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1 minute ago, Snig27 said:
You really think a) these kids are paying the prices charged by the legal outlets?, and b) this plant was not widely and easily available everywhere before the decriminalisation?
Kids have been able to get their hands on this without issue since forever.
Think about it. It's not rocket science.
I just assumed that the kids had a spare 700 baht and bought a gram from a Pattaya dispensary. But seriously no street kid would be bothered with marijuana if glue, which provides far more comfort as a time killer and anesthetiser, was available.
As if the average Thai gives a damn about the plight of homeless children or is interested in seeking a genuine solution to the uncertainty and boredom these kids probably endure every day of their lives.
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Back in the 90s when I lived in Thailand, lots of young street kids used heroin, injected and smoked. Two kids are caught smoking cannabis and some react like it's all the rage among Thailand's children. Looking at the photo, my major concern is for the boys' little dog. I hoped it wasn't just left to fend for itself when the cops took the boys to the children's home (from where they are sure to escape once they realise how poorly resourced these places are in Thailand).
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8 hours ago, kennw said:
Without proof pot supporters are jumping on the excuse that this was a set up. Maybe they should just acknowledge pot is another drug that should not be encouraged like all drugs including alcohol. So this government places restrictions on the hours that alcohol can be sold why not do the same for pot. Dont get me wrong I enjoy a beer or two, but the whole pot thing smacks of tourism promotion and some behind the scene commercial benefit of certain connected individuals. Good luck with promoting Thailand as a great family holiday venue.
You lost me at 'Dont get me wrong I enjoy a beer or two'.
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56 minutes ago, JimGant said:The ordinary farang in Thailand should not perceive that this episode has anything to do with them. The wealthy in all countries in the world get a leg up over the less well-to-do, whether this is because they can afford better lawyers -- or the system affords them an outright bribe situation, as this case represents. Absolutely nothing that should alarm the ordinary farang in Thailand.
In fact, that corruption is so naked, as this episode represents, actually shows the other side of the coin, namely, a bribe can smooth over some bureaucratic road bumps, like certain Immigration requirements. And everyone can end happily: You get the extension you need; the agent gets a fat fee; and the Imm officer gets part of that fee, so that he's now getting paid what he should be -- and the Thai taxpayer is NOT funding that pay raise. What's so bad about this form of corruption......
Why do you still live here, if they "inevitably" will try and do you over? Paranoia is a terrible disease to live with.
Using this example as a warning to farang visitors *against* Thailand is baloney. Corruption has been with Asia for eons. It probably will never ever affect you here in Thailand -- and if it does, as pointed out, might be in your favor.
No, corruption should not be on any visitor's radar. But, being much less likely to be mugged in the streets of a Thai city, verses the streets of Chicago or Wash DC -- might be a topic of discussion for future visitors/retirees.
Corruption in Thailand will never go away. It's the way things have been done for ages -- and it greases more skids than not. Judging it by Western standards is a non starter.
Perhaps you don't care about the innocent policeman dragged hundreds of meters to his death under the car. Having had a Thai mate recently serve 9 years in jail for a far lesser crime than this animal committed, I tend to react somewhat unfavourably to cases such as this in which the criminal escapes punishment due to systemic corruption that goes right to the top in Thai politics and judicial system. 'Judging it by Western standards is a non starter' ignores the fact that this is not about West versus East but rather morality and giving a damn about the plight of the little man versus the rich who never have to face the consequences of their actions. Some foreigners just throw away their moral compass once they have spent a few years living in Thailand.
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Why bother disciplining this guy and others when the red bull heir wanders the world untouched. I doubt that too many Thai people are even concerned about this miscarriage of justice. I am sure most people accept his preferential treatment as just par for the course in Thailand. Thailand all too often fails to take a moral position on important issues, including this case and the invasion of the Ukraine.
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Just now, bradiston said:
Link?
He said 'probably' so I don't think you'll be getting that link you're after.
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3 hours ago, RandiRona said:“Pattaya police suggested the victim to get a good recovery and come to them if she intended to press legal action against her boyfriend. Police did not immediately press charges on their own.”
“He was reportedly aggressive as he kept shouting, broke his own property, and proclaimed nonchalantly in English that he was backed up by police,”
He wasn’t lying. What a honest truthful Falangs!! Pattaya deserves more people like him… Hats off to you Sir!!!
I see a big brown envelope exchanging hands.
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2 minutes ago, Nicholas Paul KNIGHT said:Amazing a LAW and still they cannot spell LICENCE corectly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You misspelt 'correctly'.
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1 hour ago, DJ54 said:
It wasn’t a snub… get over it. I avoid shaking hands better safe than sorry…
Right. Good for you. Except that Xi was fine with shaking everyone else's hand.
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1 hour ago, mberbae said:
It seems likely China wanted something from Thailand and
Prayuth did not play along. Bravo to Prayuth.
Covid had nothing to do with it.
I am sure you give Prayuth far far more credit than he deserves.
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I wouldn't shake hands with someone who had just met Hun Sen.
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40 minutes ago, allanos said:Not victim blaming, but how unfair is it to put such overwhelming
temptation in front of a couple of poor persons earning peanuts?
It seems iniquitous to me!
That's not fair. an hotel employee has to be a trusted soul, someone to who you can leave your room and its contents without fear of theft. My proviso is that money and valuables should be locked away if possible or otherwise secreted. Temptation is a given - how it's coped with is the measure of the trustworthiness of the employee.
