HHTel

15 hours ago, impulse said:

 

In 7+ years working in BKK, I also bought pellet guns, vaping equipment, switchblades, drones, pepper spray and a lot of other items, possession of which landed other folks in jail. 

 

One thing I found about Thailand is that, just because I could buy it out in the open, doesn't mean it won't land me in jail.

 

But ONCB secretary-general Niyom Termsrisuk warned Thais they are still not allowed to grow or possess cannabis and hemp plants.  He said: “Marijuana and hemp are still Class 5 narcotics, and their cultivation, import, export, sale, possession and/or consumption without permits are illegal.”

 

Sounds pretty definitive...  Can you point to any laws stating that it's wrong?  Seeing them for sale doesn't count.  I can show you fake Viagra for sale on Sukhumvit, but that doesn't make it legal.

 

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According to the regulation, only hemp extracts that contain a ratio of cannabidiol (CBD) to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) not exceeding 0.01% to 0.2% by weight can be used in drugs and herbal products. The regulation also sanctions the use of dried hemp bark, stems, fibres, and seeds in traditional medicine, food and cosmetics preparations.

 

Recently, the ministry granted permission to the Highland Research and Development Institute to grow local hemp strains in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Nan, Tak and Phetchabun provinces. Hemp strains found in these provinces are known for their high-quality fibres, which make them suitable for use in the textile industry.

 

Meanwhile, Tares Krassanairawiwong, secretary-general of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said the FDA is amending its regulations to allow companies to grow hemp as a cash crop, before adding that the agency is also working towards issuing new rules on foods and cosmetics that contain CBD.

4 minutes ago, izod10 said:

lol    look at DWP rules sunshine,obv you have not,or could not

Oh, but I have.  My sister-in-law works in the DWP.  I will pass on your comments to her.  I'll let you know her response.

Also with regard to the increase in April 2020 of 3.9%, note the following:

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The increase of 3.9 percent will apply to both types of state pension, however the amount differs between the two.

 

The full weekly rate of the basic state pension is set to increase by £5.05 per week from £129.20 to £134.25 per week.

 

Meanwhile, the weekly full rate of the new state pension will increase by £6.60 per week from £168.60 to £175.20 per week.

To get an increase of 80 quid a month, you would need a pension of around 2,000 a month, i.e. 24,000 a year.

I doubt there are many who have contributed to National Insurance so heavily to receive that amount.

2 minutes ago, izod10 said:

Seems to be a lack of understanding here Sunshine. The OP clearly was asking regards state pension,you are clearly on about pension credit,just seems a solid waste of two seconds reading your gobbledegook

  Now your second statementState Pension increases are not small ,4 percent to top rated OApensioner in region of 80GBP per month   pension credit nowhere near

 

Subterfuge...hardly    For the average Joe here,that is 4 percent (compounded) ,10 percent,GBP upswing,plus anyone public sector  around 5percent in April

 

  No ,I think those about to lose the dependents allowance,and swift change of address are in the firing line,was a poisone chalice that allowance

     Anyway cheers,thanks for non-advise sorry for anone on  pension credit,near it or just out of it,not much fun 

It's not gobbledook.  We are talking about frozen pensions.  Your argument is not to tell the DWP but to remove the benefit part of it by stating you live in Spain.  That alone could cause questions at the DWP which could result in either you coming clean, or they find out that it's not Spain you live in but Thailand.  Thence your pension will be frozen. That's what could happen if you use subterfuge to avoid a benefit problem.

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

You go ahead and do what you want.  You can be the test case.  But I'm not going to risk it, given Thailand's justice system...

 

But ONCB secretary-general Niyom Termsrisuk warned Thais they are still not allowed to grow or possess cannabis and hemp plants.  He said: “Marijuana and hemp are still Class 5 narcotics, and their cultivation, import, export, sale, possession and/or consumption without permits are illegal.”

 

https://theleafdesk.com/hemp-no-longer-a-controlled-substance-in-thailand/

 

Same as the BKK Post article, but there's no TVF rules against linking to The Leaf Desk.  I'll let you explain to the judge how hemp fabric isn't the same as hemp plants.

