JingerBen

18 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Think the general stopped it.

Haven't seen it for the past 2 years, and I live opposite.

Why would political influence shut down an agricultural fair?

I'm not baiting you on this, I would really like to know if you have any credible information.

I've read recent reports that Maejo University is starting to cultivate cannabis for medical purposes.

Are people in high places upset about that?

21 hours ago, cocopops said:

 

I'd love to hear the short version of the long story if you're in a sharing mood. For what ailment was the oil prescribed?

PM sent.

2 hours ago, MisterTee said:

Thanks for that evaluation of what looks like the form of cannabis that will be most readily, and legally, available in the near future.

You say you mixed the oil with "homegrown" - maybe you've got some good weed there and the oil doesn't have any psychoactive properties at all.  Or possibly heat is necessary to activate it.  Using it to make fudge or brownies might have the same effect.

It would be interesting to hear from others who have had experience with the oil from hospitals and clinics.

That's a good suggestion about adding the oil to baked edibles.

The next time my wife makes brownies I'll put in a "secret ingredient" and put them aside for myself and my friends.

2 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

1. Most oil is CBD and does not contain THC

 

2. Government product not yet out but when it is, I think also no THC

 

Are you sure what you got was THC oil and not CBD oil?

 

THC is not needed for the intended medical uses

What I got from Maharat Hospital was labeled "Cannabis THC Oil".

But taking it orally as prescribed, the effects were more like CBD oil.

So you may be right...  TIT strikes again.

Where are you located?

If coming to Chiang Mai is an option, Dr. Kittiwan Thiamkaew is a senior psychiatrist at Suan Prung Hospital.

She also has a clinic at 78 Samlan Rd., Phra Sing, Muang district, Chiang Mai.

This lady is at the top of her profession and is highly respected among the expat community as well as her many Thai patients.

Ban Tawai off the Hang Dong road south of Chiang Mai.

In Bangkok, Chatuchak Market.

chiangmaiexpatsclub.com

You may find some golfers among the members.

Their president, NancyL is a very helpful lady as well.

Welcome to Chiang Mai.

In pushing for this six-plant legislation with such haste, the powers-that-be may fear unrest among the proles if they allow big business and corrupt government interests to monopolize everything.

Throw them a bone, as it were.

More government boondoggles with pigs at the feeding trough.

Better to promote small-scale and personal clean energy projects in rural areas.

The technology exists and is improving all the time.

In so many cases, governments don't solve problems, they make them worse.

1 hour ago, paulbrow said:

Not a single hospital in Bangkok is named....

...or Chiang Mai either.

Since Thailand seems to be moving on this issue with gratifying speed, we may not have long to wait.

16 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

Seems like a fair assumpition. Does that mean it´s just going to be another thing added to all the other things they can´t control?

Looks that way, doesn't it?

The War on Drugs has been lost... a negotiated settlement is in progress.

The visa situation for farangs who want to work here - even volunteer work - is a mine field strewn with banana peels.

Try to get some information from a Thai consulate in your home country about what kind of a visa you will need to apply for a permit to exhibit artwork.

If you can't sort things out before you come, then it might be a good idea to contact a reputable visa agency here in Chiang Mai. 

It takes patience at first, but after a while you get to know how things work and you can even - to a certain extent - game the system.

All the best.

Before you exhibit artwork, find out what is needed from immigration in the way of work permits. Chiang Mai isn't the easy-going place it once was regarding visas and work related issues. It's still possible to show your artwork, you just have to jump through a few hoops, that's all. 

Once the bureaucratic hassles are out of the way you're spoiled for choice when it comes to venues. There are galleries, exhibition spaces, and many good restaurants that exhibit paintings.

Chiang Mai has never had more gallery space or more interest shown by young people for creative work.

Welcome whenever you come.

5 hours ago, Teresita said:

Hi JingerBen

I know the shop I buy there every time I ma in Chiang Mai!

 

I am like a kid in a sweets shops

 

Hi Teresita,

I share your interest in sourcing out high quality art materials in or near Chiang Mai. 

In the 40+ years that I've been living here full or part-time I've never found a really good selection of artist's oil paints, a wide range of mediums, or heavy-weight linen canvas.

However, some things are available, for instance: alkyd medium, both W/N Liquin and Lefranc & Bourgeois are easy to find. Don't look for sable brushes. What's on offer doesn't even come close.

That said, Chiang Mai has a long and unbroken history of producing craftwork of the highest excellence. 

Many are the local tools and materials that can be used by an artist visiting from another culture and country.

Choke dee.

2 hours ago, geronimo said:

Let's imagine, for a moment, what Thailand would be like if they went the whole hog and weed was everywhere,

 

 

Violent crime rates would plummet, as would road fatalities (stoned people always drive far too slowly)

 

The noodle stalls would always be crowded, as the new ingredient really hits home.

 

There would be no domestic disputes, just happy people who live and let live.

 

All banking staff wouldn't have a clue what they are doing (nothing has changed there)

 

Teachers would forget what they are supposed to be teaching ..... (could be worse)

 

Hookers wouldn't want paying ......

 

The cops would pull you over, then ask you why you stopped them!

 

The fast food and dessert industries would grow exponentially

 

Thailand would become known as "The land of smiles"

 

No one would bother to complain about anything ..... The list is endless ......

13 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

You're describing what it was like 30 years ago!

For sure.

Anyone who was here in the late 1970's and early 80's would agree with you.

Ganja was everywhere... in the cities, in the villages, on the islands. You could buy it almost as easily as you could buy beer.

If you didn't want to smoke it you could eat it with your noodle soup.