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MICE stands for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions

Yes, this seems to be the case as a few lounge type dispensaries have made announcements today that this is the last they can allow in-shop usage. Example...

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Well, as of now, no one is "paying for the broadcast rights". That's the problem some are looking to address. If you say so, then it must be true. Meanwhile in the real world we'll be watching streams.

This was in response to the swimmers earlier this week... https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/40021963 The police presence in the park this morning was massive. Feel for the chaps wearing the full riot gear. I udnerstand the need for security but the overwhelming presence makes it seem like the government has now real power without force. Lots of BMWs in the neighboorhood, checking foreigners. Thailand's constitution guarantees free spech except, but, if someone decides they don't like what protesters are saying. Section 34. A person shall enjoy the liberty to express opinions, make speeches, write, print, publicise and express by other means. The restriction of such liberty shall not be imposed, except by virtue of the provisions of law specifically enacted for the purpose of maintaining the security of the State, protecting the rights or liberties of other persons, maintaining public order or good morals, or protecting the health of the people. Academic freedom shall be protected. However, the exercise of such freedom shall not be contrary to the duties of the Thai people or good morals, and shall respect and not obstruct the different views of another person.

Neither. "Woke" is a lazy, perjorative word/idea/concept, which self-identified aggrieved people use to whine. The world is changing, progessing. Personaly I'm optimistic. I think for the AseanNow demographic: old, white, western, straight, male, it is too much for them to handle. You self-select media for consumption, or it gets served to you based on yuour preferences. Maybe take a break from the internet, or look for more positive happenings.

You want to watch for free? You want to watch every match, live? You want to watch at home, where you have broadband internet access? I would definitely get a paid VPN service ASAP, maybe just spring for three months service. A reliable VPN will give you more access to more potential streams which might be geo-restricted, especially those from certified broadcast partners. Then maybe look for a short-term paid subscription from an authorized partner. Hulu, Fubu, Sling, YT TV, etc. With a reliable VPN, and a US-issued IP address, you can use USTV which is FREE, and which has FOX and FS1, which combined will show every match. https://worldsoccertalk.com/world-cup-tv-schedule/ https://ustvgo.tv/fox-hd-live-streaming/ https://ustvgo.tv/fox-sports-1/ If Thailand does not obtain broadcast rights then I'm not sure how well streaming might work.

I can't see the Administrative Court getting involved in this, certainly not while legislation is pending in Parliament. Maybe if nothing happens in the next five years they'll re-visit it. "Smith Srison, a member of the Medical Council of Thailand, and the opposition Pheu Thai Party, Move Forward Party, and Seri Ruam Thai Party jointly filed a petition with the Administrative Court" Just another group of attention-starved Thai "professional" politicos looking to seem relevant.

Are you sure that the Fast-Track area is not also similarly taxed with travelers? I think the service is available to anyone for 1,999 THB. Note that it is open to quite a few categories...

There are quite a few videos on Youtube of Soi 11 just in the last few days. I saw one Cannabis truck in the two videos I scanned. Soi 11 has become an ecclectic mix of Pattaya-like beer bars, roped night clubs and a massive amount of independent sex workers. I assume it qualifies as part of the Nana Entertainment "District"? What specifically do you think is "bad"? Just the cannabis aspect? The sex workers? What did you like about Soi 11 "before"? Smoking Cannabis in public where it causes an annoyance is illegal. If you are annoyed then file a police complaint. The Police have been specifically instructed to avoid interactions, esepcially with tourists, involving their public (or private) possession/use of Cananbis. Again, unless someone files a complaint the Police are not going to have issue with Cannabis use.

I wouldn't describe it as "back-tracking". Back-tracking would be to put Cannabis back on the Narcotics List, reincarcerating those already released from prison for cannabis convictions and arresting the million or so Thais engaged in the production and distribution (and use) of cannabis. None of these will be happening unless there is some sort of coup, and the new interim government thinks Cannabis is an issue which needs to be addressed immediately. Restrictions were added on 16 June after the 9 June "freeing up of cannabis". It was planned to have a Cannabis Bill passed in Parliament by now, which would provide to additional restrioctions immediately and a Cannabis Board overseeing the issue going forward. Thursday's additional restrictions are simply meant to blunt opposition political parties' posturing, and to show that the MoPH is "controlling" cannabis sufficiently. The exact ramifications of the new restrictions remains to be digested, with online marketing and sales possibly being impacted, but I'm not sensing some seismic shift in policy or enforcement. Some online vendors already require biometric proof of age, although I can't say I'm eager to provide a copy of my passport. Thai DL maybe.

