KG - Kerala Ganja

KG is smuggled in to Sri Lanka through India and it is grown in the south Indian province of Kerala. It is much more potent than the local ganja (most commonly known as "mal") and it is quite easy to get hold of. There are different qualities of KG, depending on the price you are willing to pay. I once bought 10 grams for rs.6000 from Maradana which was much more potent than the usual KG, it was almost as good as regular kush which costs about rs.4000 for 5 grams. Since there is a deficit of local produce in the market due to the increasing number of raids carried out by the army, KG has become very popular among the local stoners. 

KG is available in almost all cities in the western province, especially in the coastal areas. If you do not know a dealer or someone who knows a dealer, the best way to get it is by talking to a tuk tuk driver in a touristy-destination like mount lavinia. You might have to pay more, or the quality of the product might be less as you're a first time customer. A typical bag of KG containing 1/2 a gram may cost somewhere between rs.300-700, and if you're buying it from a tuk tuk driver it might cost more for the hire as they do not keep the product with them.

I once had some KG at a friends party which gave me a head ache while i was smoking the joint. Apparently he bought it from Maligawatte for rs.1500 for 2 grams. The left over KG had a pungent smell, probably from formalin. After that night I asked my dealer one day about this particular KG and its effects and the bad smell, and he told me a pretty horryfying story. Apparently some people mix local ganja with bee's honey, formalin and heroine and sell it as KG. I can't tell for sure whether this is true or not, but i can certainly tell that i smelled formalin in my friends stash.

So if you're buying KG, be careful of the fake product. It could bring serious harm to your body after consuming it for a period of time and that could further tarnish the image of cannabis in Sri Lanka and jeopardize the legalization process.