In a new type of “travel high,” an American was arrested on Tuesday by Colombian police for allegedly offering $30 “cannabis tours” to tourists in his home.
The 73-year-old man advertised on social media and a website for foreigners to visit his house in Sabaneta, a town south of the city of MedellĂn in the northwestern part of the country, Colombian national police said in a statement.
He also distributed flyers advertising “Cannabis Farm Tours” given by “Cannabis Jimmy.” The materials said “free samples” would be distributed during the tours. Approximately 2-8 people were on each tour, and reservations were required.
The tours lasted 2-3 hours during which the man taught visitors “the process of planting, caring for, harvesting, and maintaining this plant,” police said. He also sold tour-takers marijuana for $20 a gram.
Police said they confiscated 1,380 grams of …