All remaining GT200 units have been activated, but the response has been... "Do these take D batteries?"

Protesting during APEC in the area of QSNCC and some 19 hotels, has been banned by Royally gazetted decree. Presumably in repsonse to the four "Swimmers"?

Still digesting this, it really just clarifies some limits imposed on 16 June, and adds a few more. Will need some clarification on things like... license to sell, is this the same requirement as before, or a new licenses/process? "distribution via electronic channels or computer networks" - would seem to ban all online sales and marketing This would seem to be Anutin/BJTs answer to opponents? Google translate... Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Controlled Herbs (Cannabis), B.E. Whereas it is expedient to amend the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Controlled Herbs (Cannabis) B.E. economy to suit the current situation In addition, there has been Change the cannabis regulatory system from narcotics of category V to controlled herbs, during which such transition Controls should be made not to misuse the cannabis part of the inflorescence. of the protection and promotion of the utilization of herbs By virtue of Section 4, paragraph one, Section 44 and Section 45 (4), (5) and (5) of the Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medical Knowledge Act, B.E. Public Health, under the advice of the Committee on Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medical Wisdom at the 99-4/2565 meeting, is hereby announced: Article 1 The Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Controlled Herbs (Cannabis) B.E. dated 16 June 2022 Clause 2 cannabis, which has the scientific name Cannabis sativa L., family Cannabaceae, including other scientific names which are synonyms. only part of the inflorescence as a control herb Clause 3. Any person who wishes to study, research, export, sell or process controlled herbs for trade This can be done only after obtaining a license under section 46 and the licensee must comply with the following conditions: (1) a licensee for study, research, export, distribution or processing of controlled herbs for trade must: Provide information on the source, use, and quantity stored at the facility. and provide information reports to the registrar in the form prescribed by the Director-General (2) a licensee to export controlled herbs for trade Export details must be notified. per licensor on a case-by-case basis according to the form prescribed by the Director-General (3) prohibiting the distribution of controlled herbs; or processing controlled herbs for trade to those who are old under twenty years Pregnant or lactating women (4) Prohibit the distribution of controlled herbs. or processing controlled herbs for trade to students Student or student (5) prohibiting the distribution of controlled herbs for smoking in the establishment. except sales by a medical practitioner according to the law on the medical profession Thai traditional medicine practitioner Practitioner of applied Thai traditional medicine A certified folk healer according to the Ministry of Public Health Regulation on Accreditation of Folk Healers B.E. 2019 and its amendments. according to the law on professional Thai traditional medicine Practitioner in the field of traditional Chinese medicine according to the law on the practice of the art of healing and dental professionals according to the law on dental profession used to treat their patients. or a veterinary practitioner According to the law on the veterinary profession used to treat animals (6) prohibiting the distribution of controlled herbs; or products processed from controlled herbs for trade through vending machines via electronic channels or computer networks (7) It is forbidden to advertise controlled herbs in all trade channels; (4) It is forbidden to sell controlled herbs. or processed products from in the following locations (a) a temple or a place for performing religious rituals (b) a dormitory under the law on dormitories Controlled Herbs for Trade (c) parks, zoos and amusement parks Article 4 The licensee under section 46 shall stay before the date this notification comes into force. only in the part that is Herbs controlled according to this announcement Must comply with the conditions set forth in Article 3 of this Notification as well. Clause 5 Report form and declaration form for export details of controlled herbs per time shall be in accordance with the form prescribed by the Director-General. Clause 5. This Notification shall come into force from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Announced on 25 November 2022 (Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul) Minister of Public Health

I counted 247 international arrivals for Friday, 11 Nov, 00:01-23:59 I did not count cargo flights. Assuming the same number on Thursday - could be +/- ~ 10, then that's ~ 230 per flight, which seems a tad high to me, but given the number of widebodies, incl. A380s, then maybe that's reasonable. There are a lot of arrivals in the afternoon, like one every three minutes for brief periods, well within the operating parameters of departures on one runway and arrivals on the other one. Working Immigration at the airport is rumored to be the least desirable posting. Hardly surprising they're having staffing issues. They know exactly the passenger loads forecasted, that they failed miserably is hardly shocking.

