Indonesian police burn 3.3 tons of weed; Get entire town high

[george]

INDONESIAN POLICE BURN 3.3 TONS OF WEED; GET ENTIRE TOWN HIGH




JAKARTA, Indonesia: -- The police of Palmerah—which is sub-district of West Jakarta—accidentally got their residents high as kites when they burned a 3.3-ton pile of marijuana.

A number of residents—including journalists—in the Indonesian neighborhood reported feeling dizzy, headaches and intoxicated when the plume of smoke blew into their streets.

Some of the police wore masks when they set the weed ablaze, but forgot to mention to the folks in surrounding the areas that the smoke may affect them, too. They basically gave an entire town a contact high. Oops.


-- 2015-03-30

[Scott]

Some places have all the luck.

[Rod Wallop]

2 days early for this story

[daiwill60]

Its called taking from the dealers and sharing back to the people , innit?

[Eddy B]

Lucky swines!! I bet the pizza shops were sold-out!!

[Seastallion]

No attribution of the headaches and nausea to the 100 litres of petrol used to accelerate the fire?

[Ayutthaya11]

Far out

[lust]

i bet it was the friendliest day ever in that town.

[Tywais]

i bet it was the friendliest day ever in that town.

And the markets ran out of food.

[JoeLing]

How comes they didn't advertise this venue?
Surly would have attracted thousands of tourist for a front row seat

[JetsetBkk]

i bet it was the friendliest day ever in that town.

And the markets ran out of food.

Dämned flashback! I just have to go make a grilled cheese sandwich now.

[Stan42]

"accidental" exposure is always fun

[bigjules007]

Officers Cheech and Chong have reported that everything has returned to normal, despite the shortage of crisps, chocolates, and ice cream.

[Mcffee]

[puukao]

I heard the medical marijuana in the states are 4x stronger than 20-years ago.....

The demographic getting addicted the fastest......kids 12-years old

the brain stops growing around age 26

I know, I know....i'm the ONLY one in the world against smoking pot.....

yell at me all you want, you will forget about it in the morning....

[FredNL]

I just heard that the next time will be on 1-4-2015 in the national stadium of Jakarta.

Tickets here available....

Edited March 30, 2015 by FredNL

[bendejo]

That black smoke is NOT from the weed. Looks like it could take a few years off your lungs.

[PatOngo]

Sounds like mass trafficking by the authorities..........What are the penalties for that in Indonesia???

[lust]

I heard the medical marijuana in the states are 4x stronger than 20-years ago.....

The demographic getting addicted the fastest......kids 12-years old

the brain stops growing around age 26

I know, I know....i'm the ONLY one in the world against smoking pot.....

yell at me all you want, you will forget about it in the morning....

Nah, weed users don't yell brah. Your facts make no sense anyways. =)

[Thailand]

The junta could learn a thing or two.

That's the way to spread happiness!

[Scott]

The junta could learn a thing or two.

That's the way to spread happiness!

Well, happiness to some, but the guys whose weed it was probably aren't so happy.

[chainarong]

Having worked in isolated area's of Indonesia, it would be the only time the villagers to my knowledge have a reason to be happy , they haven't the luxuries like in Thailand.

[Don Mega]

Hows does all the other news source print that it was 500kg yet here it is 3.3 ton?

[LuckyLew]

Block Party

[noitom]

Wow! This is very newsworthy by the editors of The Nation in Thailand. Thai editor know how to select winning news.

[robblok]

I heard the medical marijuana in the states are 4x stronger than 20-years ago.....

The demographic getting addicted the fastest......kids 12-years old

the brain stops growing around age 26

I know, I know....i'm the ONLY one in the world against smoking pot.....

yell at me all you want, you will forget about it in the morning....

No need to yell at you, you can have your own opinion about it Thankfully the world is changing.

But just because alcohol is available in supermarkets does that mean you see 12 y/o people drinking ? Why would it be any different with pot if legalized.

[h90]

Some places have all the luck.

Some countries know how to attract tourists....

[robblok]

Some places have all the luck.

Some countries know how to attract tourists....

In Thailand they would do the same, get a whole village high.. and then send in the police with drug test for a nice little earner

[TheFishman1]

It brings burning to a New High

[sunshine51]

All over Indonesia there are restaurants known as Masakan Padang;

cooking field....they have a huge amount of different "dishes" or varieties

of food and every one is very good. I know, I have spent a long time in

Indonesia. These "padangs" become very full twice a day, lunch & dinner

tines. I bet every Masakan Padang place down wind in and around the town

was sold out within an hour...including drinks & deserts. Must have been

a great day for everybody...Bet not much work got done though....hah!