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Posted from within Vietnam.

Since all the "happy pizza" information on here is at least a year old, I thought people traveling to Cambodia might appreciate an update. I'm not affiliated with any of the businesses or websites mentioned, nor am I encouraging you to take part in any illegal activities, I'm just a traveler who personally wanted to satisfy my curiosity and eat "happy" and drink "happy" while in Cambodia. Perhaps you are, too?

As the title indicates, this is solely about Siem Reap, I did not seek out any "happy" food while in Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville, though I am sure it is readily available...

First off, don't waste your time trying any off the places recommended in the guidebooks. Happy Herb's Pizza (from the Lonely Planet) is terrible. Even when you request "extra happy" they don't put anything on it - they know they will continue to get plenty of business because of the LP, so it seems they don't believe it's worth the risk or expensive to actually put ganja in their food. I would imagine that Ecstatic Pizza, two stores down, is the same way since it is also starting to get a lot of Western guidebook attention, but I myself did not try their goods. It should be mentioned that Happy Herb's pizza was quite tasty, after all a strong dose of "happiness" certainly impacts the flavor of food, and not necessarily for the better.

Upon the recommendation of an expat living in Siem Reap, who was clearly in the know, Happy Special Pizza is the place to go to. It has a cheesy white neon sign outside, with a green smiling sun, and makes a proper and effective "happy pizza." They also make "happy shakes" for cheap, which is good because you may not want to eat pizza every single time you want to be "happy."

I've written a one-page article that is much more detailed and specific, if you are interested in that let me know, and we can sort out a way to get it to you privately - don't want to cause TravelFish any problems.

Otherwise, the website www.webehigh.com is a pretty reliable resource for information of this type, and includes an extensive database of cities all over the world.

Hope this helps some people, and just remember to be extra careful when you're extra "happy" - and hopefully you can avoid trying "happy SNAKE" which my guesthouse served me without explanation of what it was!