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More likely Patong.

If that was the case, would the 7/11 staff have been so keen to help subdue him?

What a load of rubbish! The guy is a total <deleted>. Why you would even begin to defend his actions is beyond belief. Jail him!

I wonder which shop he owns. I buy in Pathum Thani when in Thailand. Or is he just a grower/wholesaler?

Pollitically astute but democratically reprehensible. Pretty much what is to be expected from Thai politics.

I wouldn't much care if they do go elsewhere. And they can take their French-Arab motorcycle gangs with them too.

Mate, I fly Thai airways to and from Bangkok and have never had an issue with anyone acting out on a flight despite the price not having moved all that much pre covid. I don't do airlines which don't offer food and alcohol.

I imagine so. They are entitled to.

You totally lost me at 'they need to make air travel much more expensive'. It's an absurd and unfair solution. The world is expensive enough as it is, including plane travel.

Only two vapes can be purchased in Australia, including online into Australia - the Volcano and the Mighty.

Obviously I should have said that they are not popular in Australia. The vape market has been severely tightened here a couple of years ago and there are currently only 2 electronic vapes approved for sale and others cannot even be bought online. So when you say they are hugely popular in the west, this does not include Australia. Maybe they are available in a corner of the black market, but certainly not for medical which is all but recreational use the way it is run.

I have never seen a weed vape of this type. Weed vapes are always in my experience dry vapes which do not contain any liquid and are far more expensive than a few hundred baht. I use a Dynavap vape in Thailand which doesn't use a battery but rather a lighter to heat the chamber. I am not sure how these vapes would work but no one in the west uses this type of vape.

It's illegal to smoke in public. Surely it's up to police to apply the law to those abusing regulations rather than applying a ban to everybody.

What would you do if you lived in the USA in one of the states where recreational use is legal? Or Amsterdam? Or Australia where there is a fine line between legalised medical and recreational use? Why is Thailand the only country where irresponsibility is the main association with recreational or medical use? I don't know why half the farangs commenting on here ever moved to Thailand. They'd be just as happy back in the old country with all its laws and restrictions.

Wait till the hordes of male Indian tourists get a whiff of this!

It is supposed to come into affect almost immediately in Jan-Feb 2026.

Just shows how strong the hatred for Trump truly is! I doubt that any American politician in history has ever been so detested by so many people.

I wouldn't be putting something like this down to experience. I'd be milking these people for every baht I could get out of them.

If insurance costs that much then it makes a mockery of anyone over 70 believing they are coming to Thailand in their retirement to live cheaply on their pension. $US6000 in a year is a lot of money - make that $9000 in Australian dollars from a country which has free health. Travel insurance costs significantly less.

Another dopey, naive tourist determined to add to the pile of accusations against weed and its use among tourists.

The Thai family I help in Pathum Thani are all working as gas station attendants 9 hrs a day for 370 baht, so no 400 baht minimum for any of them.

My Thai friend told me the same a few days back prior to the flip flop.

How about doing what other Thais do and buy from the mom and pop store. These holier than thou I am more Thai than the most puitanical Thai comments drive me to drink.

Never had a problem with THAI's service, with meals being reasonable and drinks available if and when you want them. I live in Melbourne and the only other diect flight is with Jetstar which is a woeful airline for service. I would consider Singapore airlines as a once off to see the airport there, but THAI is the only realistic option for me.

Funnily enough I rarely visit Pattaya and never enter soi 6.