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Best Places to Get (ha ha) Baked

kelsorogers | Jul 29, 2009 |

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All travelers find commonality when traveling. What's that you may ask? Well, the answer is simpleâ€”reasons. Yes, we all travel for one reason or another. Some of us travel to check out a special culture; others, we travel for the thrill of finding an off-the-beaten hangout; while others, however, travel for the love of architecture and museums; for all that, some travel with "Blunt or Bust" on the mind. Wouldn't we all just make more jollification seeing the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal or Angkor Wat just a bit faded? Here are some places where scoring ganja (and other mind-mushing mixtures) is a snap.

India: After the summer passes, travelers from all 'round the globe congregate for the annual charas, hashish that is handmade after being extracted from cannabis. The Himalayas, where charas is grown, becomes a smoke-filled cloud of happiness. You can buy it in any backpacker snack bar or cafÃ© where likeminded (or out-of-minded) plastered pilgrims come together.

California, USA: Surfers and skaters since the '50s and '60s have stayed high in Californiaâ€”in fact, some are still there, right where we left them. The "Emerald Triangle" (Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties) has kept marijuana growers in business for the last five decades. It's easy to score some bud on almost any busy beach or touristy quarter. Unfortunately, though, it's not quite legal without a doctor's slip. "You see Doc, I got this headache from hell and a cough that won't quit."

Amsterdam, Netherlands: Amsterdam may be the only place in the world where passing the bong is legal. From Happy Pizzas to Ballistic Brownies, Amsterdam has thrived on hallucinogenic drugs among other things as a form of income for some time. Though some laws are changing, it's best to hit up this crunk country before it's all just a lucid trip from the past.

Mexico: While finding hideouts for getting hammered is not far from the touristy hotspots all along the Yucatan, Mexico holds a better secret. The stuff is often called peyote, a flowering cactus that blossoms from the end of March till May (or longer), with pink blooms. Eating a paste of the stuff in cookies or straight up won't leave you as much gone as giddy. You'll soon know why becoming a shaman was such a highly sought after job. "No peyote fro you!"

Brazil: Brazilians bring us carnival, ergo they know how to party. It's not because the average Brazilian is blessed with the power of sexual stamina, but because they gather guarana. This little coffee-sized berry has more energy than any caffeinated beverage. It's like getting tanked without the drawbacks. Though it is said that the resin of this berry gives you reproductive stamina, falling asleep after a go-round of bedtime calisthenics is near impossible.