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Report Thailand to Require Medical Certificates for Cannabis Use Within 40 Days
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Can I safely assume that when I arrive on July 15 for a month that I will be able to buy as usual through any of the 8000 outlets? That if anything is likely to change, it's not going to happen that quickly? -
Report Thailand to Require Medical Certificates for Cannabis Use Within 40 Days
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
That's you not other people. Only newbees experience the type of reactions you describe. I have been using weed for 50 year, the last 10 vaping it. Basically I now just use it as a sleep aid and to wind down before bed. I get medical marijuana here in Australia. With the vaporizer, there is nothing in the way of an odour to offend the likes of yourself. I can't understand why Thailand makes the obtaining of a weed vaporizer so difficult. -
Report Thailand to Require Medical Certificates for Cannabis Use Within 40 Days
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Nothing like a bit of hyperbole. As for the reference to families, recreational use is allowed in many countries and medicinal use in many more. I hardly think foreign children are going to be exposed to anything more than they would be back home. I would rather let my children catch a whiff of marijuana than witness the soi 6 bouncers or drunk aggressive foreigners in action. -
Are you a drug smuggler? Spy?
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I only use cash for travel so carry quite a bit. I must confess to keeping it in my bag in an overhead compartment on planes, largely because I have always figured that I could trust people who could afford an airline ticket and had never heard of anyone being robbed on a plane. However, as with dog meat, bear bile, pangolin scale medicines and Cambodian call centres with imprisoned workers, the Chinese have brought to my attention yet another area of life to which I previously never gave much thought. I will be vigilant on future trips.
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Former Minister Reveals Alleged Phuket Police Extortion Racket
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
It's funny how many Filipinos really like a president who oversaw the sub judicial killing of 6000, perhaps 10000 people. They respect people who ignore the law to deal with difficult problems and short circuit a solution. The same people conveniently were duped into believing that the elder Marcos and Imelda were model citizens and now their son has turned the previous president over to the international courts. Filipinos have always shown a peculiar talent for throwing up the most unlikely of presidential talent and voting them into office. Awful people with no loyalty or respect for each other. No wonder the country despite all its promise has consistently been the basket case of SEA. -
British Couple's Thailand Dream Becomes Legal Nightmare
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Did you ever catch up with the actual facts - that the young guy is British, not Thai? -
British Couple's Thailand Dream Becomes Legal Nightmare
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
You have no idea of the facts and are just taking a wild stab at them despite CCTV evidence of aggression and the advanced years of the couple. If you are going to speculate, make it about how the couple managed to buy land rather than how their behaviour brought all this upon themselves. -
Dog Barking Drama: When Neighbourly Conflicts Turn Threatening
Spock replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Largely because Thais do not believe in neutering animals so the dog populate grows. Plus they basically only like puppies and the adult dogs too often end up looking into their old home from the outside. This is a different case involving someone actually keeping the adult dogs but allowing them to bark all day. I wonder if the dogs are forced to lead their entire lives outdoors, hence lack the control that owners might exert if the animals were allowed to live indoors. One way or another, Thais in general are not among the world's most knowledgeable pet owners. -
Swiss Tourist Arrested in Phuket After Drug Video Goes Viral
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
Yet another emotive piece of reporting that found the facts alone impossible to stick to without heavy embellishment. -
Swiss Man's Visa at Risk Following Multiple Dog Attacks
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Hua Hin and Cha-Am News
What a soft cock mob the Thai authorities are that they have allowed this to drag on and get worse. The Swiss's recalcitrant and unbending behaviour would not last 5 minutes in a country with real laws and police. As to the article, it's written by a 'journalist' who has no idea what unbiased reporting is about. Referring to police 'diligently collecting evidence' - how would the reporter know! Then this piece of meaningless fluff to conclude: 'The move underscores the district's commitment to safeguarding its residents and visitors, reflecting broader efforts across Thailand to balance hospitality with stringent public safety laws.' In layman's terms, he is saying that nothing has been done. -
Bangkok Condo Owners and Agents Arrested for Illegal Rentals
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Airbnb is legal and prevalent the world over. While I understand the inconvenience to condo owners of having noisy short term tenants, I am surprised Thailand has bucked the trend and banned rentals of less than 30 days. Decent management in the condo complexes affected is also obviously lacking in Thailand, allowing guest misbehaviour to occur and antagonising condo owners. -
British Family Seeks Aid to Bring Injured Traveller Home from Thailand
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Koh Samui News
No known conditions related to these conditions? I could imagine an insurance company looking for ways to weasel out of cardiac arrest and stroke if you had a history of high blood pressure etc. They are all conditions for which you'd not want to pay out of your own pocket. -
British Family Seeks Aid to Bring Injured Traveller Home from Thailand
Spock replied to webfact's topic in Koh Samui News
For what? Food poisoning would be difficult to reject on any grounds given it's obviously unrelated to any known conditions. Other illnesses not brought on by something at the destination point would be more challenging to claim. -
The Chinese also know how to cruelly torture and kill dogs for food - most of them domestic dogs and strays. The number of victims is over 10 million a year. Mainland China is the last country in the world I would be praising for their dog ownership policy. A crueller nation towards animals would be hard to find.