasions to find all the pot you want.
Florence is probably the more hippie city of Italy, in the night the public squares is filled up of people that sound, of jugglers and students. The police generally does not control very the persons who smoke, ago much more attention to the drunks, than often they become troublesome. If you come stopped with a little piece of pot, generally the policeman throws it out, he perceives you for the next time and he leaves you to go.
and also: “Hello, i’m italian, i live in Florence from some years. I would want to say something on how much i read a this profile. Reading it in fact I have noticed several discrepancies between who says that in Florence smoke it is much easy one and who says the contrary. I believe that such problem turns out from the fact that who says that here to find some hash or weed is hard, is an american. Florence in fact is full of foreign students, many of which are americans and, considering their number and the amount of pub or clubs it specializes for the customers american, these stretch to make group, go only to determines clubs (like the Lions, the Cathedral or the Fish) and remain outside from true Florence. People of Florence, generally, do not have relationships with the students americans. I have not never seen one student american in a squat, in an university party and very rarely i have met some american in the bars where i usually go. I think that for they is truly difficult to find a good hash spending a reasonable money. The street dealers are a lot attention to who to sell and the americans, and the tourists in a generalized manner, often come seen like persons to which give rip-off. Therefore the same piece of hash that to an italian would be sold for 10 euro, for an american is sold for 25. To often discuss is useless because the dealers, above all in some zones as Saint Lorenzo or Santa Croce, are not the calmest persons and the brawls are frequent. I counsel truly much calm in buying hash/weed, above all in Saint Lorenzo (but also the train station Santa Maria Novella), this quarter is not sure the better place where negotiate if you do not speak italian , particularly in the night. My advise is therefore know someone, make friendship and to that point the problems would have to be end. However in Santo Spirito square, where every night come in very many persons, the situation is calm and better things are found.
In Florence great problems do not exist to smoke. In the streets and in the public squares it is spold more, is natural, but enough to make the just encounter for having of the optimal one hash/weed without to spend too much. The squats and some clubs are optimal places where you can find all that of which you have need.
Moreover, during the vacations of the 25 April, in Florence carries out the “72 Ore”, a big rave party with very many sound system (reggae, tekno, drum’n bass, goa, breakbeat etc…) for three days. This event is organized against the Italian prohibitionist laws about the drugs. People of all Italy come for these three days of total madness, during which you will find and see all. Guarantee. Enjoy it!
Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4
Legislation: In Italy if you’re caught with less than 500 mg THC (about 5 gr. low quality hash or 2,5 high quality hemp) they only make you an administrative fine, with more, you risk a trial for dealing.
Law enforcement: It depends on the officer’s . On railway station and on the city center sometimes there are policemen with dogs, so be careful.
Don’t carry more than 5g and you should be fine.
Italian police are not known for their vigilance, and Bologna is no exception. Everyone knows where all the dealers hang out but the police never mess with them. It’s tolerated, so long as you avoid the really flashy, touristy areas. I guess they want to make a good impression of the city.
Where to buy marijuana: In Via Zamboni (university street) there are lots of junkies and Moroccans selling hash, sometimes weed. Junkies usually try to sell fake or bad quality hash (if they say something like: “police is coming” and try to make it quick, they’re almost surely trying to sell you fake stuff), Moroccans usually sell a little bit better hash, rarely weed
Your best bet is the university district in the eastern part of the city. More specifically: go to piazza verdi and look for the Greek restaurant. Immediately facing the Greek restaurant, there is a small open space with a couple of trees and phone booths in it. You’ll see the dealers there (usually with their dogs) almost all the time. Approach them with a smile and a “biongiorno”, and just ask for hash. They’re very open and quite friendly.
another reporter added: “i wanted to inform that piazza Verdi DO NOT GO THERE becuase now with the new senator they have put hundreds of cameras in that area and u will be caught as soon as u buy they have a surveillance truck there that normally does not move so i strongly suggest that if u don’t wanna get caught do not go there , also if u do buy there they normally sell u dirt actually dirt they don’t have any hash , the university’s all the dealers leave in the summer cause there no class no students no hash !!!! everybody goes to the beach if u wanna find bud just be a stoner and recognize the stoners ask them they hook u up most of the times that’s it and peace ”
Our latest reporters tell us: “In Piazza Verdi is difficult find hashish. Too many cops and cameras. Just walk down via Zamboni until you reach Piazzale Puntoni, the Moroccans are now there. Better moroccos then junkies”
Marijuana prices: It’s easy to get ripped off if they know you’re a foreigner. Mostly, you’ll be paying about 10-15 euros for a gram of hash.
Marijuana brands: Hash ranges from dark, terribly brittle stuff to some good hash oil. Moroccan, mostly. It’s really a crap shoot when it comes to quality.
Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4.7
Legislation: it is illegal to buy ,smoke ,sell…..but it’s the desert so who gives a f**k.
Most of the people thet live in the desert are stoners by nature….
Law enforcement: police is a common thing im most places in Israel but in the desert you’ll probley never see them…
Where to buy marijuana in The Negev Desert: most of the kibutz in the negev have young pepple thet are usually stoners ,don’t be afride to ask…..if you are in a beduian area ,you can ask freely.
Negev marijuana prices: 600-800 per a kilo of weed. Which meens about 200 dollers per kilo (2 pounds) ,but you can find cheaper weed as well.
Brands: crappy seedy kind you won’t get any good bud ,unless you grow it…but good hash is allways an option
More information: Buy a bong in a kiosk ,it’s the isrealy experiace
Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4.5
Legislation: Marijuana is illegal, but is tolerated for personal useage. A new law may be passed allowing up to 5 grams of any drug for personal usage
Law enforcement: Police (Polizia In uniform) are bad Guardia Di Finanza get boring just if you meet em in airports stations or In The Streets with Dogs Carabinieri are usually knwon as the stupid ones in the police forces, so check out mostlye the first two ones.
Where to buy marijuana in Pisa: The Best Places are The Bastion San Gallo, a park known also as Giardino Scotto in school days in morning or in every afternoon you’ll recognize little punks with moroccoan people who have plenty of hash not weed.
And By Nights in the many squats of the town called centri sociali or in piazza delle vettovaglie where people use to smoke freely and friendly offering joints and other selling it but more hippy and touristic place with higher prices than squats and giardino scotto.
Pisa marijuana prices:
JUST HASH:
STREET 10 Euro : 2/3 gr
50 grams of Caramello 150 euro (less better more robbery) 100 grams of moroccoan Tablet called “Panetta da un etto” 200/300 euro Marijuana if found just from friends and usually not less than 250 euro for 50 grams of swiss quality.
Strains: Caramello(good),primero(good),Polline(shit), Cioccolato(shit),
Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4
Legislation: Ganja is in fact illegal in Jamaica.
Unless you are making trouble, you would rarely ever be hasseled. There are extremely rare traffic search stops between Montego bay and Negril but you’d be more likely to be struck by lightning. I often stop on the way to Negril to buy buds from an old friend.
Law enforcement: Do not huff around police! This gives them an invitation to latch onto you for some bribe money. I’d rather spend my greenbacks on buds. Security gaurds at the resorts will generally look the other way and most often will sell you buds if you ask.
The whole town exists because the tourists dump so much money there. The Jamaican people generally understand that it is important to make us want to come back and spend more money next winter. I’m sure if you were smoking ganja on the beach and cops were coming, the security guards would try to warn you to protect you.
Generally you can feel free to blaze in public streets, beaches, taxi cabs, or at bars, hotels, you name it. If you see the police coming, put your joint out and chill. If you do actually get caught up somehow (it can happen), you have a good chance of bribing your way out of the situation. They might laugh at a twenty dollar bill (USD), but if you happened to have a Benjamin in your pocket, you’ve probably got a really good chance of still catching your flight home on time.
Where to buy marijuana in Negril: This section doesn’t really need to be filled out, because you can not go through Negril without getting offered “the best” ganja by various Originals. This is especially true if you fit the description (I’m a 23 year old male a.k.a. target). I had a guy put ganja in my hand while my grandmama was sittin in the next seat watching. Notice how it wasn’t ME watching the dude put the ganja in GRANDMAMA’s hand. Anyways, mom was there too and she made me give it back.
For a fee, you can go on a tour of a plantation. According to a local farmer who goes by the name of Dr. Fabulous, “when you are on my plantation, you can point at a plant, and I will just go break a stick off and give it to you, no charge, just tell you to put it in your bag like that. Yeah mon.” Some people who have taken tours with other farmers in the past have said its not worth the twenty bucks a head it will cost you.
You have to a be a very stern, confident, “i know what the fuck the deal is” type of negotiator, or you’ll end up paying American ‘dro prices for some Jamaican Scwuag (like some of our fathers would probably do because they havn’t bought weed for like 17 years, but they are in Jamica mon! ….When in Rome….) .
Be sure to practice the art of walking away, especially from the first two or three dealers you talk to. You wouldn’t buy the first car you saw, would you?? Trust me, if they seem offended or angry that you’re walking away from the deal right now, you could ALWAYS come back later and get the same deal or a better one. Money talks. Bullshit walks.
So enough about HOW to buy ganja, the question was WHERE?
Answer: Anywhere. If you smoke, you dont need to know where to buy it, it will find you.
another report added: “It will quite literally find you. Scores of young children will try to sell you colas as you drive/walk around. Taxi drivers, wait staff, housekeepers, store owners, hookers, bums, and anyone in Rasta colors are good sources. Just start some small talk to get whatever it is you want in Negril.”
