Cannabis in Cotabato, Philippines - my story
Hi there, hustlers 🤝Welcome to my longread about weed in Cotabato, done from my own experience plus some local stories.
As you all know cannabis regulations differ in different countries, so the point of this article is to cover marijuana laws in Cotabato, attitude of police and local inhabitants, weed VS hash availability and price range, my own experience related to weed in Cotabato.
I have just finished my trip to Cotabato, stayed there for 10 days, now got back home, writing this post while memory is fresh and with a solid joint in my left hand. As a regular weed smoker I could not imagine my stay in Cotabato without having some weed in my pocket. Below I will outline information I found out while looking for some good smelly green buds in Cotabato.
Cannabis laws in Cotabato, Philippines
It is important to note that cannabis, weed, and hash are prohibited in Cotabato. You can not officially purchase marijuana strains with high THC concentration in some coffee shops like in Amsterdam. Medical CBD cannabis may be available for purchase at dispensaries, but a prescription from a doctor is required, and you will never get high with CBD.
In one sports bar I got acquainted with Alex who moved to Cotabato 3 years ago, so he knows the local drug scene. According to Alex - despite cannabis being banned according to laws, cops are generally relaxed about weed, sometimes being smokers themselves.
What if I get caught with marijuana in Cotabato?
In fact, according to Alex - if you have less than 10g of weed or 5g of hash and behave correctly + do not smoke joints in public - nothing critical should happen. Cops will check if you are not intending to sell the stuff being a real dealer, they should just confiscate weed after a short talk.
People say sometimes police officers try to get some material benefits from catching you with weed in Cotabato. These stories are rare, but mind that some cops may force you giving them some money to leave you alone. But never try to offer them anything yourself, this may be treated as a separate crime. Easier just to watch your back not not get caught with weed in Cotabato.
Attitude of locals to cannabis in Cotabato
Even though high THC cannabis is strictly regulated in Cotabato - local inhabitants of Cotabato are not against it at all. Young people and tourists are top target audiences for weed dealers. This does not mean you may walk and smoke joints on the streets, but also no one will be too surprised seeing someone smoking weed.
As Alex told - even local cops in Cotabato sometimes use cannabis. So in general we may conclude that the atmosphere in Cotabato is relaxed when we speak about cannabis. Just behave correctly and watch your back - and everything should be cool.
The overall attitude of locals to weed is rather relaxed, so you may even feel yourself home in Cotabato after one good joint, telling this from my own experience. Alex shared with me a joint of simply perfect sativa (while he did not know the exact strain). We were smoking outside the bar, and saw other guys doing the same on the other side of the street 😁 So I can definitely say that smoking weed is rather popular in Cotabato.
I’ve asked Alex if he may share contacts of his dealer, cause stuff was out of this world. He told me that his exact dealer does not work with new people, so he will be my dealer during my vacation, which was simply perfect. I wish everyone to find your own Alex in some bar of Cotabato.
How to get weed in Cotabato?
I did not need a dealer in Cotabato because I had Alex, anyway it was interesting for me how gears work in Cotabatoin relation to cannabis.
High-level wholesale Cotabato dealers purchase weed and hash on the darknet websites. Usually these sites are about wholesale multi-kilo orders, but some also work with small amounts. So in fact this may be an option #1 for you - under the condition you know how to use darknet features of Tor browser and .onion sites + ready to wait 3-5 days for the delivery. If yes - you may find all the info about darknet websites on thehiddenwiki.com - darknet wikipedia.
If you are just having a short vacation or a trip to Cotabato - purchasing weed via wholesale darknet websites is not an option. Looking for dealers on the streets and in parks is still something you may do to find some weed in Cotabato, but more and more dealers are shifting to online orders done via messengers and payments in bitcoins instead of cash. This simply protects them from ever being caught by cops. Crypto payments are anonymous and delivery is done to selected location without any personal meetings, so both you and the dealer are secured from any possible consequences.
This was a surprise for me cause I am more old school and just “heard something about crypto”. While now all youngsters (who are usually a target group for cannabis dealers) have crypto wallets so dealers simply follow the trend. I think dealers are losing money anyway because not all clients know crypto, but Alex commented that nowadays if you do not use crypto - you 100% have a friend who uses it, so you may just send him money from card and he does crypto transaction for you. After that I remembered I also have such a friend, so I agreed with Alex.
