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All that would have got everybody bogged down, and nothing would have happened. Due diligence on what? The likely, or even possible, outcomes of liberalisation? Maybe they did work on that. Maybe their conclusion was it was safe to proceed. But no, there wasn't any legislation. There wasn't even a vote on it in parliament. The Thai FDA simply removed it from the Category 5 narcotics list. Yesterday's ruling has added cannabis flowers back onto the list, but the "legalisation" of the cultivation, consumption and selling of the rest of the plant appears to have been, well, let's just say, given the nod. I think it was, since 2018, legal for medicinal purposes. What Anutin and the FDA appear to have done is simply broaden the acceptable use. It's not like it's a new drug, requiring years and years of testing etc etc to gain FDA approval. Neither is it patentable, though I'm sure there will be patented cultivars and brand names emerging, if they haven't already done so. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Thailand

Not sure what "it" refers to. Chinese/Thai corruption? And opening main arteries... A very Roman way of dying. But surely the only way the link from Laos to Singapore is going to get built is with Chinese engineering and financial backing. Thai fruit growers in Chantaburi and Trad, not to mention in the south, are reaping the rewards of massive trade with China. You can't hold it back. And I don't hear Thai traders, nor Chinese traders, lamenting the increased volume in trade between the 2 countries. It's business, to quote the Godfather parts 1 and 2, just business.

I'm intrigued. What do you see coming that isn't already here? Plenty of corruption, mafia, scamming, illegalities, cartels, etc etc. An amusing anecdote: I have a fairly hiso Thai friend who was ecstatic after discovering she has 67% Chinese (Han) DNA. And only 17% Thai. Or perhaps I should say "Thai". She also has 6% Finnish DNA. ????????????

I was after a link to his statement that "There are many Russian and Belorussian nationals in Pattaya serving as Tourist Police volunteers." The "probably" covered the first statement only.

Link?

Trade is trade. It works both ways. I see the China haters are still around. Gone quiet now on "the Chinese virus", haven't they? So the fall back is Chinese goods. Ever been there? Ever seen the extraordinary infracture, the bridges, roads, they built. It's mind blowing.

That's what I was getting at. Where is the Thai section? There was once a project to connect Myanmar to Vietnam by road, rail and ship. What happened? The road more or less ends at the Cambodian border. The rail link is years away, and though they have deep water ports at Map Ta Put and maybe Klong Yai, Sihanoukville etc, the link hasn't materialised. ASEAN not really taking it forward despite endless meetings boasting BCG, cooperation, etc etc. Yes, bio, circular, green seems to just lead you to BWYS - back where you started.

But that's half the point of legalising it. You can control the legal cultivation, distribution and use. Buying from a licensed premises is surely better than street legal. I've bought potcheen in the sticks, laced with horse tranquilliser. Sure, gave all colours a deep glow, but kidney failure was just around the corner. If the liberalisation, I wouldn't say legalisation as there seem to be all sorts of questions as to what that really means, had been done in any other way it just wouldn't have happened. Endless committees, sub committees, enquiries, studies... You know what I'm talking about. It would have all been shelved as too problematic and difficult. Anutin took the plunge and jumped in the deep end. Kudos to that man. I say. Ok. Now look at regulating the various aspects of its legalisation.

I don't see any protests from the public. Why on earth would there be? If you want to get stoned, get stoned. If you want to get drunk, get drunk. Live and let live. I really don't think it's a big issue for millions of Thais. Maybe for the rightist, royxxxst, dyed in the wool conservatives, yes, but that's because they like to control people, and maintain power. Allowing people the freedom of choice to smoke weed, or not? That's taking democracy too far for some, to quote W.C. Fields.

I don't see the grounds for this lawsuit. Are they stated anywhere? Are there legal grounds? Maybe there's a copy floating around somewhere.

What seems an oddly well informed article on the whole issue: https://time.com/6208192/thailand-war-on-drugs-weed-legal/#:~:text=On June 17%2C Thailand absorbed,products officially requires a license. Will buying and smoking weed suffer the same fate as prostitution, gambling, and "grey areas" of immigration? Known to exist, but somehow tolerated.

I doubt they'll be affected. You could always buy weed in Thailand. This is more to do with giving Thais the opportunity to start legitimate businesses, cleaning up the drug culture and safeguarding users. These politicians are blinkered idiots.

I agree, they are a very surprising inclusion. Even Pheu Thai you'd think would take a more enlightened stance. They'll lose a huge amount of votes of they succeed, and serve them right.

What a stupid question

But there isn't a China-Laos-Thailand high speed rail link. Just China-Laos. Where's the Thai section? A senior Thai researcher? Dream on.

What's the Administrative Court, and who sits on it?

I don't know the answer to your question. Or was it rhetorical? You'd need to check with the licensing departments at city hall to find answers. Who knows, there may well be properly licensed premises. Of course, that in itself won't guarantee your safety. So, always check your exits immediately upon arrival.

How do you get to the clasp, remove the necklace from the wearer's neck, and make off with it without these dumb axcxc noticing? The owner's probably cursing the guy who returned it. Scam foiled. It was gold painted lead. And the picture! Could have been downloaded. These guys are giving ladyboys a bad name.

The previous owner, if such he is, claims to have been ruined by compensation payments to the families of the deceased. But where is his insurance company? Where the public liability insurance, the fire department checks, etc etc that should be mandatory before you can get a licence. He's begging to be allowed to reopen, but has he learnt anything?

Or AN for carrying this piece of non news from PN. ASEAN news? Some kids nick 8 joints and it's headline news across South East Asia. These feeds from PN and PKN are proliferating. When are we going to get "Police (and PN) rush to scene after man allegedly slips on dog txxd, reportedly almost falls over"?

Oh I agree. NATO should have called the wretched Putin's bluff a week after he went in.

Cue the finger of blame pointing at the West for not conceding Ukraine to Putin for the sake of cheap fuel and grain. No doubt what the Thais would have done. Not our country, why fight for it?

ER, this is a bit confusing. You say you have 30 Mbps for "casual browsing/YouTube". That far exceeds what's actually needed, surely? A lot depends on the servers you're getting routed through. And as for "connections to Europe", do you mean phone calls, or European IP addresses/websites? You mention 100% packet loss, which would indicate a serious routing problem or a dead server somewhere. A connection to Europe will more than likely be routed half way round the world. Try running tracroute/tracert or ping using the site you're trying to connect to. Maybe a bad DNS server. I haven't experienced that degree of packet loss since the days of 2400 bps dial up modems!

That was 2018. Here's 2022. Also has the draw, match dates etc etc. Good source. https://worldcuppass.com/watch-fifa-world-cup-in-thailand/?amp=1