Marijuana prices: $20 could get you two grams or an ounce, depending on your bartering skills. Although the $20 ounce might be brown and seedy. It is more work to clean but all the stuff is good in my opinion. Break open the brown buds and they are still crystallish – this aint no brown Mexican brick weed.
Beware of free “gifts” and stuff like that. After you recieve a gift from a Jamaican hustler, he will harass the hell out of you for money. Remeber, there is no free joint……… haha, Just kidding! In my opinion, if you tell the guy that you don’t want any because you already have “a whole bunch” and he proceeds to smoke a joint with you, you don’t actually have to pay him when he starts asking you for money. But have conscience, my friend, have conscience.
another reporter added: “Highly variable. All sales are bartered. Generally the crafty Jamaican street hawker will start with a ridiculous figure like $100/bud to see if you’ll bite. Just say “Too high for my budget” and start to walk away and the price will begin to fall. In Negril buds are usually sold as a cola without any reference to weight. A cola the size of a baby’s arm can be had for as little as $5 (rare) but if you pay more than $20 you have been had.”
Brands: Monkey Skunk is to ganja as Red Stripe is to beer.
I watched one huslter count out on his fingers for me, “I’ve got Moneky Skunk, AK-47, Kush, blah, and blah”. I don’t even remember the last two.
Names? In 90% of the world they are absolutely meaningless. I don’t mess with names.
another reporter added: “Brands change frequently, a couple of years ago “Alaska” bud was the cats’ meow. Who knows what it will be this week! You will not find the old landrace Jamaican “Lambs Breath” or any other pure sativa any more. Now ALL Jamaican is composed of indica or hybrids. Indica yields more product per plant and the buds are denser and form tight colas forming a more attractive product. Since sativa is such a low yielder, must grow for such a long season, and has small airy buds, it has been abandoned by growers for the higher yielding, less detectable indicas. Unfortunately, the current indica buds found in Jamaica today are a very grim shadow of the old Jamaican sativa strains of the 60’s and 70’s. That said, the Jamaican indica/hybrids of today are still somewhat superior to American hydro strains. ”
More information: Many small cafe owners sell “space cake”. A few have even adopted the Cambodian nomenclature “happy cake”. Be warned that it is usually very potent and will usually put the most avid smoker down for an all night snooze. The wise will start with half of a small cake and eat the rest in a couple of hours if they still think they can handle it.
There are basically two areas to stay in Negril. There is 7 mile beach and then there are the cliffs further down. The cliffs have a little more privacy and i prefer them but if you like to get out on the beach for concerts, water sports, dancing, etc you might prefer to find accomodations on the beach. All inclusive resorts cater more to the family tourist set and are less friendly to stoners (they are also far more expensive than smaller bungalow providers and local eateries).
Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4.5
Legislation: Marijuana is illegal, but is tolerated for personal useage. A new law may be passed allowing up to 5 grams of any drug for personal usage
Law enforcement: Cops are very relaxed in italy. They will aproach you if you are smoking in their face, but as long as you’re in a crowded piazza, or in your home, they don’t care at all. They are too busy flirting with girls and smoking cigarettes.
Where to buy marijuana in Rome: Definitely not campo!!!! That is a good place to score bad stuff.
Santa Maria in Trastevere, and the bar “san Calisto” close bye. look for pierced homeless types, and make eye contact. Remember that they will hook you up, if you pay more.
also, if you go to termini station and walk the streets near by. Find a few moroccans. Many of them have family/friends who dealers. They can give great deals for bigger purchaces.
another reporter added: “San Lorenzo, kind of a student district i suppose. just walk around and keep your eyes open. albanians mostly, shaved head, some tattoed and scary looking, …
otherwise ask for a place called “trenta-due” (=32) just opposite of the “trenta-tre” (33 i suppose). alternative place, just ask someone, smoking is socially accepted there. be careful though – and nice… ”
Rome marijuana prices: Hashish is about 10 euros a gram, but a 10 euro piece ranges from .7 -1.5 grams.
20 euros – 2-3 grams
50 euros – 6-12 grams
100 euros – 30-50 grams (look for morrocans for good deals)
weed is not totally worth buying, but it’s actually the same price or slightly cheaper
Strains: mostly moroccan hash, but sometimes good zero zero first press kinds of stuff. Also napal, and black afghani too.
Weed is usually homegrown crap, but sometimes I find really nice orenge bud. Well dried and cured.
More information: I have lived here a year now. I recommend making friends, and learning a tiny bit of italian. if you buy only from the streets it might not be good, but if you get to konw a guy, he can hook you up with what he is smoking.
City Report
An amazing blend of the incredibly ancient and the cutting edge, Rome leaves travellers torn between getting up early in the morning to attempt to see it all or spare some energy for the roaring nightlife. With mid-range drug laws and plenty of supply, tokers can look forward to an excellent selection of bud surrounded by some of the most stunning views and ancient history in Europe.
