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It doesn't have to do with the food being hot or not, just that food delivery companies operate on small margins. While it might seem like 15km isn't far, it's 15km *there and back* which means 30km.... that's 30km of fuel, wear and tear on the vehicle, and enough time that the same driver could make 3-4 short deliveries. It also keeps drivers in the general vicinity and immediately available to quickly pick up the next order nearby just for logistics purposes. I've suggested to companies to charge a 2x-3x delivery fee for places that are out of the normal range, but I suppose it is too complicated or might confuse people.

Nyquil equivalent is available... Can't remember the brand name. It is controlled here, so you will only get a 1-3 day supply, you have to sign for it, and they are capsules only.

On 12/4/2019 at 12:08 PM, Sheryl said:

I beleive also epilepsy and Parkinsons

 

Actually the law itself does not AFAIK specify the conditions for which it can be used, only that it has to be for medical purposes and prescribed by a licensed doctor or TM practitioner.  These are required (by MoPH regulation not necessarily law) to complete an MoPH course on it after which they get a 2 year license to prescribe. I have not seen that curriculum but sure it includes as indications chemo induced nausea, intractable pain, intractable epilepsy and I think also Parkinsons.

 

It does not include diabetes so MoPH-licensed providers are unlikely to prescribe it for this. But if they did, patient is not breaking any law.

 

What you want to watch out for are "medical cannabis" clinics in tourist areas which may not in fact be licensed to provide this. (They are also some of them claiming to provide THC when actually the product is CND with just trace amounts of CBD).  You could conceivably get in trouble for having it prescribed by unlicensed provider/clinic.

What is CND?

Also is there a source for this information about fake clinics in tourist areas and unlicensed doctors? This is the first I've read of this.

On 12/5/2019 at 12:22 PM, unblocktheplanet said:

As i see it, there are several factors in play here. Firstly, when it comes to medical treatment with cannabis derivatives, the science is just not deep enough yet to determine the right preparations and correct dosages for each condition. Cannabis has been illegal for so long, medicine is playing almost a century of catch-up research since cannabis was removed from the pharmacopoeae in the 1930s.

 

It will take time before such research bears fruit. Meanwhile, we are all just human guinea pigs, albeit with a product that is not so dangerous and which side effects can be mitigated by reduction in dose or dropping it completely.

 

The prices for both CBD & THC oils are outrageous overseas. On Thailand's scale, they're still very costly, no affordable by an average working-class patient unless they can be covered by govt health plans. The eagerness with which cannabis is being embraced gives the lie to any altruistic motive. It's about money.

 

Lastly, in Canada & the US states where medical cannabis became legal, the patient database was available to law enforcement, making it easy to target users. As foreigners, we're already skating on thin ice here. Being a registered drug user makes us the easiest of targets. There's little medical 'privacy' anywhere but I opine there's even less here.

 

Be prudent, folks, in trying to feel better.

I'm not sure if you've never used cannabis but there is no "correct dosage" that can be applied to it. Unlike traditional medicine, one person will experience strong affects with a small dose while someone else may need ten times as much for less effect. It has nothing to do with weight, male or female, or what the condition is. And in most cases, the dosage needs to be increased over time as our bodies get used to it. In pretty much every case and every condition, a person should start at the lowest dose possible and work their way up until they receive the desired effect. In almost every case, the dosage will change, and only the patient will know what dosage is right for them. The good news is that you can't overdose on cannabis or die from cannabis even if you take too much... making it one of the safest drugs on the plant. Safer than Tylenol.

Also, remember that people have been smoking cannabis for ages, and people have been processing cannabis into edibles and tinctures for decades since medical legalization in other countries. It's well known how to produce it properly, so I don't know where you get the idea that there is some sort of science experiment being run.

Patient data being available in the US never caused patients to be targeted. I was there, and I'm not sure what they would be targeted for. How can you be targeted for doing something legal? All that happened was shops offering the product popped up on literally every corner almost overnight. Also, keep in mind that cannabis is still illegal at the federal level in the US, medical or otherwise... It is only progressive states wising up who are legalizing it at the local level. On the other hand, medical cannabis is actually legal now everywhere in Thailand. So technically, medical cannabis is more legal in Thailand than the US.

