When It Comes To Marijuana, North Korea Appears To Have Liberal Policy Of Tolerance Marijuana in North Korea is not treated as a drug, according to multiple reports. In this photo, freelance writer Darmon Richter smokes a joint at a restaurant in the northern North Korean town of Rason while a news program plays on a TV in the background. Bag of pot that journalist Darmon Richter bought at a market in Rason, North Korea, for about 80 cents. Freelance writer Darmon Richter took this photo at a North Korean restaurant in the northern town of Rason, where he and his fellow tourists smoked "joint after joint," yet the waitress "didn't seem to mind." 10/10/2013 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/marijuana-in-north-korea_n_4067341.html [with comments]