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Is this a second-hand or third-hand report? It would be awesome if you could support the claim that cannabis decriminalization has led to increased truancy, you know, with a fact or three. The cannabis that Thai youth have access to is, more often than not, crap ditchweed (leaves, stems, seeds), barely pyschocative, near zero THC which has little actual effects. The anti-cannabis crew needs to refine their arguments and claims. Chuwit with his massive, overly-complicated whiteboard doesn't cut it.

The royally-sanctioned brewers, Boon Rawd and ThaiBev, should support this bill. They can let small brewers make a craftbrew market, then come in and buy them. The local craft brew market is bit like the cannabis market, somewhat unregulated, and the police seem to be keeping hands off, yet offering consumers amazing alternatives. I had a great IPA from Thong Pradit at Hair of the Dog last week. https://www.facebook.com/thebrewingproject/

Hopefully there will be published reports supporting this update on the Italian man's drug use. Going by the initial reports this was clearly a typical response to yaba usage, rather than cannabis. THC induced paranoia seems like a stretch, if it is even a "thing"?

I can't see his lawyers having him testify. Mr. Tacopino seems totally crazy, but not THAT crazy. I'd quit before calling him as a defense witness. He'll channel Humphrey Bogart/Caine Mutiny and Jack Nichlson/A Few Good Men, and end up incriminating himself, by admitting to other frequent misdeeds.

That's the good thing about Songkhran, very easy to relieve oneself roadside. Some of the videos from Songkhran are a hoot as folks get caught in mid-stream.

These anti-BDS state laws seem totally unconstitutional by limiting potential future free speech. A U.S. Appeals court has upheld this Arkansas law, many states have similar laws, and SCOTUS has refused to hear it. ‘Frightening’: US appeals court upholds Arkansas anti-BDS law https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/22/frightening-us-appeals-court-upholds-arkansas-anti-bds-law Top US court refuses to review anti-BDS law. Here’s what it means https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/21/top-us-court-refused-to-review-anti-bds-law-heres-what-it-means

You've got to love America. Where else can you work hard, amass wealth and own a Supreme Court judge? Of course Mr. Crow inherited his fortune/business from his father. I feel like I'm watching a late night TV commercial... "You too can own a Supreme Court judge for as little as $100,000 per month, but wait, there's more, order before noon tomorrow and we'll throw in a Federal judge in a small district who will hear your case without Standing, and rule in your favor."

I thought that he was in Scotland? You can read the text of Trump's deposition in this case here Donald Trump Deposition Unsealed: Lashes Out at Rape Accuser — ‘I Think She’s Sick, Mentally Sick’ https://lawandcrime.com/trump/donald-trump-deposition-unsealed-lashes-out-at-rape-accuser-i-think-shes-sick-mentally-sick/

First off, I guess we're allowed to link to TikTok now? When I click on the OP's posted image I get a bizarre series of videos, a few of which are objectionable. Laslty, it is disappointing to see the sorts of unfounded accusations, and links to marginal sources posted here. 4Chan is more reliable than this dumpster which is about to burst into flames. Maybe ratings are dipping and there is a need to drive more discord among members? #disappointing

Are you able to share your wisdom with us? Folks who say "trust me" are usually compensating, and deserve anything but.

Meh. People have been predicting his demise for decades. And by focusing on cannabis, and not corruption (or the dozen real issues), he is helpful in the election run-up. He used to get a massive gaggle, like 50+ "journos", for his skits. Now he's lucky to get a handful.

I think we need a sub-forum for mass shootings in the U.S. That Oklahoma shooting was pretty horrific. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-sex-offender-jesse-mcfadden-fatally-shot-6-people/

Yes, maybe, but the unknowing part is a stretch. The cannabis water in 7/11 is non-psycoactive, and the cannabis leaves in the soup just makes the soup taste overly bitter. Most cannabis-infused edibles, in addition to being illegal (so nothing to "grapple" with), are labeled as such and given the price, are not unknowingly purchased or consumed. Publishers can measure eyeballs, and these anti-cannabis articles. most poorly written, recur at a very rapid rate. Just us discussing this article means there will be more.

