In a new type of “travel high,” an American man was arrested by Colombian police on Tuesday for allegedly offering $30 “cannabis tours” to tourists at his home.
The 73-year-old made an announcement on social media and a website inviting foreigners to visit his home in Sabaneta, a town south of the northwestern city of Medellín, the police said. Colombian National Police in a statement.
He also distributed flyers advertising “Cannabis Farm Tours” offered by “Cannabis Jimmy.” The documents stated that “free samples” would be distributed during the visits. Approximately 2-8 people participated in each tour and reservations were required.
Colombian National Police
The tours lasted 2 to 3 hours during which the man taught visitors “the process of planting, caring for, harvesting and caring for this plant,” police said. He also sold marijuana to tourists for $20 a gram.
Colombian National Police
Police said they confiscated 1,380 grams of marijuana during the arrest. They did not identify the man, saying only that he was American.
Colombia has long struggled to control the trafficking, manufacturing and/or possession of narcotics within its borders.
Late last year, the Colombian Navy intercepted a wrecked boat carrying 33 kilograms of cocaine and 744 kilograms of marijuana.
This South American country is the world’s largest exporter of cocaine – almost 90% of the cocaine sold in the United States every year arrives from Colombia.
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