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But you can no longer receive a new pension overseas? It ties you to Australia?
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5 minutes ago, JayBird said:
If you can't smoke at home (condo, no balcony, kids or partner who can't stand the smell), can't smoke in public, cafe, or at the dispensary:. Where do you smoke?
Good point. There are Condos such as Lumpini in Rangsit that don't even let you smoke on your own balcony, let alone inside. No use legalising it then preventing everyone from smoking it in public and almost in private.
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6 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:So go to the doctor and spend 150 baht on a certificate stating you have glaucoma and need medicinal weed. Is that REALLY all that difficult? And the doctors could use the business as well. Win win!
Yet another poster who obviously knows little about marijuana. The medicinal stuff is not going to have the kind of THC content that will remotely satisfy a serious recreational user. You may indeed be a 'happyexpat' but it's not the result of indulging in weed.
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48 minutes ago, khunjeff said:One of the most idiotic aspects of this whole "debate" must be the constant fear-mongering that weed is secretly being slipped into food and drink - as if any vendor would add an expensive ingredient without touting the fact and charging extra...
All this nonsense you read in here about a flower (@700 baht a gram) being slipped into food that is probably cheaper than the flower placed in it! Just astounds me how dangerous a tiny bit knowledge can be in the hands of the uneducated, including boomers who obviously failed to boom but should still know better. If a leaf or two had been slipped into anything, the imbiber would be none the wiser, but no one is going to waste an expensive bud sticking it in the food of some consumer. Why would they do it? What would they hope to gain?
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50 minutes ago, JCauto said:
That would be ageist and wrong. Discrimination against someone for any physical reason or for something they can't change like age is wrong. However, demonstrating your lack of knowledge through the words you type shows you are a know-nothing, at least as far as this particular topic is concerned.
A boomer should no more not less about marijuana than any more recent age group.
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4 hours ago, PJPom said:All I can say is GOOD, how many others think legalising Cannabis was wrong.
I now wait to be told I am a boomer and know nothing.
I am a boomer and know a hell of a lot more than the younger generation about marijuana. Your youth was obviously nowhere near as misspent as it could or should have been.
Whether legalising was right or wrong, what is wrong is allowing so many people and businesses to spend a lot of money setting up what they thought was a legal trade then change the regulations and force them out of business. The government should not be making up policies as they go along. This is just another example of the Thai government not thinking through a situation before introducing new regulations to the public.
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11 hours ago, Kalasin Jo said:
Yes. It's risen alot against the £ and € ???? though haven't yet looked at today
And risen substantially against the Australian dollar.
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24 minutes ago, it is what it is said:probably wise to keep opinions to yourself until absolutely necessary.
I'd have thought anytime was 'absolutely necessary' when it comes to criticising Russia's invasion of Ukraine. And Russians do appear to be entering in Thailand in droves. This on the day that the Russians exit a key city and the Ukrainians move back in!
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18 minutes ago, DULEROY said:
November 11, 2022
Phuket-
Tourists from Russia have topped Phuket visitors in the past ten days.
Phuket Immigration at Phuket International Airport reported the current arrival statistics from November 1 to November 10, 2022. The total number of international tourists is 75,247. Among these Russian nationals are leading with 18,370 visitors nowadays.
In order, the other main countries of arrival:
Indians - 8,939
Australians - 5,275
British – 4,511
German – 4,152
According to senior Phuket tourism officials, the Russian market has rebounded strongly recently and is expected to be Phuket's number one market for the fourth quarter, also known as peak season.I was laughed out of here when I mentioned that my Thai nomad friends found renting a place in Phuket difficult because of the high Russian demand for rentals. Not so sure looking at the arrivals figures for the island that their assessment of the situation was so wrong.
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23 minutes ago, Bigstef said:With an e-visa we can use th Thai line?
I think you missed the 'Thai wife' bit.
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4 hours ago, JimboB4 said:
That was the point of legalizing it. That’s WHY they legalized it so they wouldn’t have to regulate it anymore. Kind of the whole point of taking it off the narcotics list and letting everyone grow it. You all should stop spreading misinformation and face the facts. It’s legal and here to stay.
BTW, you obviously don’t know anything about cannabis kind of hard to regulate the THC level in various plants scattered throughout the country, impossible in fact LMAO. You all have been spreading misinformation about cannabis since they first started legalizing it. The Thai Examiner article is obviously just spreading pro Laksanawisit propaganda and he has his people in parliament doing it as well.
This whole article is basing THC levels on the early thinking when they first started legalizing it. You’re dealing with natural medicine not pills with exact MG doses. Nor should anyone care about the THC level, that’s almost comical. Try some it’s easy to buy online. Great stuff to.
At 700 - 800 baht a gram, I would be buying very little online or in store. I buy similar dispensary quality illegally in Australia where I pay about 345 baht a gram. Don't know how anyone can justify and many afford the prices charged in Thailand for top shelf stuff.
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6 hours ago, proton said:
I was referring to Thailand's treatment not the UK or Europe. The Rohingyas when they were rejected by both Malaysia and Thailand.
Police captain deliberately blocks ambulance with unconscious passenger in back - pays 500 baht fine and sends flowers
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They should also have published his address, mobile number and Facebook page. His superior should also have condemned this guy in public.