Yes, Thailand, you will be able to smoke potent weed at home

Random Dude · Post by **Random Dude** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:32 am

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For me i'd much rather sit in a Amsterdam style café than some bar with loud music an obnoxious drunks

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It's hard to beat a hammock or a quiet little bar on a nice Thai beach with sand between your toes.

DankSinatra · Post by **DankSinatra** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:43 am

I cant wait to get high as fook after surfing in Phuket.

yong · Post by **yong** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:09 am

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Thaila ... 5&si=44594

Thailand delists marijuana as narcotic, releases 3,071 inmates
De facto cannabis decriminalization ahead of new law stirs concerns over misuse

A Thai smokes a joint in Bangkok on April 20 during a demonstration promoting the recreational use of marijuana. © Getty Images
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writerJune 9, 2022 14:17 JST

BANGKOK -- Thailand's decriminalization of cannabis, delisting hemp and marijuana as narcotics on Thursday, in effect sparks a fresh controversy.

With the change, the Thai government allowed individuals to grow cannabis plants at home for health purposes. However, smoking cannabis recreationally remains unlawful, punishable by a fine of 25,000 baht ($723) and up to three months in jail. Commercial cultivation without a license is not allowed either.

Despite limiting cannabis to medical use, Thailand is widely deemed to be the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize the use of marijuana, and critics have raised concerns about regulatory loopholes that could create more addicts.

Also on Thursday, Thailand began freeing 3,071 inmates who had been convicted of cannabis-related crimes. "The Corrections Department has prepared some paperwork in advance in order to facilitate the courts to issue release orders," said Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin.

Thais had mixed feelings on the release of the prisoners. Some said it was all right, since cannabis has been decriminalized. However, others feared that the inmates could commit new crimes.

Cannabis use among young Thais has risen since 2019, when the government started pushing for legalization. © Getty Images

"Legalizing cannabis for medical purposes is useful," said a 28-year-old office worker in Bangkok. "But I am not sure those prisoners released from jails are ready to return to society."

Thailand took its first step toward legalizing cannabis in 2019, when the government allowed people to use it for medical purposes. Last year it approved cannabis as an additive to food and drinks. This encouraged food processors and restaurants to add marijuana to everything from traditional Thai dishes to bread, cookies and pizza.

While the deregulation will help the economy grow with new products and services, some people raised concerns over its dark side of loopholes creating the potential for addiction -- the decriminalization took effect before the issuance of the new Cannabis-Hemp Act, which is expected to regulate cannabis and prevent its use as a narcotic.

A cannabis edibles store operates in the open in Bangkok in February. © EPA/Jiji

"What we know for sure now is that cannabis can be grown and used freely, and we may see marijuana being sold in the open on roadsides," police Maj. Gen. Pichai Sangchanchai said, concerned that deregulation without the new act "will allow teenagers to access the drug easily."

Rasmon Kalayasiri, director of the Center for Addiction Studies, warned, "No one can confirm that the existing law can stop people from smoking marijuana [recreationally] if they do it secretly at home or somewhere else."

The authorities also have made contradictory statements about how they will apply the law, causing confusion and possibly creating room for wrongdoers to break the rules.

A 35-year-old man who own a cannabis cafe right in the heart of Bangkok's Ladprao district can openly display and sell marijuana-smoking equipment without getting his business shut down, although smoking marijuana is not allowed for recreational purposes.

"Those marijuana pipes are sold as decorations," he told Nikkei Asia. "It's not my responsibility if clients want to use them to smoke at home. As long as they do not smoke it here, I'm not in the wrong."

Facebook has several fan pages gathering cannabis lovers and marijuana smokers, who frequently come together at events held by the groups. The Ganjachon (Cannabis People) page is a famous one, with more than 460,000 followers.

"People should have the right to live their own lives," said Rattapon Sanrak, a 35-year-old who supports the legalization of marijuana. "If they want to smoke [marijuana], they have right to do so. It's not the authorities' business."

But some doctors and health workers disagree with the liberalization because they fear that legalizing marijuana completely would allow more people to get addicted to it, leading to mental health problems and possibly even to addicts committing crimes.

Data from the Center of Addiction Studies shows that the number of people 18 or 19 years old who smoke marijuana has been rising substantially since 2019, when the government started pushing for the legalization of cannabis.

"Those who smoke marijuana habitually for about three years normally are diagnosed with a psychotic disorder," Rasmon said.

"The cat is out of the bag, and what concerns us the most is that during the period when we have no [new] law to control it, the number of new smokers will rise, and that will bring further problems."

Additional reporting by Kosuke Inoue in Bangkok.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:50 am

Another sensational BS article

...."Legalizing cannabis for medical purposes is useful," said a 28-year-old office worker in Bangkok. "But I am not sure those prisoners released from jails are ready to return to society."

yea right , smoking pot makes you a social outcast but getting shit faced drunk is ok

...A 35-year-old man who own a cannabis cafe right in the heart of Bangkok's Ladprao district can openly display and sell marijuana-smoking equipment without getting his business shut down, although smoking marijuana is not allowed for recreational purposes.

....But some doctors and health workers disagree with the liberalization because they fear that legalizing marijuana completely would allow more people to get addicted to it, leading to mental health problems and possibly even to addicts committing crimes.

55 years of smoking and as stated before, have never EVER met anyone addicted to smoking pot

...addicts ( LOL ) committing crimes to buy ganga

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 11:17 am

Just a heads-up though: you can still get fined or jailed for up to three months if smoking in public.

phuketrichard · Post by **phuketrichard** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 1:23 pm

Pattaya

LEGAL!!!!!! 28-34% Thc DAM

personally even for me, thats to fucking strong

Cooldude · Post by **Cooldude** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 3:28 pm

This menu is rather misleading. There is no way they can know the exact THC content of that weed without having every batch sent to an independent lab for testing which I'm almost positive they're not doing.

Post by **Username Taken** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:00 pm

yong wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 5:16 pm
John Bingham wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:57 pm
yong wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 4:30 pm You know for a person entering Singapore if found to have traces of weed in urine is considered a crime and will be prosecuted accordingly. There are random checks. Why I’m saying this is because I’m from there but living in Bangkok so I cannot be naughty still .
Just never go back to Singapore.
I go back, frequently, I make sure I’m always clean .

Just received the following message from a Thai:
"I landed well and now in Singapore. You may wish to know that the airport is now screening all passengers and flights from Thailand....instead of selective and random screenings.
All flights from Thailand will land at T1, Gates 41-49."

Jerry Atrick · Post by **Jerry Atrick** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:30 pm

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:50 am Another sensational BS article

55 years of smoking and as stated before, have never EVER met anyone addicted to smoking pot

...addicts ( LOL ) committing crimes to buy ganga

Smoked pot daily for well over half my life to date and it's 100% not physically addicting

I have known people for whom it's a vital psychological crutch daily mind you, but I suspect those people would be chewing benzos or drinking booze or have some other habit if they never smoked pot so it's very much a swings and roundabouts thing

yong · Post by **yong** » Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:34 pm

Username Taken wrote: ↑Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:00 pmJust received the following message from a Thai:
"I landed well and now in Singapore. You may wish to know that the airport is now screening all passengers and flights from Thailand....instead of selective and random screenings.
All flights from Thailand will land at T1, Gates 41-49."

I am quite sure it's routine carry baggage check and body check. Not urine check.

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