[Harry Gypsna]

Hmm. I must have mixed the grooverider case up with that other one.

Definitely true about Sweden. I know someone who was stopped in the street, taken for a test, then arrested and charged with posession of the metabolites in his bloodstream just like dubai. Tokers don't call Sweden the North Korea of Europe for nothing

[The Pheonix]

I'm quite sure North Korea are quite tolerant towards cannabis

\\peace

Phe

[Oliver Pantsoff]

Wow man. Fuck Dubais judicial system right up the arse!! Feel bad for that guy. Couldn't imagine if that were me...

OP

[ChaosCatalunya]

Originally Posted by The Pheonix

I'm quite sure North Korea are quite tolerant towards cannabis

\\peace

Phe

Yes, I heard it grows everywhere there and people love it.

It is worth mentioning that this mong's sister lives there... So he has zero excuse for not knowing the situation, obviously thinks it is clever being a bit of a chancer, but now has a lot of time to pick up the soap in the showers.

[soil margin]

It bugs me that countries like the UK and USA don't stand up for their citizens more in these sorts of international cases. Obviously everyone knows that the punishments and charges are ridiculous but no one in the govt wants to say anything for fear of pissing off some middle eastern prince with a billion barrels of oil.

[Green Squall]

The banned drug list in that country is crazy. Even over the counter sleep aids can get you in trouble in customs.

Soil Margin with all due respect, when your in another country, your subject to their rules and laws, no matter how ridiculous. Many Westerners feel they are privileged and can't be arrested in another country. The Embassy will probably send you a lawyer and contact family for you, but that's about all they can do. No get out of jail free card, so know the laws and be responsible. I really don't think it has to do with offending anyone either. Thousands of Americans are arrested each year abroad, on all continents, rich and poor.

Has anyone seed the excellent movie Transsiberian with Woody Harrelson? There's a scene that is a good example of what I'm saying. When Woody and his wife are detained and beaten by the crooked cop, he looks up in bewilderment and says "But I'm American!" Pretty sure it was supposed to be funny because many in the Theater chuckled.

[stewart169]

Why people are foolish enough to go to places like this to begin with is astonishing. It's like the tourist to North Korea that was sent home in a coma recently. It's hard mustering up sympathy for them when their sense of entitlement gets them in shit like this. Just like the shoplifting thieves on the ucla basketball team. Trump should have left them to the Chinese justice system. See how the boys daddy would have felt about having president Trump get him out then. But his momma say he be a good boy,,,

[aridbud]

https://hightimes.com/news/politics/...n-north-korea/

As of 2017, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Germany, India,Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay, and some U.S. jurisdictions have the least restrictive cannabis laws, while China, France,[5] Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam have the strictest cannabis laws.[6][7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legali...bis_by_country

[therevverend]

Recently I saw an article about a British woman who was sitting in prison in Egypt because she brought a bottle of Naproxen to her boyfriend who had back issues. She tossed it in her suitcase with her other luggage.
She said the first lawyer she talked to at the airport told her 'if you don't give me 10,000 pounds you'll go to prison for 15 years.' Had her sign some papers, she thought she was going home. Instead she was sent to jail where another lawyer told her 'give me 20k pounds.' Another lawyer told her to lie and say the drugs were planted. Lots of recent articles about her, the name is Laura Plummer. She doesn't strike me as particularly smart, another naive westerner.
I'd research the drug laws when travelling anywhere abroad but if going to the Middle East, hell I'd probably stay home..

[Green Squall]

Originally Posted by therevverend

Recently I saw an article about a British woman who was sitting in prison in Egypt because she brought a bottle of Naproxen to her boyfriend who had back issues. She tossed it in her suitcase with her other luggage.
She said the first lawyer she talked to at the airport told her 'if you don't give me 10,000 pounds you'll go to prison for 15 years.' Had her sign some papers, she thought she was going home. Instead she was sent to jail where another lawyer told her 'give me 20k pounds.' Another lawyer told her to lie and say the drugs were planted. Lots of recent articles about her, the name is Laura Plummer. She doesn't strike me as particularly smart, another naive westerner.
I'd research the drug laws when travelling anywhere abroad but if going to the Middle East, hell I'd probably stay home..

Just looked it up. She had 300 Tramadol pills too. Even so, they should have just fined her heavily, deported her and banned her from entering the country in he future for the sake if international relations. I'm hoping they are just using her as an example and release her after the hearing.