 

The government regulation of Sep 2019 finally acknowledges the difference between hemp and marijuana.  Hemp products are legal in Thailand, but growing the plants isn't.

You can buy hemp products on Lazada and many other Thai sites.  The regulation states that hemp must not contain more than 0.5% by weight in flowers and 0.3% weight in it's seeds of THC.

Hemp material has been available in Thailand for a long time but has had to be imported from Laos, Vietnam etc.

The government now has given permissions for hemp to be grown in various provinces for use in the textile industry.

As stated before.  You cannot get high on hemp!  

1 hour ago, izod10 said:

live in Spain,no cold weather payments,  or spanish PO box,still keep increases 

Ok.  You know best.  Just pile on the lies.  That should do it.  Just keep up with the subterfuge and for what?  State pension increases are very small and in the first few years would hardly be noticed.

Don't you think that any action proposed by you would raise questions in the DWP?

2 minutes ago, izod10 said:

Now this has nothing to do with state pension,it is pension credit,totally different.   Yes will lead to prosecution if you haven't paid for the pension how the hell can you expect anything ?    get rid of the pension credit side of it then its Happy New Year

Agreed.  However, the cold weather allowance is automatic as is pension credit.  So you say get rid of those benefits and it'll be fine.  How do you propose doing that?  You would have to say that you're not entitled to it!

Why?  "Because I don't live in the UK".  In that case, we need details of when you left and your pension will be frozen from that time.

You can't win in the long term.

46 minutes ago, izod10 said:

of course you can justly prove this as a happening.   First glance at penalties from DWP site  not sanctionable,  cannot take ,remove adjust pension,...…

   ..now I could be wrong here if you state he was on winter fuel payment  yes they may well take  50 pound a week off him for maximum of 3 years overpayment ie 200 pounds xs 3 years

I wish he was still alive so he could prove it to you.  He was a very popular guy here so everyone knew of his problem.  He sought advice but was told that there was nothing he could do and should be thankful he wasn't done for fraud.

You are referring to the 'State pension'.  However, before the new state pension was formed to pretty much give everyone the same amount, state pensions were topped up with a 'pension credit' which is a benefit as is the cold weather allowances.  It would come under benefit fraud and that is certainly a case that can be prosecuted.  In this case, he took the lesser of the evils.  If the DWP had taken it to court, he would have been in very serious trouble.

Even as a single man, when my state pension became due, I was told that I'm entitled to pension credit (albeit at around 2 pounds 50.  That gets smaller as your pension increases depending upon inflation and the minimum living wage.

Pension credit on the current system, I believe, doesn't exist any more.

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 In general, a Thailand notary public has no authority to act when not in the jurisdiction of the government where the notary is licensed.

Thailand is not a party to the Hague Convention on Legalization of Foreign Public Documents and the government does not license notaries public. However, if you need notary services in Thailand, a “notarial service attorney” may be able to meet your needs. In other cases you may need the help of an embassy or the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Or you may need certification from some combination of the above authorities.

4 minutes ago, Jip99 said:

 

No they can’t.....

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It is not unusual to see DWP trawling through through several accounts to see what the income and outgoings have been. In cases involving bank accounts the DWP will usually ask for your cooperation in getting the accounts but if you refuse they could obtain a court order and get the information from the bank directly.

15 hours ago, rooster59 said:

He hoped that having the death penalty would act as a deterrent to those intent on committing serious crime.

Obviously doesn't work.  There were 520 inmates on death row in 2018.

But in this case, when they get this guy, they should give him a queue jump ticket straight to the front of the queue!

Most hemp material/products are imported as it's technically illegal to grow the plant in Thailand (except for medical use).

The government hasn't recognised the difference between hemp and marijuana.

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"The difference is that hemp plants contain no more than 0.3 percent (by dry weight) of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive substance found in marijuana. By comparison, marijuana typically contains 5 to 20 percent THC. You can't get high on hemp.

1 hour ago, tifino said:

Yesterday after shopping in our local supermarket, I was in the queue at the Check Out, and heard when the young cashier suggested to the much older lady that she should bring her own grocery bags, because plastic bags are not good for the environment.

