Illegal drugs
POSTED BY: WhooDahn
UPDATED: Saturday, April 3, 2004 20:49
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In heart of gold, Nandi mentions that the man who formerly ran the house had all the girls strung out on "drops". Seems to indicate that there are still illegal/recreational drugs out there although one would assume that the major trade would be in pharmaceutical derivatives of some sort.
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The crew is smuggling some Jamaican Gold from Kingston when a fire mysteriously breaks out in the cargo hold. By the time they get the fire out, everyone is high.
River is completely lucid and is telling everyone exactly what happened to her in the Academy. Nobody is listening to her and she goes to her room.
Book shaves half of his head and is laughing at himself in the mirror.
Kaylee is asking everyone if they have a strawberry, if they are a strawberry, if they want to be a strawberry. It's so noisy it's hard to tell what she is saying.
Jayne has Vera and is trying to shoot the wisps of smoke coming from the smoldering pile of weed. He keeps yelling about ghosts.
Inara is doing her imitation of the Dance of the Seven Veils and ends up doing a slow strip tease in the corner.
Mal was watching Inara and then gets the munchies and heads to the kitchen
Simon is crying in the corner and keeps talking about what a disappointment he was to his parents.
Wash is trying to get joint to stay in his dinosaurs mouth while Zoe is giggling and talking about babies.
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There are representations canabis plants in HoG, and hookas in Inara's shuttle and the HoG house.
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Originally posted by Succatash:
Serenity VI - Mal works for the Rasta People.
I am afraid to ask why you have a picture of fat naked white men on a boat.
Is that Richard Hatch?
Were you on 'Survivor'?
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Quote:Do you mean the guy in the background? It looks like him, I totally agree with you.
Originally posted by WhooDahn:
Is that Richard Hatch?
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I seem to remember seeing a hooka (waterpipe) in Inara's shuttle at some point (maybe the pilot ep.?). Of course, it could be for tobacco.
-MBS
Of course, the question here is whether cannabis is illegal in Firefly's reference. While technically illegal in China (mostly due to western influence) it grows wild throughout much of the country. I could easily see it being accepted and legal in the Alliance.
I definately see Hemp as being widespread in the 'verse; it's too monumentally useful a plant not to be a major part of a terraformation package. And while the THC content isn't necessary for non-medicinal/recreational uses, it doesn't detract from them either. It's also a remarkably tough plant, able to thrive in the desert/brush conditions so common on the rim worlds.
Take my booze, take my coke,
cigarettes I do not smoke,
I don't care, I'm still free;
you can't take my THC!
"You can't enslave a free man. The most you can do is kill him." -- Robert A. Heinlein
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That could be a whole new story line just waiting to be explored.
What type of drugs are 'drops'?
Are they legal or illegal?
Are they transported by Blue Sun?
Does Mal transport illegal recreational drugs?
Does the crew every run into a drug smuggler?
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Originally posted by WhooDahn:
That could be a whole new story line just waiting to be explored.
What type of drugs are 'drops'?
Are they legal or illegal?
Are they transported by Blue Sun?
Does Mal transport illegal recreational drugs?
Does the crew every run into a drug smuggler?
They did not elaborate on the "drops" in HoG. The conversation would lead one to believe it is some sort of addictive, illegal substance.
Perhaps later in the series we would have heard more about drops.
"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."
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Originally posted by WhooDahn:Quote:
The whole crew smokes some of the illegal cargo and hilarity ensues. Everyone acts goofy, except it turns River completely normal.
Wash is rolling bombers, Zoe is giggling, Jayne is picking the stars out of the sky, Book is sweet talking Kaylee, Simon is sleeping and Mal has the munchies.
You forgot: "and River is flying the ship..."
-Ocelot Wreak
"I figure you're here 'cause you need some whacko who's willing to stick his finger in the fan. So who are we helping?" - Mickey K., in 'The Equalizer'
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The image of Chinese opium dens is a stereotype derived from a period in Chinese history, not traditional Chinese culture. The Chinese agglomerate of the Verse-that-will-be may not have anything to do with a social problem that plagued the Chinese 1000 years ago.
I haven't seen any thing in Firefly that indicates drugs, medicinal or recreational, would be illegal. It is possible those commodities are freely available to those who can afford their Core planet prices.
Can't Take My Gorram Sky 
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