When I was visiting South Africa a few years ago there appeared in the local press an article about drugs and dealers etc. - This letter that I wrote to the newspaper says it all:


14 July 1993

Dear Mr Jowel.

I am an ex South African presently on a short visit to S.A. As I have been out of the country for over six years, I had no idea where I would be able to score dagga from. My friends who helped me when I used to stay here had left. The situation was very dry and most depressing.

Imagine my delight when on July the 6, 1993 the front page of the Tribune provided me with all the details. I would like to personally thank you for your most informative article. You provided me with an address, price list, shopping list and a description of whom I could approach.

Armed with all these details I headed off to Rocky Street this afternoon. Exactly where you stated, stood a truly friendly Rastafarian. This Rastafarian, now joyfully provides all us depressed and dried out individuals with a most necessary service. The networks of Yeoville dealers are reaping the fanatical rewards of their new found publicity. Yes, our Rastafarian did ask me what my preferences were; the price was indeed R40 for the Swazi seedless. You did not however mention the importance of bargaining, Swazi seedless can in fact be bought for R30 plus the R5 necessary as a payment for our Rastafarians efforts, as he too needed to make a profit for bringing me to the main dealer.

The goods were of superior quality, and I am sure the best in the country if not the western world. Many thanks to you for providing your readers with such accurate and worthwhile news and information this week and every week.

I would dearly like to continue with a correspondence, but as it is not expedient to do so, I shall refrain from giving my full name.

Thanking you most sincerely

From a Stoned and grateful reader.

[tropical_high]

i don't get it? u were an ex-president of sa? and u admitted that in a letter to a newspaper where u were thanking them for telling u where to score??. or am i just readiung this wrong

T_h

[chuckyoufarley]

tropical_high you said [/quote]i don't get it? u were an ex-president of sa

and Ronley said

I am an ex South African presently on a short visit to S.A[quote]
nothing about being PRESIDENT

[GreenGrower]

WTF

[Fatboy]

they told him where to score in the article

The article was MOST informative. Honestly It said it all. I wish that I still had that article. too post as well.
The funniest thing was that this letter that I wrote to the editor was published in the next issure of the Tribune, complete and unedited.
The editors comment was "My pleasure!"

the REAL DURBAN POISON.
If anyone has ever smoked it it is an amazing strain quite unlike any other that i have ever smoked since then.
The high is extremely uplifting, relaxing and suddenly everything is funny, and so it is impossible to stop laughing.
I grew up in Johannesburg in the 80's and DP, Swazi Gold, Transkei and Malawi cob was what was mainly available.

The DP was (or may still be I dont know) sold 20 sticks per pack. Each stick was enough for 2 joints mixed with tobacco, and was usually enough to make 4 people extremly stoned. After unravelling these brown papers sticks we would burn the brown paper - always, No leaving of any tell tail signs.

Oviously the DP came in from Durban. Hence its name, and there were always seeds in the buds. Not many usually about 4 or 5. Only when I was in Amsterdam did I see weed that was completely and utterly sinsemillia. And now of course my own.

Swazi Gold came in Bankies. Those zip lock plastic bags that if we went to the bank and got a whole lot of coins then it would be given in a plastic bag with the name of the bank written on it- ( I have only ever seen this in S.A.). Anyway the Swazi came in theses bags With Standard Bank or Barclays bank printed in white on the plastic. I think that they were aprox. 12X15 cm large. and they were STUFFED with buds, of course the buds were stuffed with seeds, but the quality was fantastic. When I left South Africa in 1987 the price for one of these bankies was R15-R20. But I believe the price has gone up. (see a separate thread in the travel section entitled "How to score in JHB") obviously as it has been almost 20 years since.

Malawi Gold was cured iinside bamboo. They split a bamboo stick in half (lengthways) the inside is hollow and then they would fill the inside with weed, close it up again with the other half and tie the two together with hemp twine.
Now that was something else and it was also a lot more harder to score- You really had to have a contact to get that stuff. You could not just go to the Black Rasta on the street corner and score Malawi. usually the Rastas had the Swazi, DP and Transkei.
The cost of Malawi cob was close to R100. and lasted for quite a while. It is apparenlty very similar to Tai, But I dont know for sure. It sure looks similar, but one needs compare the 2.

And how much is it for the Malawi?

I understand that Rocky street and the Brow are not the places to go for a score?

Ahh the good old days.

my mother inlaw is in SA for about 2 months doubt she would score me some herb though, lol

You gotta ask!!!? lol/