Canada or Oxford

hey guys

long story short im a university student in melbourne australia, im going to be doing a foreign exchange program next year (im hoping for 6 months to a year) and ive got a few universities to choose from.

My university has given me a list of the other universities and colleges that i can apply for, im narrowing my search down to the following and just need some advice on the pot situation

Oxford, England... mostly coz i always wanted to go there, but does anyone know about the weed situation, is it easy to obtain and are the cops hard on it?

the other colleges are in canada, but my geog sucks so i dont really know where in canada they are, im looking to go somewhere in or near BC, and if there are any comments on the weed situation in canada, i know its got a semi legal status and i do like the idea of walking into a medical club and picking out strains i like, anyone know how hard it is to get a licence and if they allow non citizens to get them?
Ryerson university
University of Alberta
Concordia University
University of Waterloo

Oxford has an AMAZING party scene.....with all the hash and green you need....for SURE go to Oxford......hands down. Not even a contest. Its like Harvard......which also has a sick party scene on campus....those supposedly nerdy kids THROW DOWN.

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Originally Posted by Islandborn

Oxford has an AMAZING party scene.....with all the hash and green you need....for SURE go to Oxford......hands down. Not even a contest. Its like Harvard......which also has a sick party scene on campus....those supposedly nerdy kids THROW DOWN.

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Yeah,,, if you can get into Oxford you must be smart with no common sense...

Go to Oxford,you can be the next James Blonde ;) :jointsmile::jointsmile:

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Originally Posted by TheChameleon

Yeah,,, if you can get into Oxford you must be smart with no common sense...

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okay thats me in a nutshell

but i just did a bit of reading and i think my university pulled the old bait and switch, turns out its not the University of Oxford, its Oxford Brookes university, im guessing the two are close to each other and are the same in terms of partying, which sounds fun

i guess my main concern is im a daily smoker (about a quarter a week to a fortnight), so i guess what i really need to know is how much would that cost at oxford, how easy would the habit be to keep and whatd happen if i got busted?
and would it be easier/cheaper in canada? (im not basing my choice entirely on this, but i gotta take it into account)

the main appeal to canada is the fact that they actually have weed stores, but i guess if i go to oxford i can jump on a train to amsterdam for the occaisional long weekend (my geography sucks, so someone correct me if im wrong about that)

Well..here's some co-ordinates

concordia - montreal, quebec, canada.
ryerson - toronto, ontario, canada
u of waterloo - waterloo(apt enough, right?) ontario canada
u of alberta - edmonton, alberta, canada

So first off, none are in BC, and the closest to BC that you have is alberta. The next province. not exactly close, but not too far.

The next three are on the opposite side of the country completely. As in, you'll be driving five days to get from BC to any of these. I'll save the fun task of looking at a map of canada for you..I suggest that be your next step.

Anyways, Toronto is close to Waterloo - about 45 mins apart, depending on where you are in Toronto..it is huge. And Concordia is in Montreal, which is like 7 hours from Toronto, again in another province.
**by the way, you should know that Quebec speaks French..a lot. Montreal is a very bilingual town, but still, Quebec is French and you'd have to know at least some to get by elsewhere in the province.

As for your herb questions..the price varies a lot depending where you are. In Toronto, people will pay $80 for a quarter, whereas in Montreal or eastern Ontario, you'll pay $50. Ounces go for 160-180 in eastern ontario, and in toronto its well over 200.

In Canada, Marijauna is illegal. Nowhere is it legal. UNLESS you use it for medicinal purposes, but the rules are quite strict - like terminal illness strict. At least to smoke. I have heard of docs prescribing THC pills to some less serious patients, however it isn't anywhere like California where if you get headaches...sometimes...then you can have a license somewhere.