This is easily addressed. Implement no smoking rules for the hotel. Warn guests upon check in about this policy and that they get one warning. After that, the police will be summoned and they will likely be arrested. Cannabis smoking which creates an annoyance is illegal. All that said, I haven't heard a lot of complaints about this "phenomenon" nor is it ever mentioend in the hundreds of anti-cannabis v. tourism articles.

He has a decades-long personal feud with the Chidchob (Buriram/BJT) family. Nothing more, nothing less. Most people know this.

These anti-cannabis articles, targeted at foreigners, must get a lot of clicks. Why that is is curious. Maybe it's all about addressing perceived grievances by a few. It is interesting that the sex trade, which is also unregulated, and illegal, isn't something that Thai tourism's sector "grapples" with. No stories about the "wild west" of prostitution. How odd.

I'm guessing Trump's staff has created an Advent-style calendar for the ex president so he can keep track of his legal developments in an engaging fashion.

Given that the populace does not vote for the PM this sort of poll is useless, if not worse. It's more of a beauty contest, which I'll say Thais excel at producing, whether at the local temple or on the World's stage. The arranged mechanism between the voters and the resulting "government" and PM, is purposefully engineered so as to be 'malleable'. Think sauage production. Throw in any schmoe who can file a complaint against a party or member, an Election Commission, and a Constitutional Court, and you have many "hands" on the levers.

His struggle to remain relevant failed when he went anti-cannabis. For some reason he only jumped on the ani-cannabis train recently. And he never mentions the drug scourge which is yaba. He seems to have grown tired of being the anti-corruption crusader. He should be campainging for candidates/parties which are committed to re-criminalizing cannabis. But maybe that isn't flashy enough for him.

Extrememly bad run for the RTP, over the past twelve months. They've won every round of Bingo Corruption, including many new categories (mass murder of children). Could you imagine what it would be like if Surachate wasn't around to clean up these messes? That said, I didn't have "Policeman involved in serial murder" on my Bingo card.

Wow!? Can't see that happening but it would be game over. Given the wide range of predictions, many of which include at least three potential outcomes, this election remains impossible to predict. And that's without any last week "surprises". Some "expert" yesterday said Prawit (he essentially chose the 250 senators and is rumored to have extracted promises from them for being named) would form a coalition government, but cede the PM slot to Anutin, assuming BJT delivers close to 100 seats, and does well in Bangkok. Prayut will lose his s**t if he's not PM.

I suspect that these directors all support the actions of the Writer's union (Kubrick would if he were alive), and all but Scorcese are/were relatively prolific writers. No clue what this means but how hard would it be to use a still which has "Sam" (Dooley Wilson) in it?

Florida man starts new travel agency, funded by tax-payer investment.

So much "winning". And yet, I'm still not sick of hearing about another time this clown "loses". People are saying he's the biggest loser ever.

"Audience demand" can be measured, at least in part, by ratings. The result of less racism is a precipitous ratings drop. D'oh. Fox knows their audience, and what they want. More racism, but it needs to be base enough to be identifable by the deplorables, but couched in a way that can be defended. Hence on-air "talent" like Jesse Waters are allowed to ramp up the racism. The problem is he just can't do it, my guess is that he doesn't really believe it, and he can't "act" outraged. Fox News Ratings At 8PM Drop 50% After Tucker Carlson’s Firing Each of the shows in FNC’s prime time lineup until this week had held a firm grip on first place, so slipping behind MSNBC at 8 p.m. is noteworthy, but so is the trend: last Friday—Carlson’s last night—he drew a total audience of 2.65 million viewers. That number largely held on Monday night (2.59 million viewers), but was cut to 1.7 million viewers on Tuesday and then 1.3 million viewers Wednesday—just 50% of Carlson’s audience from five days earlier. https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2023/04/28/fox-news-ratings-at-8pm-drop-50-after-tucker-carlsons-firing/?sh=3b2974d72247