7 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

 

For Thais, 30,000.

 

For foreigners, up to 120,000.

 

Plenty of first-hand reports out there.

 

People taking oils other than GPO-packaged are nuts.

 

 

I don't get why anyone is focused on the packaging. It's pretty common in Thailand to replicate legitimate packaging. They do it for all sort of fake junk sold at street stalls. If these clinics were fake, they would just throw a fake GPO label on the oils. Also, this is Thailand, so it doesn't seem at all probable that there would be consistency in the packaging in something that is relatively new where they are running out of stock continually. Literally nothing is consistent here.

While I'm not clear as to why things seem so muddy, we do know that there are real doctors in these clinics, at least according to the medical certificates on the wall. And this is happening in the middle of the day, in the middle of the city without even a hint of secrecy. In multiple cities all over Thailand. I can't imagine that all these doctors and nurses would risk their careers to peddle illegal oil [not impossible.... just very unlikely], and I can't imagine they'd be allowed to run so openly for so long. The police in every province where it's available would be jumping on these places right away and fighting over who gets to take credit for busting them.

7 hours ago, ricklev said:

Yes. If it's not GPO it's illegal. 

There's no way tell if the medication people are receiving is GPO or not. The cannabis products coming out of Thai clinics and hospitals all have different labels. I have yet to see anyone (from people posting experiences online) get a bottle of a product with the label pictured above. I looked a lot of they all have various labels and seem more specific to that clinic.

There needs to be some clarification as to what is going on and the procedures needed to get legal THC/CBD oil.

1. Thaicbd.info is not an official government website. It's just some site that someone setup to raise awareness. Why is there no official list of places that can prescribe legal cannabis? And if there is, are these small clinics listed there?

2. Why articles saying that  "Thailand's first clinic" just opened when there have been clinics open for a long time now? Is this poor journalism or all the clinics that have been offering thc oil a black market thing? https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/well-being/first-clinic-to-offer-medical-cannabis-opens-in-central-thailand

https://grizzle.com/thailand-unveils-cannabis-clinic/

There are also articles saying that vendor in Chiang Mai was recently busted. This is very confusing information being put out.

3. Sawasdee Clinic and others appear to be legit because they have FB and people dressed as doctors/nurses. But in the mentioned example, the clinic is located in a residential soi with no other businesses around it. It looks more like a residence from the outside. It's probably legit, but it seems a little sus...

4. By visiting the clinic and getting the product, does that qualify you as legally able to use and own the product or is it grey area? They will give you a "medical certificate" stating that you were examined for an illness, but it does not state the treatment or prescription. There is no indication that you are cannabis patient on this certificate.

I do feel that what is going on is *probably* legal, since it is being done out in the open. I've also visited a clinic and the operation appears to be legitimate. But I have seen no picture of what an actual "cannabis card" or license looks like. I haven't seen a prescription for it either. Only medical certificates that don't specifically mention cannabis. I think everyone needs to know exactly what they need to have on them at any given time if they were to ever be questioned by an official as to why they are in possession of THC/CBD. And we need an official source that states what places are offering legal and tested goods so that no one ends up buying fake product.

Any news when this will be available I’m thailand? Usually they ship from Singapore so not sure what the hold up is since they are available there

Bumping this as I have the same issue. Has anyone managed to replace their wifi modem? I have one of the old Humax ones and would like to change it out to something more reasonable as well.

After 3 days of waiting, I finally got a registration link in the mail for the App. This is the last day that I would be able to do the 90-day report online.

I entered my information, and when I try to submit, it just says "Report must be completed no more than 15 days and no less than 7 days from due date (see example)"... I looked at their example several times, and I have 10 fingers and toes I can count on as well. II am on the last day I am able to submit. There are two 4-digit numbers in the app that it says you can call for help. The first number doesn't work, but the second one did.

When I told the lady my due date on my last 90-day report form, she confirmed its the last day. She could offer me no assistance... didn't even ask for my passport number. She told me I should try to do it online instead of the app, and when I told her I have tried every browser on multiple computers, she told me to contact immigration directly and gave me a number. I read the number back to her. Then she asked me if I wanted information on the form I needed to do the 90 day report when I arrive at immigration office. She knew before I even got off the phone with her that I wasn't going to get any help from anyone.