Olives, grapes and other fruits and vegetables prosper in Italy’s balmy climate — as does high-quality ganga.
Cultivated all across the countryside – in apartments, greenhouses and in the south, massive
plantations surrounded by sunflowers — marijuana is easily available, as is imported hash. And locals are partaking along with the tourists. Marco Cappato, a member of the Italian branch of The Transnational Radical Party, estimates up to 7 million Italians smoke pot.
“Italy has a one year mandatory draft and it is common knowledge that an overwhelming majority of the soldiers smoke joints,¨ he said.
Pot — and hemp — are also part of Rome’s lengthy history along with the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps and Circus Maximus. Hemp ropes and sails were used by Roman ships, Lucilius described its uses in 120 B.C, followed by Pliny the Elder documenting hemp’s preparation and different grades in the first century A.D. Police may not view pot smoking in quite the same historical perspective, however. According to the Ministry of Health, personal possession has been decriminalized, but if you are caught smoking or in possession of pot or hash you can lose your passport. According to marijuana legalization group NORML, even these penalties are rarely enforced by the Rome police these days.
Distributors — even those giving smokables away for free — do face jail time, however.
Not surprisingly, the Vatican is virulently anti-drug use.
“Drug laws should not be liberalized,” said Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli. Not smoking up in Vatican-controlled areas is a good idea.
If you are looking for some bud, there are several places in Rome you can head for a hook-up.
The Spanish Stairs are a highly recommended buying spot, according to Joe from Seattle.
The intricate staircase — a wildly popular tourist hangout, with tourist prices on everything – leads from Piazza di Spangna to the Irinita dei Monti church, is close to the Spagna metro stop. Circus Maximus — once an arena that could seat 300,000 for thrilling chariot races — is another excellent choice for smokers looking for a little green.
“At night, drunk and armed only with a map which appeared to be ripped at every important intersection, we quickly got lost and ended up at the Circus Maximus,” said Tomva from Seattle. “It’s a large field populated, nocturnally at least, by Rome’s pot-smoking community, and their faithful dogs.” The closest metro to Circus Maximus is Circo Massimo, but a variety of busses run to the area as well. Other travellers have found that hooking up with a dealer at their hostel or in a pub is the easiest way to get hash or pot.
“One of the guys we met last night while we were drinking and smoking hash in this really cool old Roman cellar — that seems to be a couple thousand years old — deals pot, too,” said Peter, a DJ from the Eastern Seaboard in the United States. “I knew he was hip!”
While dealers can probably be found in the main train station Termini, buying there is a good way to get ripped off, robbed or hurt — the station has a reputation as being one of the least safe in Europe. Prices, depending on where you buy, run about $10 USD per gram for pot and $20 for a gram of hash. Costs can vary widely depending if you’re buying at the Spanish
Steps or from a local in a pub.
The lure of the Roman god of wine — Bacchus, who encouraged out of control revelry but never got drunk himself — is hard to resist.
While many travellers buy cheap wine or beer at a local supermarket and take it back to their hostel or hotel, there are still plenty of places to head out to and booze it up.
Don’t overlook nearby restaurants. Many have cheaply-priced but drinkable Chianti on the menu and the distance to stumble home is shorter. If the club scene is what you are looking for, there are plenty of options as well. Door policies are typical — it is easier for women to get in than men, and dress codes are average. The party usually gets going around midnight, so don’t bother showing up earlier.
Two clubs that rate rave reviews are Alpheus (Via del Commercio 36) and Goa (Via Libetta 13). Alpheus is one of the largest clubs in Rome, hosting Muccassasina or cow killer, parties on Friday nights, with music ranging from the ‘80s to commercial.
Metro stop Pyramide is the easiest way to get there on public transportation. More earthy is Goa near metro stop Garbatella. A thatched roof and burning tiki torches set the mood for a young, trendy crowd. Don’t go in your thigh-high latex boots with the ultra-mini — you may stand out.
Getting stoned or drunk in Rome requires a little bit of caution, since a virtual army of thieves and pickpockets are constantly working the city. Make sure bags with valuables — including pipe and goods — are in front of you and leave documents like passports and tickets in hotel or hostel safes.
Be prepared to put up with a little handling as well. According to one hostel staff, both sexes should expect getting felt up or “getting penised” on crowded buses and metro cars.
The staff member’s suggestions are simple: “No problem. Try to turn around, stare them in the eye, and loudly say one of the phrases below — non mi toccare! (NON ME TOKE-CAR-RAY: don’t touch me) or hai un piccolissimo cazzo (EYE UN PEEK-COAL-LEASE-EE-MOW CA-TZO: you have a very small dick.)