# On Pakistan, Islam and cannabis

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pakistan-islam-and-cannabis/1026085>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 26, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pakistan-islam-and-cannabis/1026085 "2025-12-26T23:37:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pakistan-islam-and-cannabis/1026085/21 "2025-12-28T20:14:36Z")

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> [@Johanna](#):
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> A lot of Muslims figure stuff out for themselves from the sources without relying on religious authorities.

Yeah, I thought so, just like many Christians do.

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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pakistan-islam-and-cannabis/1026085/22 "2025-12-28T21:32:16Z")

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There’s a Persian proverb: _Mollā shodan cheh āsān, ādam shodan cheh moshkel_ - How easy it is to be a religious authority; how hard it is to be a human being!

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pakistan-islam-and-cannabis/1026085/23 "2025-12-28T22:05:45Z")

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Wise words!

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**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pakistan-islam-and-cannabis/1026085/24 "2025-12-29T04:30:38Z")

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> [@Odesio](#):
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> There’s also khat which is fairly popular in Yemen.

I’ve bought it in London, of all places, but I was staying in the East End, which has sizeable Somali and Ethiopian populations. It is probably illegal (pure cathinone is) but was sold very openly.

My educated opinion: too much chewing required.

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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-pakistan-islam-and-cannabis/1026085/25 "2025-12-29T15:50:42Z")

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> [@scudsucker](#):
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> too much chewing required

They sell khat juice, you know…

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