Mal.Kumara
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There are basically 3 types of Cannabis you can find in Sri Lanka. Those are called Local, KG and Kush.
As the name suggests - the local is grown locally old style in a cleared area in a forest (called chena). The only fertilizer they would give is ash from other burnt trees. Unfortunately they do not grow till the buds fully mature, because they want to get the harvest as soon as possible - because if they get caught the whole crop will be burnt down by police. It is usually sold as the whole plant or branches with leaves seeds and stem - so you get very little buds and much less THC/CBD per bundle. Seasonally you can find some good quality local stuff if you are lucky. So I have told my suppliers that I would only buy local if it has decent buds. This comes in thumb sized bundles wrapped in a piece of newspaper. These goes from 1,500 LKR to 3,000 LKR depending on the season, demand and specially the extent of law enforcement. It can be found in central and southern parts of the country. You just can't find it in north or very expensive there.
The second variety is supposedly imported from Kerala, India. That is why it is called KG (Kerala Ganja). But I have found out that it is sometimes actually the best part of locally grown cannabis heavily dried and post treated with syrups/treacle or even questionable substances like roach killer. It doesn't give a decent high. It makes you feel so drunk-like - not a clean high. These comes in small polythene bags of 10g or 20g (sometimes 5g) for 10g going from 2,000 LKR to 5,500 LKR. It is much cheaper in northern peninsula - and becomes more expensive as it comes down to south.
The best cannabis can be found in tourist areas. It is "called" Kush - but it is just the regular stuff you would find in decent coffee shops in developed countries. It is sold 5 times the price the sellers get it. A gram of that stuff goes for like 5,500 LKR (30 USD). Usually there is a limited selection at any given time. But from some vendors you can ask for a High in THC or High in CBD strain - and that is great. As I have said before, you can find these premium imported buds in areas of tourist interest, like down south coastal areas. This comes in tiny Ziplock bags. These are sold very discreetly and they take theirs and their customers safety seriously. Usually you have to call someone who would send a secure signal to the vendor who would inform back your supplier a location, time and a price. They get a hotel/motel room and your supplier would go there and bring it to you discretely.
And then there is Hash. Some idiots call is "ash" - but I would pronounce it "Hashish". This is also adulterated a lot of times and hard to get some decent hash. You can get a full stick, a half or sometimes a quarter. A decent full stick can go from 16,000 LKR to 22,000 LKR. It is the safest to carry around because it is so small - but you don't get any decent terpene profile in Hash.
I always obtain any cannabis through a middleman to whom I would pay 500 LKR or sometimes 1000 LKR depending on the distance they have to travel.
As the name suggests - the local is grown locally old style in a cleared area in a forest (called chena). The only fertilizer they would give is ash from other burnt trees. Unfortunately they do not grow till the buds fully mature, because they want to get the harvest as soon as possible - because if they get caught the whole crop will be burnt down by police. It is usually sold as the whole plant or branches with leaves seeds and stem - so you get very little buds and much less THC/CBD per bundle. Seasonally you can find some good quality local stuff if you are lucky. So I have told my suppliers that I would only buy local if it has decent buds. This comes in thumb sized bundles wrapped in a piece of newspaper. These goes from 1,500 LKR to 3,000 LKR depending on the season, demand and specially the extent of law enforcement. It can be found in central and southern parts of the country. You just can't find it in north or very expensive there.
The second variety is supposedly imported from Kerala, India. That is why it is called KG (Kerala Ganja). But I have found out that it is sometimes actually the best part of locally grown cannabis heavily dried and post treated with syrups/treacle or even questionable substances like roach killer. It doesn't give a decent high. It makes you feel so drunk-like - not a clean high. These comes in small polythene bags of 10g or 20g (sometimes 5g) for 10g going from 2,000 LKR to 5,500 LKR. It is much cheaper in northern peninsula - and becomes more expensive as it comes down to south.
The best cannabis can be found in tourist areas. It is "called" Kush - but it is just the regular stuff you would find in decent coffee shops in developed countries. It is sold 5 times the price the sellers get it. A gram of that stuff goes for like 5,500 LKR (30 USD). Usually there is a limited selection at any given time. But from some vendors you can ask for a High in THC or High in CBD strain - and that is great. As I have said before, you can find these premium imported buds in areas of tourist interest, like down south coastal areas. This comes in tiny Ziplock bags. These are sold very discreetly and they take theirs and their customers safety seriously. Usually you have to call someone who would send a secure signal to the vendor who would inform back your supplier a location, time and a price. They get a hotel/motel room and your supplier would go there and bring it to you discretely.
And then there is Hash. Some idiots call is "ash" - but I would pronounce it "Hashish". This is also adulterated a lot of times and hard to get some decent hash. You can get a full stick, a half or sometimes a quarter. A decent full stick can go from 16,000 LKR to 22,000 LKR. It is the safest to carry around because it is so small - but you don't get any decent terpene profile in Hash.
I always obtain any cannabis through a middleman to whom I would pay 500 LKR or sometimes 1000 LKR depending on the distance they have to travel.