When I called the number she gave me, that number just beeps a few times and disconnects.

A million attempts over the last few days. Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explore. iOS App. Android App

I've wasted hours with this over the last few days and made zero progress. An absolute nightmare.

19 minutes ago, Caspersfriend said:

From my personal experience the app works fine for TM47 (90-day) submission. Filed mine at 10am today and approved at 4pm; Chiang Mai. If you have successfully done online reporting before it already contains your address info and previous reports. Includes a GPS location .. which the app can input for you.

App registration is broken. When you "register" it says it will send you an email but never does. (Yes, I've checked junk/spam... no email). If you click "forgot password" to try to get the email resent.. no email. If you try to re-register, it says "Already registered. Please verify email."

Piece of garbage APP!

On 6/25/2019 at 12:56 PM, grin said:

Like it has been said in previous responses, no matter whether you have separate lawyers or not, in almost every state in the U.S. you are not allowed to take away from her what would be her share of the community property. Anything in the prenup that does that is very likely to be found invalid by a court at the time of a divorce. You can protect the assets that go into starting the new business but any profits or increase in equity is community property and the only way around splitting this with her is to not get married.

Where are you getting this data? No lawyer I have spoken too agrees with you and I have spoken to several.

I'm getting this "For further information..." message as well. Tried Firefox, Chrome, Safari..

I tried the iOS app, but the app doesn't send me a confirmation link to even let me into the system. I'm about to pull my hair out.

On 6/3/2019 at 12:30 AM, andux said:

Your concerns are irrational, there is no way your hypothetical future ex-wife will come to Thailand to try to claim assets that are in the US, especially on a marriage and divorce that will have taken place in the US. 

 

You are, however, missing a most immediate concern, which is that your hypothetical future ex-wife may consult with lawyers in the US right after divorce. Then, her American lawyers will present a case to claim a large part of your assets, plus alimony, etc. that they'll probably win due to:

1) The fact that she followed you to the US and left any possibilities for a career in her home country

2) The fact that she probably won't be working in the US (follows 1)

3) In the event that you have kids, the fact that she'll need to support them, and since she will be unable to do so because of 1 and 2 above, that responsibility will be yours (i.e. child support)

4) The fact that she'll need to maintain her quality of life, and since she will be unable to do so due to 1 and 2 (and maybe 3) above, it will be your responsibility to maintain it (i.e. alimony). Note that alimony doesn't exist in Thailand, but you'll have to pay this for sure if she goes to a decent lawyer in the US.

 

So I wouldn't be concerned about Thailand. She'll be pretty much American after a few years and you know how divorces with American women usually end up. My recommendation is that you simply assume that you'll lose a good chunk of your assets some way or another in the event of a divorce, and proceed accordingly. Either you are fine with the risks or you don't get married, it's as simple as that.

In order for a pre-nup to be valid, both her and I will need separate attorneys during the prenup process and prior to marriage. So, it won't matter to me if some talks to an attorney in the US as she will already have spoken with one prior to the marriage, and like I mentioned earlier, prenups are pretty strong if they are done properly.

I am not concerned about child-support, nor am I concerned about her being left without $0 and homeless. Even if a prenup is valid, no judge is going to let someone walk away without a penny if they don't have a job and way to support themselves. In most cases, I would have to provide her at least support above the poverty line in the even that she has no income of her own. I could care less about that.... But that's not to mention that I wouldn't want a wife who doesn't work either. A surefire way to get a divorce is to bring a woman home from overseas and have her stay home and go crazy with nothing to do. Even if I can provide for her, I'd make sure she has a job just to maintain the relationship and keep her from going insane.

My one and only concern is that she would manage to walk away with $1m+ dollars, 50% shares of my companies, my home, etc. etc. That's the only thing I want to protect with a prenup. I am aware I'd be on the hook to support her if she stays in the US for a while in the event of a divorce and I'd never be a dead beat dad who doesn't pay child support. I feel like I've covered my bases in the US, but just wanted to make sure she couldn't swing some crazy ruling in Thailand that would put me in legal jeapardy if I ever returned here.

