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  1. 5 minutes ago, RSD1 said:
    41 minutes ago, Wuvu2 said:

    There will be a legal balance of rights that will eventually be worked out by the government.


    Sounds like very wishful thinking. Wouldn't hold my breath on that one. 

    Well yeah, gotta agree. There will be a law intended to strike a balance. You are right that many will still complain.  

  2. 2 hours ago, Kinnock said:

    And if the OP uses alternatives to smoking or vaping, no-one will care.

    As self-centered as I am, the question isn't about me. There will be a legal balance of rights that will eventually be worked out by the government. In the meantime the lack of clarity impedes everyone from getting along. If the standards were clear, most smokers would comply, and most non smokers would be tolerant of the balance.

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  3. 1 hour ago, Mitkof Island said:

    Are these the same people making up horror stories in certain national publications about some smoking weed believe they can climb walls like Spider Man and babies crawling around home eating candy and ending up in the hospital. So much Reefer Madness BS from over eighty years ago.

    Same clan and mindset. I'm equally annoyed by folks who stand in front of 7-11 smoking a blunt as the intolerant people who think abstinence is the only solution for society. There is a middle ground - we just haven't figured it out yet.  Common sense would suggest that Thai authorities will look to more developed markets as an example for regulation. No sign of that yet 😉

  4. Of course, being courteous is a must, but then there are "marijuana Karens" in the world who smell things no other neighbors can smell, and use complaints maliciously. Possession is a different issue from smoking in a building. Trying to ban possession was a Karen thing to do...and it didn't make it past the courts. 

     

    The legal question is not as dumb as some seem to think. The primary legal instrument for this is the Public Health Act B.E. 2535 (1992), particularly its provisions related to public nuisance. In 2022, the Ministry of Health issued a notification that clarifies that causing smoke or odor from cannabis, hemp, or other types of plants which may deteriorate or harm the health of bystanders or any person who suffers from such an action, is considered a public nuisance under the Public Health Act. It goes on to define a nuisance, including frequency, a mechanical measurement of smell strength, and most importantly a true demonstrable impact on the health of others.

     

    Then, based on that law local police department set some standards as to what they believe constitutes an actionable nuisance. If the police won't get involved, there's a way to ask for an investigation by the health department.  So, my question was about the publication of police standards for the enforcement of this law. I don't think that's been dealt with at a national level yet.

     

    Karens sniffing at her neighbor's doors and declaring a health emergency does not meet the legal definition of a nuisance. There will eventually be a legal balance found between patients' rights to consume and those truly affected by a nuisance to protect their health.   

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  5. 23 hours ago, save the frogs said:

    Basically, the girl is confused and has cognitive dissonance. Because the guy sending money is sort of a boyfriend, but not really since he's not there often.

     

    But it's also preventing her from finding a real boyfriend.

     

    You forgot to ask her how many sponsors she's got at once. So this is your first trip to Thailand? I'd say the cognitive dissonance is yours 🤪

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  6. On 5/2/2025 at 3:35 PM, impulse said:

    Post back when you do figure it out.

    They sent an email confirmation that my application was approved on the sixth of May, so the delay was from their announced holiday. Although I never was able to track it on the website the drop-off process was quite easy and the counter people were reasonably switched-on and helpful. My pickup date is a week from the day I dropped it off. The staff was Thai not Chinese.

     

    There does appear to be a mail-back service, and can be done entirely by mail if you don't need to be fingerprinted (10 year visa). I never quite figured that out and will go pick it up myself. 

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  7. 7 minutes ago, impulse said:

    It may have to do with the holidays.  This is from the visaforchina website.  You may be SOL until the 6th of May.

    Thank you Sir,

    I applied on the 29th and missed that they would be closed. Your head's up is very helpful.  I'm American - I wouldn't blame them if I wasn't welcome. Hopefully, it is just the holiday delay 🙏

     

    Thanks again!

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  8. I used it years ago - Just dial the 00500 before your outgoing call to get the rate. 

     

    FYI - 2.5 baht/minute is 7.5 cents, which isn't a good deal. I use Yolla, which is 1 cent per minute. Yolla lets me set my caller ID for my USA number so the banks recognize my incoming calls. 

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  9. 23 minutes ago, arick said:
    24 minutes ago, Wuvu2 said:

    Bangla Road and other red-light districts are designed to loads the boys up with alcohol, then get their testosterone flowing with girly shows and roaving hookers. It's a bit absurd that "netizens are outraged" every time the inevitable scuffle occurs. No news here. Move along 🥺

    Why not some cock?

     

    I'm hopelessly heterosexual, but you are absolutely right. Bangla has something for everyone 😂

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