Gol, or flower, as marijuana is called here, can be found everywhere in and around the capital.

TEHRAN — At the Tehran party there was alcohol, of course, though it was a quiet affair, nothing like the wild, over-the-top events of urban legend.

People just sat at a table, sipping drinks and talking as they would in many places across the world.

After a while, someone made a phone call, and a few minutes later the doorbell rang and in walked a nondescript-looking man getting on in years. He worked quickly, opening his briefcase to put his goods on display — an impressive variety of locally produced marijuana brands with varying degrees of potency, with names such as Royal Queen, DNA and Nirvana.

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Thomas Erdbrink ~ New York Times ~