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Police Upset About 'Where To Get Pot' Web Site

Site Covers Cities Around The World

As soon as you click it, it boasts of new towns being added every day.

"Curently [sic] covering 366 cities. New cities and cities updates every day!," the site says.

But what this Web site offers is illegal -- at least in the United states.

The site that tells travelers where they can buy marijuana -- a global guide to where and how people can get pot -- has upset officials in at least two suburban Philadelphia towns. The staff at WSBTV.com has chosen not to display the Web address of the site.

Philadelphia TV station WCAU investigated it and found two towns in their viewing area alone that were on the site. The towns that were mentioned were Horsham, Pa., and Doylestown, Pa.

"That's a bunch of crap," said Horsham police Capt. Joesph Repkoe, who is no fan of the site.

The site claims that in Horsham, "cops ride around town but if you don't do anything stupid they won't get in your way."

"I think it's uncalled for, shouldn't be advertising like that," resident Sharon Isett said.

Isett said her corner of the world is no haven to drug seekers.

In Doylestown, Police Chief James Donnelly doesn't dispute that drugs are sold in the area. But, he said, if you show up to the corner of State and Main streets, "The strongest thing you're likely to leave with is coffee."

"There's no blatant drug activity there that I see," Donnelly said.

But that's not what one site contributor wrote, saying, "All you have to do is ask someone on the street and they'd be willing to share."

The site owner spoke to WCAU over the phone from Israel, saying his site is an information resource and he's just bringing interested parties the information about the local dope scene around the world.

Although he said he's not encouraging anyone to smoke pot, police don't see it that way.

"A young impressionable teen could look at this and figure it's a way to get involved in the drug culture," Donnelly said.

Besides the United States, the guide covers several countries, including Afghanistan, Ireland, Iran, Spain and South Korea -- just to name a few.

A search for Kansas City, Mo., yielded a lot of information. It listed the smoking tolerance level for the city at a 4, on the following scale: 1= very illegal 5= virtually legal.

The site shared information about legislation in Kansas City, saying that "Possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $1,000. Possession of greater than 35 grams is a felony and is punishable by up to seven years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Possession of greater than 30 kilograms is considered trafficking and the penalty is 5 -- 15 years in prison. Possession of 100 kilograms or more carries a penalty of 10 years -- life in prison."

It went on to discuss sale and manufacturing penalties, and law enforcement.

"The cops don't really look for anything unless they actually see you smoking it ... it is best to keep the smoking to yourself while out in public," the site said.

It also told of several places to buy marijuana in the Kansas City area. And to wrap it up? The site lists the prices you can expect to pay.

The same type of information is listed for city after city throughout the United States.

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