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Report: Indonesia VP Endorses Cannabis for Cooking
Wed, Jun 27, 2007 11:45 am
source: edition.cnn.com
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Marijuana possession should remain a crime in Indonesia, but chefs who use the herb as a traditional way to season curries should not be arrested, the country's vice president told local reporters.
Cooks in Aceh province and other regions in the north of Sumatra island say they use tiny amounts of crushed marijuana leaves or seeds as a spice in certain dishes.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Vice President Yusuf Kalla said that there was "no way" Indonesia would legalize or decriminalize marijuana as some countries in western Europe have done.
"It is all right to use it as a food seasoning, but it should not be fully legalized," Kalla was quoted as saying by The Jakarta Post.
Kalla did not address the problems such a stance might pose to police tasked with arresting marijuana users. Officers have never previously cracked down on the use of marijuana in the kitchen or said the practice was a particular problem.
Kalla and the police chief both reiterated their support for the death penalty for drug traffickers, noting that neighboring Malaysia and Singapore also execute offenders.
Cooks in Aceh province and other regions in the north of Sumatra island say they use tiny amounts of crushed marijuana leaves or seeds as a spice in certain dishes.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Vice President Yusuf Kalla said that there was "no way" Indonesia would legalize or decriminalize marijuana as some countries in western Europe have done.
"It is all right to use it as a food seasoning, but it should not be fully legalized," Kalla was quoted as saying by The Jakarta Post.
Kalla did not address the problems such a stance might pose to police tasked with arresting marijuana users. Officers have never previously cracked down on the use of marijuana in the kitchen or said the practice was a particular problem.
Kalla and the police chief both reiterated their support for the death penalty for drug traffickers, noting that neighboring Malaysia and Singapore also execute offenders.
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ybs_slankers
May 17 2009, 3:40 am
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I am not taking this
Jun 28 2007, 3:45 pm
grow up North America. More money than brains
I am a Man
Jun 28 2007, 3:44 pm
L.B
Jun 28 2007, 3:40 pm
DEEBARD
Jun 28 2007, 9:41 am
to Granny
Jun 28 2007, 7:03 am
Granny says:
Jun 28 2007, 12:01 am
Sick sad world...
conscious smoker
Jun 27 2007, 11:23 pm
erin
Jun 27 2007, 9:31 pm
High Times makes it very easy to take action towards legalization.
Sadly so few do, easier to just bitch than to act
To: erin e
Jun 27 2007, 5:54 pm
learn the facts and keep writing your elected weasels
with the truth.
Be sure to remind them that you dont care to have your inteligence insulted by a servant.
Any fool can hold an opinion that differs from those of others by reason of denial,and not be able to support that opinion with reason and fair argument.
Remind them that you are not such a fool erin.
www.drugwarfacts.com
erin e
Jun 27 2007, 4:26 pm
Granny says:
Jun 27 2007, 4:02 pm
Maybe this ain't such a bad place to live after all!
yum yum
Jun 27 2007, 3:48 pm
Who needs a jet to fly mon(:
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Jun 27 2007, 2:51 pm
smoken4life
Jun 27 2007, 1:33 pm
me
Jun 27 2007, 1:20 pm
maryland caravan
Jun 27 2007, 12:48 pm
i meant
Jun 27 2007, 12:48 pm
uhh
Jun 27 2007, 12:48 pm
Please check your spelling so that people will take you seriously!
umm
Jun 27 2007, 12:19 pm
Jesus used it, prompting the bong hits for jesus flap.
Keneh Bos. And yet the haters don't do like Jesus did.
How will peace ever be on a planet when people fail to see the value of true freedom? Intolerance for keneh-bosm is a sin.
2 nd
Jun 27 2007, 12:14 pm
apA
Jun 27 2007, 12:06 pm
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