The woman apologised to the young girl & then sighed,

"We didn't have this 'green thing' back in my earlier days." 

etc. etc.

Really good dialogue.  What did you do whilst listening to her.  Did you record her or were you using shorthand?

LOL

7 minutes ago, Max69xl said:

There are much more plastic stuff in the nature and in the sea compared to the biggest plastic bags you used to get at 7/11 and Tesco. Who is talking about recycling plastic bags which is used as trash bags? Now we have to buy garbage bags instead. 

I agree that there is much more to the pollution in the sea.  However, we're talking about the welfare of marine life. In fact, most marine life that has been killed by ingesting plastic proves to be the thin plastic along with microplatics.  Sure, other pollutants such as thicker plastics, for example, will eventually break down into microplastics but will take hundreds of years. 

7 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

I get your point but i have one question

(And it could be the answer at your problem)

What kind of containers was used to store and transport the rice before the plastic ones?

Back in the 50's, loose produce like rice and sugar to name two, were delivered in Hessian sacks.  The retailer would measure the amount for the customer and place in a paper bag.

In my schooldays, I had a part time job after school doing just that.  Measuring sugar into blue paper bags for sale in the shop.

8 hours ago, theonetrueaussie said:

what's your point the REUSABLE cloth and other bags need to be used 1000-7000 times before they are BETTER then the single use plastic.....how many people reuse them that many times....no one i bet so you are doing even more damage to the environment for what.....

My point is that 'single use bags' or thin plastic cannot be recycled, certainly not in Thailand, as special equipment is required which doesn't exist here.

Consequently, these bags, more often than not, finish up as 'litter' to be blown around wherever, into klongs and then into the sea.  Once into the sea they harm the marine life.  My god, there is plenty of evidence of that.

I thought I'd made that quite clear if you can read English.

from my previous post:

23 hours ago, HHTel said:

'Single use' plastic bags is a convenient name for bags made with plastic less than 36 microns thick.  It's not about how many times it's used.  No matter how many times it's used, it's still thin plastic that can't be recycled and more often than not finish up as litter, in the klongs, into the sea........

Clear now?

One small step is better than no steps at all!

It's not about re-use as many posters believe.  It's about thickness.  'Single use' bags is a convenient name for bags less than 36 microns thick which can't be recycled and finish up anywhere and everywhere.  Doesn't matter how many times you use it, it's still thin.

12 minutes ago, Monomial said:

 

Which is why the bags are not out in the open. And CP All is not stupid. They make money on sales. They have zero incentive to close the retailers down for increasing sales.  If a franchise operator wants to spend his own money (which he can't report as an expense) to keep revenues coming in, you honestly think they are going to complain? 

 

Once a 7/11 franchise becomes successful, CP will open more 7/11's in the close proximity.  Ask any 7/11 franchisee and they will tell you that CP are their worst enemies when it comes to turnover.  CP will always protect their income by opening more stores thereby 'watering down' the growth of any single 7/11.

They claim that opening new stores in the same area is for the convenience of customers and before doing so the existing 7/11's are offered the opportunity to partner the new stores ("if they are ready")

24 minutes ago, Monomial said:

 

Already discussed ad nauseum elsewhere. It is 40 satang per bag. It equates to somewhere around 0.25% - 0.5% of gross receipts for a major chain.

 

Plus the cost to you and me in 'cleanup operations'. Retailers may be saving millions of baht but think of the many more millions it's costing to tackle the problems caused by them, not to mention the health risks.

33 minutes ago, Monomial said:

Since many 7-11's are privately owned,

The building may be privately owned but the business is a franchise.  Never heard of franchise agreements?

Cpall (the franchiser) can close you down.  

A franchisee is not their own boss.  They have to jump through hoops.

I'll say it again for all those posters who don't read or research. To all those that point out that they use these 'single use' bags for other things.

'Single use' plastic bags is a convenient name for bags made with plastic less than 36 microns thick.  It's not about how many times it's used.  No matter how many times it's used, it's still thin plastic that can't be recycled and more often than not finish up as litter, in the klongs, into the sea.........