On 5/13/2019 at 4:00 PM, PeterA said:

Why not get a village wedding in Thailand, and then your marriage in the US? You do not need a formal marriage cert in Thailand, unless you need that for her to get to the US. If you are formally married in the US, make damn sure you have a strong iron-clad pre-nup. Should be fine if ever the bad times come.

US Immigration law is very difficult. The only way I'd manage to get my fiance back in the US with me to live is if I brought her in on a 90-day fiance visa or we got married in Thailand first. Obviously, I want to avoid getting married in Thailand first at all costs as a prenuptial agreement must take place before marriage.

Honestly, marriage is just a word to me and not required in a relationship. You can have a mutual relationship and family with someone without the formalities. But I am in a long-term relationship and want to stay with her, so wanting to live in the US with her forces me down the marriage path.

On 5/13/2019 at 6:30 PM, KhaoYai said:

Taking it from a UK law perspective - which I doubt is much different to the US, the prenup can only be in regard to assets held before the marriage took place. 

 

Prenuptial agreements in the US can protect future earnings. In the US,  pre-nup can actually be quite strong, depending on the state that it is issued in. Both future earnings and future debts can be protected... If my wife decides to go wild, get a loan, and blow it all on bullshit, a prenup could protect me from her debt in the event of a divorce.

On 5/13/2019 at 6:57 PM, AgMech Cowboy said:

Having married in the USA, I don't recommend doing that unless you are both going to live there. Should you come to a point of divorce it becomes a big problem since she is not a US resident. Get married where you're going to live.

We are both going to live there. If we weren't both going to live there, I wouldn't even consider getting married. It would be pointless. ????

On 5/13/2019 at 7:15 PM, JoeFromUSA said:

You have money why not ask a lawyer instead of members on a forum called Thaivisa? 

 

What state you are in makes a difference. Also talk to an accountant.

I have consulted with a lawyer in the US. According to them, a prenup in the US only applies to US law. It doesn't have any bearing on rulings outside of the US...

Also, I figured that someone on ThaiVisa may have already divorced in the US with a prenup and could offer their input. Obviously that isn't the case.

My concern is that my "future wife" comes to Thailand and presents the Thai courts with evidence that I have assets in the US, claiming that half of it should be hers. The Thai government would not be able to seize my assets of course, but if I ever decide to come back to Thailand, I don't want to have a ruling of XXXX dollars hanging over my head and/or be running around as some sort of debt criminal.

On 5/14/2019 at 6:36 AM, PingRoundTheWorld said:

That's not how prenups work.

Yes, it is. Prenups can be used to protect future earnings. You can reference it here or the countless other write ups regarding pre-nups protecting earnings in the future: http://www.divorcelawyersnyc.org/blog/2018/12/10/can-a-prenuptial-agreement-protect-future-earnings/

I've also spoken to a marriage attorney who concurred. Anything I give my wife as a gift would be excluded in a pre-nup, and "future earnings" would not apply to money that she earned in order for the prenup to be "fair". The prenup must also be very specific. For example, I have three businesses fields that I work in. I can exclude future earnings that I gain in those three fields, but if, for example, I decided to open a random small business that has nothing to do with that... let's say a fishing businesses. Then that fishing business and its earnings would not be protected.

By the way, in my state, in order for a pre-nup to be invalidated or thrown out in court, the court must consider the pre-nup unfair or unconscionable. Meaning that I did not disclose my assets or future assets to my wife, lied, or forced her to sign. She can't just say "It's not fair I don't get money!"

Thanks for all the replies!

Hi guys,

I am thinking of getting married, but I would like to protect my assets (and future assets) in my home country.

I am American, so I already know how to protect my assets in the US courts, and if I get married, I will bring my fiance to the US with me on a 90day fiance visa to get married over there. We will do a prenuptial agreement in the states, which would prevent her from taking half of everything I own by US law.

But I am concerned at the idea that she could somehow come back to Thailand and through Thai courts, somehow gain a ruling to a part of my foreign assets.

For example, let's just say I have a million dollars in assets currently. I take my girlfriend to the US with me and we get married and sign a prenuptial agreement. Sometime after, we acquire a home worth 2 million dollars (all in my name and using newly acquired assets that I earned after marriage). And then sometime afterward, we get a divorce. Under US Law, she would only be entitled to whatever I give her during a divorce if we sign a prenuptial agreement, since she essentially contributed no assets to the marriage.

