Bad Karma Associated With Mexican Weed?

[smackie]

To all

This is my first post here on the furum, so I guess I'll jump in head first.

I've been a toker most of my life and having spent most of the first half in the NW and N.Califonia, so it never occured to me where my smoke came from.

Now I live in FL and am almost always having to put up with the prospect of buying mexican brick weed. I'm concerned that I might be contibuting to the violence and distruction from the "mexican cartels" and traffikers asscociated with the transportation of such weed.

I know I can say for myself, I just need to hold out for a connection that I can be sure is not participating in the violence. But I would like to know how everyone else feels about this since I believe that the average U.S. pot smoker can only afford, or find in abundance, the mexi variety.

I know this is a tough one, but until we are all free, no one is.

Respectfully,
smackie

[pete21]

I blame the drug policies of the US government for the violence in Mexico, which is tragic. If I stopped tomorrow the problem would still exist. The current situation is unworkable.

The only way you can know that you are not contributing to some sort of drug cartel would be to grow it yourself or know the grower. Not something I can do, maybe you are in a better position in that regard.

But I don't accept the blame that the drug warriors want to dump on me for the "collateral damage" caused by the drug war. "Why do you make us keep killing people, if only you would stop!" is not logic I subscribe to. It is their idiotic policies that are causing this. They could change the policies and the violence would end.

Blaming the victim for the crime is the oldest trick in the book. :mad:

[savage henry]

I dont think youll be on the recieving end of bad karma for buying mexican brick weed man, although those cartels may do evil, they are unwitingly doing some measure of good as well by providing a product that is undeniably good for people. thats not to say that it justifies thier wrongs, but by the time a multi-ton shipment is broken down and wholesaled out several times into smaller amounts it has passed through the hands of many people many of them very shady characters, but all of those people dont make your choices in life for you, you get to make them.

trading your somewhat meaningless pieces of paper to a dealer for some herb isnt going to bring bad tidings to you.

karma are the results of your actions and intentions in this world not the actions of others

I would venture on to say that if you could recievie karma from who you buy from all of us would be in for it, imagine all the evil done by the corporate giants that produce perscription drugs and petroleum products

[sancho23]

I think any karmic debt that one would accrue as the result of mexican brick weed is immediately balanced when you actually smoke it and become a more decent human being. Heck, if being high at least keeps somewhat of a smile on your face and gets you through rush hour traffic without wishing death on at least three other individuals then you're square! :p

But yeah, I would take that karmic notion all to seriously if you are striving to become more aware of yourself and like to do good in the world. As soon as our governments do not rely on the money from illegal trades than we can all grow our own in peace.

[sttony]

...would be to grow it yourself...
That's the route I took and it was for similar reasons you have quoted, smackie. I figured there was no way pounds and pounds of Mexican weed could make it to Michigan, let alone all the other states, with out the governments complicty in the matter.

[smackie]

Hi guys

Running out the door to make my boss richer in exchange for "meaningless pieces of paper".

Thanks a ton! I knew I would get some thoughtful insight.

smackie

[Ostritt]

I'm concerned that I might be contibuting to the violence and distruction from the "mexican cartels" and traffikers asscociated with the transportation of such weed.

Prohibition is the evil. Who has the power to stop the situation over-night? Your government. And yet they don't, not because they're stupid, but because they are disgustingly greedy.

I don't believe in karma in any way. I do believe that if you believe it you will make it manifest in your life, so really the only person who can answer your question is you.

[pete21]

BTW, the whole "Mexican Weed Bad Karma" was a rumor started by Canadian growers. :o

[smackie]

I suppose I used the word karma simplistically. I guess a better way of putting this is should I be bothered that an innocent person or child may have violently lost their life so I can smoke? I know that sounds extreme, but don't know of any other way to put it.

[sensinitas]

I figured there was no way pounds and pounds of Mexican weed could make it to Michigan, let alone all the other states, with out the governments complicty in the matter.
I really doubt the government is involved with mexi shwag. Mexi makes it up to Michigan because it is imported in bulk. I live in San Diego and reports of bust of not pounds, but thousands of pounds in a single shipment are very common. The government deals with more profitable commodities, mainly cocaine and heroin.

As for karma, the violence in Mexico isn't fueled by brick weed. Cocaine and heroin are the cartels main cash source. $20 ounces aren't making the cartels rich. they are killing each other over $100 grams.

[smackie]

Anyone have a clue what percentage of the pot smoked in the US comes from Mexico?

[Defenderalex1]

Hopefully the child or person involved didn't get their blood on the bud.

If they did, you can still make hashish out of that dirt-weed, call if Blood hash.

That may sound bad to you, but if you've tried blood pudding you will prefer blood hash i'm sure.



PS For how much money is valued... it's literally the most useless damn thing there is, except for persuading those who value it of course. I wish we could bribe the government using credit(imaginary money) "Oh of course it's there, it's right in front of you. It's only invisible to the foolish."

[sensinitas]

Anyone have a clue what percentage of the pot smoked in the US comes from Mexico?

Its hard to generalize for the whole US. In my experience the generation that came up in the 60's and 70's smoke Mexican. But my generation won't touch the stuff. At least in California. There really isn't a market for it. Its not really that... i guess inteligent to deal with that stuff. A kilo cost a few hundred dollars yet it comes with the same penalty as high grade. So if you are a dealer you would much rather deal with weed that costs a few grand a pound. In the central part of America the majority of weed smoked is Mexican brick weed. While there is some on the West Coast the majority smoked is locally grown or imported from the Emerald Triangle. From what i have heard there is a good amount of Mexican on the east coast, but there is chronic around its just expensive. I think it really depends on the state. In Texas the paraphernalia laws are pretty strict so most people smoke blunts of shwag.