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On 9/3/2022 at 10:08 AM, DrJack54 said:

Clearly he has used this visa previously and must be his preferred option..

He is simply asking for update re process at Savannakhet and you chime in with use of agent.

Yes, I have used this type of visa before. It is convenient and I can travel out of the country without having to seek a re-entry permit. The one year visa can also be stretched to 17 months before requiring renewal. 

I am considering a trip to Savannakhet to apply for a 1-year Non O Multi entry visa based on marriage. This is the type of visa I had before Covid restrictions shut everything down. 

 Does anyone have recent experience of this type of visa in Savannakhet? And, do you know of any changes in the application process from the pre-covid period? 

20 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

In other words: Cannabis is NOT legal in Thailand. But Hemp is.

 

Because like in most other countries, Thai legislation indeed distinguishes between "cannabis" (i.e. plants with a THC content of more than 0.2% by dried weight) and "hemp" (plants with a THC content of 0.2% or less by dried weight).

 

THAT (and nothing else) is the legal situation. And regardless whether Mr. Anutin waxes on about "cannabis liberalization" or "cannabis legalization", it simply is NOT TRUE. Yet the press picks it up and propagates it to the world when it should be made crystal clear that cannabis is NOT legal in Thailand.

 

Make no mistake:

> If you plant any of the "non-legal" cannabis cultivars or consume products made from them (i.e. marijuana, hashish) and are caught, you are going to jail!

> You are ONLY permitted to plant "legal" cannabis cultivars, i.e. hemp. And those 1 million plants that Mr. Anutin plans to distribute are of that legal, low-THC type. You can use their leaves in a salad or a smoothie -- or make hemp ropes out of their fibers. They are good for nothing else.

 

Oh, and yes, both legal and illegal plants contain CBD (cannabidiol), that "other" main compound that you hear so much about. But anybody wanting to extract CBD from legal plants in commercial quantities, NEEDS A LICENSE from the Thai FDA as well as approval from the Provincial Health Office and the Narcotics Control Board. Which, since we are in Thailand, involves an incredibly convoluted application process plus reams and reams of documents. 

 

See? It's not all just as simple as Mr. Anutin makes it out. And I really wish he would finally stop talking about Thailand's "cannabis legalization" and instead use the more accurate term "hemp legalization". Because that is what it is.        

The point is that small farmers can grow the plants and sell them back to their original distributor. This is a similar business model to sericulture in which silkworms are purchased at a few days old and sold back to their original distributor as silk cocoons (after just about three weeks). The small farmers who sell those silk cocoons have nothing to do with processing into silk thread and eventually cloth. All they do is grow the worms into cocoons. The medical marijuana industry in Thailand will be employing a similar process with small farmers growing the plants and selling them back to the original distributor.  There is no need for any (small) grower to have any kind of licence as they will not be involved in any processing or extraction of CBD. I hope, now, you have a better understanding of the situation. You're welcome.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He said that his chief Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk had ordered a New Year crackdown by crime suppression to stop the spread of Covid-19 at such places. 

Okay, so it's not actually a crackdown on prostitution as the headline suggests. It's a crackdown on the spread of Covid-19 which is a different thing altogether. Maybe the RTP will just insist on the soapy massage parlours and karaoke bars having thermometers and hand gel. 

For guidance you might contact the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute in Bangkok. Conveniently they have a Facebook page and they are open to visitors. On their website at

 https://www.saovabha.org/home

 they even show anti-venin is available under the 'Service and Products' section and the site is available in English. 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

They all managed to look serious behing their masks.

Of course they do. They were obviously ordered to stand behind a table full of sex toys and have their photos taken. 

1 hour ago, bobandyson said:

Wish I had a nickname like 'Joe Ferrari'.

..........or 'Joe Exotic' And just look what happened to him.

I go to Korat immigration also. There is a slip of paper stapled into my passport. It is titled 'RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION' This was torn from the lower part of the notification of address, presumably the TM 30. You should have one of those in your passport, if not then that may be the source of your problem.

 Just to be clear I am NOT referring to the 'RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION' stapled into the passport when doing a 90 day report. I have both. 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

"two items of foreign brands of beer,"

Not only were they foreigners, but they were also drinking foreign beer. Well, perhaps if Thailand brewed some decent beer.........................

2 hours ago, Shuya said:

Luckly for him, that doesn't count in Thailand

It might if he was charged and then did a runner. 

18 hours ago, NanLaew said:

And the coolness?

I am cool enough already for my rhubarb

18 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Yes, there's plenty of imported, canned rhubarb available here

Which contain additives and preservatives and so useless for many rhubarb recipes which call for the use fresh rhubarb.

On 1/25/2021 at 4:07 PM, Mahseer said:

I've never sampled but heres an option for ready made pies. Ships from Pattaya

Probably not made with fresh rhubarb.

So. 'ogling the tarts' has a slightly different meaning when translated to Thai.

18 hours ago, CraigInBangkok said:

I don't see what a course will achieve, unless of course, you have to pay to go on it. My perception now is a massive opportunity is going to waste.

The course will achieve standardisation of the product and legal compliance. The tourists that are to be attracted are those who may benefit from cannabis therapies that are not available or financially prohibitive in their own countries. Try stepping out from under that dark cloud sometime.