Hopefully the clinical triall results are published sometime? "Ms Rachada said the Faculty of Tropical Medicine found that the spray could stop 99.9% of COVID-19, Influenza A virus and Human Coronavirus in line with the ASTM E1053-20 standard. It rarely kills RSV but can stop more than 90% of the virus." In Vivo? In Vitro? I think I'll let Thais experiment with this "medicine" for a year or two.

How old are the plants, from germination? in days or weeks. How long have they been flowering? in days or weeks. What strains? Did you get seeds or cuttings from someone? Maybe you could ask them about the flowering period for this varietal? It looks like a pure sativa. Challenging to make any determination based on those photos. A video or two might be better? Looks like a thrip issue though. What do the trichomes look like under magnification? Calyxes look quite young, my best guess is that you could let these go quite a few, 3 or 4, more weeks.

Yes, my favorite food vloggers never mention the name of the restaurant, the location, and they never show photos or videos. Sometimes they tell you the food tasted good. And don't get me started on movie reviewers who fail to mention the name of the film.

How did this pyschosis manifest? Did you hear voices communicating with only you? Were you diagnosed? Maybe it was the strain, or there was something amiss with your skunk? How often did you smoke? How much per day? I think the obvious solution is to just smoke less if it's strong? I occasionally pull on a 90% stick; never experienced any pychosis. I will say that more than a few members here do present with pychosis, but that doesn't seem related to cannabis. And it could just be them get up in years, and being triggered by a fast-changing world?

It seems like this change was made by Ministerial order, much the same as Cannabis was removed from the Narcotics list. This change/edict was issued just before the Liquor Bill was voted down by 2 votes. This seems like good news as it will allow smaller brew-pubs to thrive, and find a customer base. I haven't followed this grass-roots effort, but a quick scan indicates that activists/proponents generally find this a good thing. Some minor? issues with the permitting and licensing perhaps?

I'm not sure the streaming option can scale - hundreds of millions - especially when you get to last 15 matches. The 2018 Final was said to have been viewed by 1.12 BILLION people. I mean Netflix, Amazon, etc. have built sophisticated CDNs, so hoping tens of millions of people are re-streaming may not be enough?

Nothing really. This is just the... who is probably just looking for issues or excuses? Japanese tourists travel to the U.S. and Canada, both with total/partial cannabis legalization, and this hasn't been raised as an issue. Some Japanese authroites have said the chance of a returning citizen being tested and prosecuted are "nil". Singapore has pretty strict rules - use in legalized countries is treated as if the citizen had used cannabis in Singapore - for their own returning citizens, but am not sure if those are really being enforced? This - impact on tourism - could be a deal-breaker, forcing us to a medical-only environment. And the foreign treaty situation was highlighted early on - that cannabis legalization somehow impacts existing treaties - but I've never seen that fleshed out.

"activity to crack down" means the police will be making the rounds post-match(es) to collect their vig. Published estimates are that 50+ BILLION baht will be wagered on the World Cup.

In shops? Some might have it but for the most part they're focused on the higher end, for less price-sensitive customers. On-line you can buy locally grown Thai Sativa flower, and both dirt-weed and brick-weed. Just saw a post on MariJBKK (LINE/FB/Messenger) with three local varieties... Gandeng, Tanawsri, Phetchaburi. I see these pretty much daily on my feeds. On LINE Shopping just enter Wild Thailand. There are a lot of sativa-dominant strains, but they may not give you the exact experience you're hoping to recreate? Maybe look as your arrival date gets closer.

It's called "gun buy-back" in many countries. Anything involving people and money here can, and will, be corrupted. Steal gun from armory, sell it, turn it in for reward, rinse-repeat.