Frequently asked questions about weed and hash in Cotabato
Is weed and hash legal in Cotabato?
No, cannabis with high THC is not legal in Cotabato, while police officers and locals are relaxed about cannabis and having less than 10 grams with you should lead to arrest.
What if I get caught with cannabis in my pocket in Cotabato?
Officers will check if you are a tourist or a real dealer who delivers weed. Usually tourists with small packs of hash or weed are not touched, only dealers should worry. While anyway better to avoid any interactions with cops.
May I buy weed in parks of Cotabato?
Yes you may, while this is oldschool way already and a lot of dealers are shifting to online orders, but searching parks and streets may still give you some results. While much easier would be to find dealer’s contacts and order online with further delivery.
Is it possible to find high-quality weed or hash in Cotabato?
Yes, although the quality may vary depending on the dealer.
What are the prices for weed and hash in Cotabato?
Prices can vary from dealer to dealer and are often influenced by the quality of the product and the dealer's pricing strategy 😂. Based on what I observed, super high-quality weed can cost between $20 to $25 per gram (with discounts for larger quantities), and high-quality hash typically ranges from $30 to $35 per gram. I haven't purchased low-quality weed in Cotabato, so I'm not sure about the prices for that, but they should generally be lower.
Interesting facts about weed
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ha welcome bro 😀 sorry my delaer is offline for 3 days already so can not assist 😭😭😭 not sure when this sucker comes back so also need someone new with tasty buds😀
why don't you just ping Bob Marley in Telegram - known bro here 🌬️ his username is @bob_marley_spirit but compare each symbol cause he has fake accounts. yesterday I purchased 5g of his indica buds - everything was perfect as always, delivered in 40 minutes
confirm Bob Marley worth attention, but not always responds quickly and sometimes disappears for hours - regular fucking dealer lol 🤪 so I buy stuff via telegram bot @happy_rasta_bot when I need to smoke right away. Have nothing against Bob Marley but hate waiting even 5 minutes so I use that bot, these guys always have some stuff in city center so perfect works for me, also mind the price is rather high
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Looks like birthday party has not finished :-) Still waiting for review and how everything goes with Bob Marley or bot
Sorry guys had afterparty and a hangover so only now alive again. Thanks to all of you cause I used both bot and Bob Marley, will tel you the story
Firstly I pinged Bob Marley, compared each symbol in username as you told so here is a final link for you to his account if you need - @bob_marley_spirit. As biba93 warned he was not responding for about an 2 hours... But such long pause he replied and offered 3 strains, minimal order was 3g, payment in crypto. Price for 5g of Pineapple sativa strain was $100, which was ok for me so made a payment. Stuff was delivered 1 hour after payment confirmation behind my hotel, was packed in many ziplocks inside empty Parliament cigarettes pack, these were very pressed tough smelly buds without seeds. Attaching photos of this perfection below, even weighted to check and was surprised to see even more than 5g. Thanks weed-talks community for help with my bday😀😀😀
After getting stuff we decided that this was not enough and we need 5 more, grabbed some beer and decided to try bot. So opened the bot link @happy_rasta_bot (never used bots before so this was something new to me). was surprised how easy it is simply clicking strain of weed you want and how much grams, select in which crypto you want to pay, getting address and photo of place where to grab my stuff. Bot pricing was the same so I ordered 5g of Amnesia strain also for $100 - got address in the center. Weed was masked in empty cola can so simply took it and continued walking. Was really excited whats inside, below attaching a photo of what I found there.
Of course after getting 2 strains and 10g of weed in total noone was waiting for my birthday and started tasting both the same day... What I may say - 2 days we all spent in some rasta heaven. Both strains are powerful, were smoking one after another so can not describe exact effects of each - but we were laughing all the way down.
So may confirm both experiments to get weed in Cotabato were successful. Price was the same, quality was top for both, so you may choose any depending on your preferences.
Ha!!! Thanks bro, hav tried bot also successful attaching what I got below