As for smoking and buying, it flourishes in Canada. Its not like you need it to be legal. Its everywhere. It might as well be legal, except our Prime Minister is an absolute ass, and personal freedoms aren't his thing, though he was elected by saying they were. sorry, can't hide my disdain. Back to the point..it's illegal, however its extremely common and many people smoke it. You'd only be going to jail if you were running a mass op. A couple plants can be grown using the same common sense you'd use anywhere.

Anyways I hope this helped you! :jointsmile:

i dont live anywhere near Oxford but i would think it's the same as most places in England, very easy to get green, if you get caught with it by the police,if it's only a small amount at worst you will be given a caution there and then and wont be taken to the police station. my daughter is at southampton university and even though she doesn't smoke she says theres plenty of people who do and they are very open about it as the law is quite relaxed about it.i'm not to sure on street prices as i get from friends who grow but i think the price ranges between £20-£25 an 1/8 or kids deals £10 a gram, i'm sure someone will put me right if i'm wrong. have a great time where ever you go:D

Bro, come to Canada. Weed, women and sunshine.

You can find good pot at both schools man, just pick the school that you like most don't move just for pot !

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Originally Posted by JohnnyZ

Bro, come to Canada. Weed, women and sunshine.

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Fuckin' eh :D

Coming from Oxford i guess i could say i have some of the best insight into buying in Oxford.
Like overall i would normally pick up in a town about 6 miles outside of Oxford because it's a bit closer and it always makes bus journeys fun when it stinks out the bus you're on.....

But when in the city center once you start to know people it can be about a 2 min thing to sort out.

Most stuff i see is normally mid- high and if they are dodgy or shabby then you can normally tell before any serious business takes place.

Buying in Oxford can be quite difficult being new but it is so much easier once you just start knowing a couple of lads, or if it's desperate times theres a place called Bonn square in the center that a group of college students hang around and a couple of them might help you out.
Another thing to note the cops can be quite hard on it, yet in oxford our police seem to be more a first impressions force, they will charge in then will relax, so if you get jumped just keep cool and make them seem like the bad people, or make borderline gay comments to distract them.
Yet in Oxford Cops won't do much over a joint, if your going to transport recently i've started socking it but thats all really. Though if you do get pranged just remember they check pockets, top of your socks, legs body+ arms, up your sleeves if they are desperate and will pull out your boxers a bit.
Yet simple methods to beat the stop and search are more just common sense, under the toungue of your shoe if you can, far enough into the shoe/sock that you can't feel it by running your finger about 1/2 inch inside your shoe. Then theres just stashing it in boxers, some people have started to just wear 2 pairs or shorts, or you could buy a pair that have a pocket instead of button fly as that will make it undetectable.

The key things really to note are, Weed is easy to get and the "bad" dealers are easy to clock most of the time.
Police in Oxford seem to act only really on bait locations, so simple method move a bit away from the bait location, Ex out front of my college instead of sitting on a wall it's on the grass about 15ft away.

Like in my opinion i feel oxford gets really nice weed as a standard but thats mainly down to dealer rather then across the board.

Soz bout the epic ass long reply mate but i sat down for a smoke and cup of tea, next min i've apparrently joined this site, one hour later i'm here.....
Hope all this helps mate.
I'm off to roll.

I would like to add some insight too, as I've lived in Oxford all my life and spent the last 8 years smoking. There are certain periods during the year, from about May - September when there are usually huge droughts. I've had exteme problems over the years getting a good quality supply. Generally, I'd say the quality is pretty good, I've had some amazing erbs and good hash atm, however, you will almost never get 3.5g for £20. If I can get close to 3g for that price then I'm happy!

As for the police, its not an issue. I've never had any trouble with them, well, not with weed anyway. In fact, I don't think they care, as they picked up one guy I know numerous times, with ridiculously huge amounts (tens of thousands pounds ) of Class As and he gets away with it every time!

However, I cannot recommend my city whatsoever. There are much more beautiful cities in the world with a better weed supply, than a city which you can't move in and is ridiculously overpriced!

If you do come, one name for you: Cowley!