2 held for growing and selling marijuana

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Anti-Drugs Directorate arrested two Saudi men for growing and selling marijuana from their apartment. A source said the directorate acted in cooperation with secret forces from the police to arrest the two Saudis. “The directorate received reports of a marijuana farm inside the residence of Saudi men. It contacted the police to have a thorough investigation. The police were able to locate the residence site and secretly surround it,” said the source, Al-Madinah reported on Sunday. The source also said the police were able to catch the two men red-handed as they were tending to their marijuana plants when the police barged in. “The place reeked of marijuana smell. The men were immediately arrested and were charged growing and selling drugs. The two men confessed to the crime,” said the source. Head and consultant of the Poisonous Substances Center in Jeddah Security Forces, Col. Salah Al-Manshawi, said marijuana gives effects similar to hashish. Consumers of this drug experience delirium, hallucinations, doubt and paranoia. They also experience ecstasy, megalomania, cerebral atrophy, renal failure, strokes and erectile dysfunctions,” he said adding that marijuana can lead its consumer to commit murder. “Being a drug addict is a vicious and lonely circle of endless hunger and need. Drug addicts are unable to function in society because they are controlled by their addiction and their need to consume drugs. They are also obliged to pay large amounts of money to obtain drugs. They are wasting their lives on so many levels,” said Al-Manshawi.