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tericee
Alien Abductee
USA
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 Posted - 12/19/2006 : 08:40:48 AM
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MARY JANE
Name: Tadpole
Posting date: 12/19/06
Stationed in: Afghanistan
Milblog url: armysailor.com
Afghanistan is well known for its poppy. I once read somewhere that it was responsible for something like 75% of the world's opium supply. I don't know how accurate that figure is, but assuming it is even remotely accurate, it's an impressive figure. What Afghanistan is not so well known for is its marijuana. It's my understanding that Afghanistan was a very popular tourist spot back in the 70s. I've been told it was especially popular with hippies, because it was a place that was inexpensive to visit (aside from the initial expense of getting here), and because drugs were plentiful and cheap.
Because we are talking about hippies, I am forced to assume that this must have included some good ol' weed too. However, after the Soviets, then the Mujahadeen, and then the Taliban, I guess I kind of assumed that any trace of such activity (other than the poppies used to fund the Taliban) had long since disappeared. I mean after all, there is no major sign of alcohol in this country (it's here, it's just hidden), so I assumed that weed would be the same. Boy, was I surprised.
It's not too often that you come over a hill and see fields full of weed. Just growing, like we'd grow corn or wheat back home. There were clearly man-made irrigation ditches, and other signs that this was definitely a farm. The pictures say it all...
(If the pictures didn't come through, visit The Sandbox to see them.
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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 12/19/2006 : 4:14:25 PM
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Yeah I actually heard about the pot in Afghanistan too! I think it was from someone I knew who was stationed there. Hey, if they have pot farms they can't be ALL bad, can they? |
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Robin
Yak Addict
USA
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Posted - 12/20/2006 : 7:09:20 PM
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| Mmmm..beautiful fields of weed.Peace, Robin |
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Hopeful Rolling Waves
Alien Abductee
South Sandwich Islands
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Ranting Thespian
Fluffy-Esque
USA
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Posted - 12/22/2006 : 02:45:14 AM
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| I've only had 2nd hand pot, and it gives me a major headache, and no buzz. |
Not communicating can hurt more than any word that can be said -
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Interesting Afghanistan Blog
