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smurfystew · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Seoul, ROK

"The other night I logged into my Facebook account and noticed several photos in my newsfeed from a company called Young Pioneer Tours. The company apparently specializes in group tours to North Korea. I found Young Pioneers photos amusing because they appeared to depict foreign tourists smoking marijuana inside the DPRK. I was also very surprised that the company chose to post these photos on their public facebook page, because before this, I had never seen actual photographic evidence of foreigners using drugs of any type in North Korea. The way the company initially marketed marijuana use in North Korea that evening essentially boiled down to this question, �Why go to Amsterdam, when you can smoke weed in North Korea instead?� - http://www.asiapundits.com/regions/korea/is-north-korea-becoming-the-new-amsterdam/

NohopeSeriously · Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:39 am Post subject:

North Korea never had a strong ban on marajuana in the first place. Traditional heirloom hemp plants dominated the whole Korean peninsula in the 19th century as hemp cloth was one of the biggest export products to China during the Joseon era.

This makes me think that South Korea should legalize marijuana.

crescent · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: yes.

northway · Joined: 05 Jul 2010

On the other hand · Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Location: I walk along the avenue

crescent · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: yes.

javis · Joined: 28 Feb 2013

NohopeSeriously · Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:25 am Post subject:

northway · Joined: 05 Jul 2010

Threequalseven · Joined: 08 May 2012

The legality of marijuana in North Korea has little to do with their views on the plant itself, and everything to do with their refusal to trade with the United States.

If a country like South Korea, for instance, had refused to allow trade with the U.S. for any reason (such as refusal to import cigarettes) the U.S. would have imposed crippling sanctions upon South Korea. This is pretty much the case in the North. As such, I'm willing to wager that the majority of countries that have outlawed marijuana have done so due to pressure from the U.S. If you're going to trade with America, then you'd better abide by its laws. Otherwise, they'll use their leverage with the rest of the world to leave you in the stone age.

Ginormousaurus · Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit