Got dat dog food, shit's fire yo...
Excellent thread guys, suburbangirl and those of you who've been posting here are to be commended for your diligence! I've never scored outside of the city so I really have no idea firsthand what it's like elsewhere, but it seems like we have a pretty nice and unique scene in Detroit.
I do kinda wish that we had those nicely identifiable stamp bags like out east, but there are definitely a few different types/grades going around at all times. One guy always has white-slightly grey easily crushable stones, another's is almost like dried peanut butter, and sometimes a few guys have pure tan in really brittle chunks. It's rare that I score less that 1/2 g, but when I do buy packs (aka 'blows', careful with that nomenclature everyone) it is normally light tan powder no matter where it's from.
I've never been burned seriously, but people will try and short you a point or two quite often if you don't weigh it out. It seems like nothing personal, but I always remember my scale and 'weigh before I pay' (sorry about that...). Just a part of the game all around, maybe. And I fully agree with you guys on being super careful on the who/what/where/when's of it all; keeping and eye on the News or Free Press, or even your suburb's daily is a decent way to learn of hotspots and up and comings. Does anybody locally remember the 'Heroin Express' from a few months ago, that bus route down Gratiot that was basically a junkie mobile. In a city over 90% black, racial profiling is a sad reality, so don't travel in large groups of dopesick white people on public mass transit. The open air markets still seem to thrive in a lot of classic places - it seems like every suburb has their 'street' or 'hood'.
The cops are DEFINITELY the scariest part about scoring in the city. Socially, the same rules apply as anywhere; show respect, don't try to cheat, and generally know how to take care of yourself. In my twelve years of doing business on the wrong side of 8 Mile, I was once given a ticket for loitering in a place of illegal occupation at a rave, and that was about a decade ago. But I have been hassled, followed, profiled, and generally abused especially when I worked and lived near downtown (in a great apartment complex near Belle Isle *hope that's okay to say*). It's hard not to look suspicious, but even if you are clean, draw ZERO attention to yourself. The DPD will find some excuse to fuck you off; they're broke, crooked, hated, and a million other bastardizations. Also watch out for the Border Patrol and Homeland Security cars, I have heard of two people being busted driving - one was smoking a blunt and had two plainclothes in an unmarked come up and haul him off no questions asked; the other was 'playing his music at a disturbing level' so was searched and detained for a couple of hours. They were each right by the bridge though.
Haha I just want to type about this all night, it's not like you can have a casual discussion about the scene with just anyone! I'd like to join the little crew here if I may, and hopefully I can chime in here and there with the worthwhile things that have already been posted. It's obviously not a new idea but we can help each other stay safe (and out of trouble). There aren't stamps to identify but we can tell about consistencies and maybe even get away with an east/west/downriver reference if something is dangerous, a la the fentanyl wave a few years back that took a beautiful girl I'll never forget. My knowledge is still limited after two years of (unfortunately escalating) chipping by snorting and occasional smoking, but I know I'm subscribing to this thread and will drop a line when it's appropriate. Future posts will be shorter, promise

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How about the weather here the last few days and this coming weekend, huh Detroiters! Support your local ghetto; get high and go lay in the grass of your favorite abandoned lot! You guys are doing a fine job of mixing in some humorous tales so here's my shot at addinga shade of levity to two rather solemn words - 'Detroit' and 'Heroin'.
Yours,
BD
P.S. Junior stated above that Huntington, WV is a particular hotspot in a state already linked with Detroit. It really caught my eye as an associate of a vague acquaintance recently got busted there with a supposed large amount of oxys. See ya in a few decades, brutha-man!
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Originally Posted by
koRnbRed
Go to West Virginia, they've been moving stuff down there from the D for a couple of years now. bigger profit I guess
Originally Posted by Juniortha3rd
I think alot of this mess was nothing more than media hype done by the West Virginia TV and newspapers.
but you are correct...... for some strange reason, alot of people from detroit are getting arrested in a small city called huntington. And they're all holding alot of cocaine.
I'd be curious to know if this is something that people all over the city are doing, or is it a particular neighborhood that is setting up in WV........