Dope: The Sumatran connection and Buddah's Noble Path flow through here and many smoke large quantities of cannabis in an attempt to get up to the level of the Balinese who are so naturally high all year around on that good of time religion. Poppies back lane is a real Sin Alley: wine, women, and dope; where 12 year old pushers call you by your first name. If you buy grass from Indonesians, don't be deceived by the wrappings; they make it look convincingly like authentic Buddah weed. Ha/f the time they burn you, no exaggeration. Best is to do business only with westerners or with the waiters in the restaurants. The price varies from Rp1500-2000 per stick for Sumatran or top Thai weed, although the troubles in Thailand have slowed down the flow now. Sometimes there's a lot of grass, other times only Nepalese hash (Rp1000 per gram), or deadly smack. It's unwise to be penniless, raids and busts do occur. Police and imigrasi are into 6 am sweeps for users and sellers. Watch the ibus who come around selling clothes and materials, many are paid police informers. Also Indonesian pushers and the police work very close together. They'll turn in a tourist pusher in a flash because he cuts into their sales. Then the tourist pusher's whole stash is mysteriously selling up on the beach two days later. Savvy? If you get busted, it just means that it's going to cost you money (Rp20,000-Rp50,000), and your possessions might be confiscated. Although a law passed in 1976 allows them to throw you in jail for 6 years, there's still corruption; settle it right off. If you're broke perhaps it's safer to drink earthy tuak with the old man stroking their fighting cocks in the back lanes of Kuta.