But... could she come back to Thailand and somehow get a ruling for half of my newly acquired assets overseas and rule them as "common property" regardless of my prenup in the states? Hell, would the Thai courts even recognize the marriage here if we never register the marriage here? I am fully aware that any assets I acquire or earn in Thailand after marriage is common property and can be split 50/50, but can can the courts try to circumvent a foreign prenuptial and go after foreign assets held overseas?

I'm probably overthinking it, and hopefully it will never come to this, but I want to make sure I have my bases covered as I have substantial assets and my fiance has none. And please don't respond with "Don't get married, it's dumb... blah blah blah". I've already considered my options, and I would like to start a family on American soil. I know of all the risks of divorce... I just want to make sure I am not gutted in the event that it happens.

TLDR version;

1. Is a marriage to a Thai national done overseas recognized by Thai courts if it's never registered in Thailand.

2. Can Thai courts go after foreign assets

I'm not interested in assets purchased or earned in Thailand. I don't earn money in Thailand and the assets I have in Thailand aren't worth worrying about.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3458312

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3458693

After receiving threats from bad guys and running for his life in Taiwan, he ended up taking his videos down and issuing an apology.

Can't say I'm surprised... It was eventually going to happen. Karma was going to get to him eventually...

Let's be realistic.... This guy just approached a woman and was rejected. This happens a million times all over the world, so why are people freaking out?

It was wrong that he filmed his rejection, but it was filmed in a public place, and it in no way damaged the reputation of the woman. People film this kind of interaction everywhere.

Is the guy a douche? Yeah... But why would the girl go to the police about this? What harm did it cause her? If I walk down Sukhumvit and filmed what's going on around me, am I going to go to jail because someone says they didn't see the camera?

In my opinion, the woman is wrong... If she was really offended by the video, she could have contact the man through youtube and asked to have ti taken down or filed a copyright strike on Youtube. But instead, she just wants to harm someone that didn't do anything hurt her in any way and was filming in a public location.

I get it...A lot of guys (especially those without the courage to approach girls themselves) think that guys who approach women are douches. And a lot of them are.. But there is a difference between being a douchebag/creep with no game and harming someone. This man caused no harm. His videos are stupid, he has absolutely no game, and I don't think its at all entertaining, but he didn't do anything wrong.

Let's not dogpile someone for being autistic and obnoxious. He wasted a few minutes of the girls time and walked away when he realized it was a lost cause, but yet he was still was willing to share how much of a loser he se is. That isn't a crime. When people make a big deal out of innocent things like this, it waters things down when men actually commit crimes. It sets precedent for innocent people to be convicted of crimes in the future.

On 4/18/2018 at 12:43 PM, gk10002000 said:

Do they insure Americans that are out of the USA and traveling or living in Thailand or other countries?

Yes.

I confirmed this on the phone. You're covered worldwide, except America. However, if you are American, you will get 60 days of coverage if you travel back to the states. It's emergency coverage only during that time, so you can't just pop into the clinic for a checkup. But an emergency visit would be covered.

I ended up going with Cigna Global... I have had Cigna in the past when living in the US, so I know they are good about claims.

Anyway,  my cost is around $1200 per year and that is for a million dollars per annual, and I got 60 days of emergency coverage if I travel back to the US where other providers won't cover americans if they travel back home for any length of time. That is only a tiny bit more than if I had went with Aetna, and they are only offering a few hundred thouand baht per annuam unless you go with their most expensive plan.

The only thing I will mention is that you have preexisting conditions, including those conditions will cost you a lot more. They wanted about $600 per year because I have previously been diagnosed with Anxiety if I wanted that covered. I decided to have that excluded in my plan to have the normal rates, so I can't get treated for Anxiety under my plan now. But on the flip side Aetna/Bupa doesn't cover any mental health issues or lots of other stuff like Cancer/Aids, etc.

So I think I made a good choice with Cigna Global.

What kind of incident would cost you 800,000 Euros in Thailand? Maybe getting a brain transplant...lol

Unless you're traveling and utilizing 'worldwide' coverage a lot, I can't imagine your bill ever hitting that amount. The worst case would be getting cancer and undergoing numerous chemo sessions, but even then, I can't see the bill hitting that number.