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Jun 10
Drugs are a no-no mainly everywhere. Death penalties are executed all over Asia, to foreigners too.
In Indonesia people do drugs sometimes, even though most of its 15.000 islands are muslim-oriented. Seems like everyone knows at least the famed ‘magic-mushrooms’ of Bali or the ‘E’-holes of Batam, just a weekend getaway in close proximity to Singapore.
Here, on Sepa Island, one of the ‘1000 Islands’ a few hours north of Jakarta by speed boat, the resort administration makes the rules clear for every traveller.
Don’t say, you weren’t warned about Ecstasy! 
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March 28th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Didn’t know this one. Indonesia have 15.000 islands? my god, that is alot of islands. Magic Mushrooms are phorbidden, or not?
March 31st, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Yeah, drugs are harshly restricted in Indonesia. You can go to jail for 10 years for just a small joint or a half pill.
Funnily you can buy the mentioned mushrooms at every corner in Bali. Seems to be part of the culture here; I just don’t know how the authorities handle those, when getting caught…
September 19th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Maybe the Indonesian authorities differentiate between natural drugs and synthetic ones? Although, that doesn’t explain going to jail for a joint…theory withdrawn.
Just wanted to let you know that I included you in a meme diamond award that’s going around. I’ve enjoyed catching up on our website now that we’re back in the world of internet access for a few months.
September 20th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Audrey, sometimes I think they do differentiate, why else can you buy magic mushrooms freely anywhere in Bali. And I never heard about someone going for jail about them. Although isn’t marijuana a natural drug as well? Strange….
Wow anyway – many thanks for awarding my site! I feel honored! :D
September 21st, 2008 at 2:00 pm
hey,
The legality in most countries resultet of the Gap of mushrooms not being a plant or an animal but just a mushroom.
But I can’t find any source which provides the real legal status of shrooms in Indonesia. If you have such a source I would be greatly relieved..
July 20th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
10 years?! That’s unreal.
I wonder why they have such harsh penalties.
This really caught me offguard.