Belize
Buying holy smoke in Belize is about as easy as buying a soda pop. While being illegal and socially stigmatized as the "devil weed" by the general populous, you are really just a subtle inquiry away from scoring a handful of fresh buds. Sadly, I can also say this about crack cocaine as well, the real devil that haunts the many poor shantytowns of this small English-speaking country in Central America.
Like many first encounters, I tracked down marijuana with my nose. I was vacationing on Glovers Reef Atoll with a small group of people, and being a night owl, I found only the island staff and myself still awake. About four Belizeans were gathered in front of a large tent cabana talking, laughing, and drumming.
With a welcome smile I was invited to join in their Caribbean toke fest. The joint was the size of a tube of Mentos, which was about 3 grams worth. The weed was sweet and mild, but burned pretty hot. The high was equally mild and best chased with a tall glass of rum and Coke.
I ended up buying an eighth off one of them for $10 US dollars, complete with rollies made out of used brown paper bags. Upon inspection, I found the compressed buds to be long, not very dense, and full of seeds. After future weed buys from a souvenir shop and the local dealer in Dangriga, I found this mediocre bud to be the standard ' but hey, scoring is still scoring!
- Belize City
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