Doc67 wrote:

Artisan wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 11:08 am

canucklhead wrote: ↑Wed Dec 22, 2021 10:17 am Id heard negotiations were ongoing. Apparently not going well.

Less room to wiggle when it has an official character.
Whereas before high tea was served and wrists were slapped, this time the climate has changed.

I always thought business' like this would have a clear payment plan to stop these raids and arrests. At the very least you'd get a private visit and told the deal is off and to close quickly.

What's the betting it will be open again within a month?

An agreement is only good for so long. As John mentioned, they were raided earlier last year if I recall (beginning of COVID?). Someone higher up probably heard about it, realized they weren't getting a cut... Raid. Negotiate again, but it's only a matter of time before yet another outside entity gets involved, and then your local coppers who were all buddy-buddy with you will be throwing you under the bus once the heat gets too hot. Not sure why someone would risk a business like that TBH, but I guess probably profits were high.

It will be interesting to how Thailand's medical M regime unfolds. Specifically, if there is any 'leakage' to over here.
There is definitely a market for relatively expensive M-products (for SEA) that are guaranteed to be high quality, well handled and crucially - safe to smoke. ie, are not contaminated by pesticides and fungicides.
This has become a huge problem in Kh. Particularly fungicides. This time of year is notorious.

NB, in the interests of harm minimisation only.
Make sure anything you buy has no sour or chemical smell.
This may just indicate mould, not healthy or pleasant in itself - but it is often fungicides, used to combat the mould problem during the monsoon season here.
For a start. Any good pot in the region was harvested over six months ago, before the rain. It would have needed to be dried, handled and stored extremely diligently for it to be any good by now.
That used to happen back in the innocent 'good old days' - but now they often just spray/splash some chemicals instead.

The right kind of Piracy, like these guys ^^, can be a very healthy wholesome innocent thing. I've always said that.

Legit pirates? or just dirty old sailors with an office in Vattanak Towers?

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SternAAlbifrons wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:22 am Legit pirates? or just dirty old sailors with an office in Vattanak Towers?

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I mean hemp is still a profitable crop

Any crop is profitable it all depends on many factors.

Heard they released all but one person.