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Old 11-09-2013, 10:21 PM
 
Location: San Leandro
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Old thread, I realize, but of course I have! Especially back in my younger days (1990's-ish), when I dressed either grungy or hippie-like... couldn't even walk three steps around Haight, Market, etc, without having someone offer me something. I will refrain from saying whether I accepted or declined every offer, lol.

We used to know which neighborhoods offered which drugs, not necessarily because we wanted them, just for the sake of knowing. Haight/Upper GGP was for (green) weed, acid, and shrooms; Market was for the brown/schwag weed, crack, and maybe other stuff if you asked around; Polk for the meth, ecstasy, and other "party drugs." Not sure if that all still applies, but those were the guidelines when I was young! I'm guessing Polk St has changed in particular, since it used to be like a seedier version of what Castro is now. Is that still true? Haven't been there in a while, except to quickly grab food.

Last time I walked around Haight & GGP, I didn't have ANYONE offer - didn't even get a "need something" whisper from a dreddie! I wasn't looking, but it made me sad because it probably means I'm old & stuffy now.
Oh there is still plenty of losers offering cheap herb and mushrooms at gg park. You missed the bluegrass festi where all the wookies from the east coast hang.
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Old 11-11-2013, 11:38 PM
 
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I can't seem to walk more than a block without being offered something in the Tenderloin, Haight, Mission, or even Market. But then again, I am a 19 year old male lol.
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Old 11-15-2013, 12:21 PM
 
Location: San Jose, CA
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Haight about 2 blocks across the street from McD's about 15 years ago, pot was offered.
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Old 11-15-2013, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Not since I moved to the Bay Area, but several times in Atlanta. I use to work downtown, and had an early morning shift. I use to walk down this shady alley on the way to work, and I got offered drugs nearly every day for at least 2 years, before I started getting off at a different stop on the train.
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Old 11-19-2013, 05:27 PM
 
Location: In the Redwoods
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Oh there is still plenty of losers offering cheap herb and mushrooms at gg park. You missed the bluegrass festi where all the wookies from the east coast hang.
I wasn't doubting it's still rampant in the park! I was more wondering about Polk Street, since I know that neighborhood has gone through some changes (good and bad) in the last 10+ years... used to be kind of a poor man's Castro, and now it seems like a combination of hipsters, homeless, and cabbies.
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