I’ve always envied people who live in weed-friendly countries. I mean, isn’t it wonderful to be free to puff joints on the bounty of nature or in the comfort of your home without this unwelcome voice inside your head whispering that you’re breaking the law? Well, now, I know it is. Believe me, buying weed legally for the first time was something magical for me. “But it’s only weed,” you’d say. I agree; however, what happened afterwards can be described as truly magical.
To answer the yet-unasked question: my name is Anita and I live in Poland.
It’s illegal to buy, cultivate, or even possess marijuana here, and if you disobey the law, you may face up to 3 years in jail. Luckily, for most Polish cannabis users caught by the police, courts generally suspend or cancel the execution of the penalty under certain circumstances.
Still, is the risk worth the proverbial carrot?
For me, it is. Weed makes me happy, it thwarts all the absurd I encounter each day of my life, helps me with migraines, improves my general well-being, and keeps me sharp-focused throughout the day – that is, when I smoke a sativa strain, of course. As a writer, I need this clear-headed vibe in my life because it’s a natural supplement for my performance.
That said, why should I even consider giving it up for the sheer content of my government who cares about nothing but opinion polls? I’ve been smoking for a couple years now, but since I met my boyfriend, I’ve become a regular cannabis user. I’ve learned how to use marijuana responsibly in order to draw benefits from its therapeutic qualities without compromising on m day-to-day duties. So, like every canna-girl on this planet who lives in a weed-hostile country, I’ve always dreamed of being able to buy weed legally.
I know, you can’t wait to hear the story. Let me get to the point, then.
How To Buy Weed Legally and Get Engaged in 15 Minutes?
Me and my fiancée are a textbook example of a marijuana-friendly couple who lives the green lifestyle and cares about the cannabis culture. Our first trip abroad was aimed at Netherlands, the green lungs of Europe and a country that should be a role model for other governments in terms of regulations on marijuana.
Book a Trip to Amsterdam
It was the June of 2016 when we took a break from work and went on a week-long trip to Netherlands. We booked the tickets, got ourselves accommodation in our friend’s guesthouse, and regretted that we couldn’t speed things up or fall asleep and wake up on the date of our departure.
Anyway, my then-boyfriend, Peter, was acting suspiciously for a couple of days. He was constantly looking at my palms as if he was about to measure them with his eyes, not to mention that, at least once a day, he asked me about my preferences on jewelry, namely rings. However, he cut the whole topic a week before our trip, so I assumed that he was just trying to check the ground beneath his feet.
When we landed in Amsterdam, we took the first train to the very city centre, being so mesmerized by the omnipresent aroma of cannabis floating in the air that we forgot to buy our train tickets. Yeah, being a ‘free-rider’ in a foreign country can be risky, especially when Dutch authorities keep their fines extremely high even for tourists.
Enter One of the Classic Coffeeshops
Luckily, we succeeded, and when we stepped out of the station, we saw the all-famous “Amsterdam Centraal” coffeeshop – the green vault full of pungent goodness. So many strains in one place, and all of them just waiting to be blazed into an oblivion. I forgot about my boyfriend’s jewelrish inclinations for a while, so I didn’t even notice that he concealed the ring when we were in the storage to leave the luggage for a couple hours.
Having entered the coffeeshop, all we saw was a group of very positive people talking, smiling, and passing joints between one another. There were also silent smokers, too, but the overall vibe in this place was way beyond our expectations.
Now, can you imagine the same number of people drinking alcohol for hours and still standing firmly on the ground while being nice to each other? Neither can I. That’s why I believe that the current constraints put on cannabis in many countries around the world are, least to say, unfair.
Buy Weed
The budtender behind the desk greeted us with a huge goofy smile on his face, one that is the most telltale giveaway that he’s just finished a fat joint or a generous bowl. His smile encouraged us to take a closer look at the menu, and what we saw there was the paradise on Earth:
- Jack Herrer
- White Widow
- Bubba Kush
- Northern Lights
- Super Silver Haze
- Pineapple Kush
- Amnesia Haze
- AK-47
And much, much more. Being slightly overwhelmed by the abundance of these green goodies, we decided to take 2 pre-rolled blunts of White Widow and 3 grams of other strains to roll them when we reach our final destination.
Get Engaged
There was a gorgeous, cozy harbor a stone’s throw away from the coffeeshop, so we decided to go for a walk and light up by the docks.
I like to have my smoking stuff under control, so I asked Peter if I could have the lighter we just bought. He started to act all nervous and said that he would give me the lighter himself. It didn’t come to me that he just freaked out because he thought I was going to nail him red handed.
All of a sudden, before I even managed to say something, he looked me deeply in the eyes and said… Actually, I can’t recall a damn thing of what he said, save for the fact that he asked if I would like to marry him and make his life complete. I mean, I know there was a lot of passion in his speech, but I was so dazzled by him kneeling down in front of me with a ring that I experienced a brief blackout for a moment.
But I said yes. Of course, I said yes! We’re like birds of a feather and we can’t imagine spending a single hour without each other, so when he asked me to be his wife for eternity, there was only one correct answer.
Oh, and you guys, if you want to propose to your girlfriend in a cool place, you should totally try Amsterdam – that is, of course, if you both enjoy cannabis. She won’t remember a word from your pre-engagement speech, but neither will you when you feel that lovely vibe from your White Widow.
~ Anita Kilian
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