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Understood. So I would question them that this also means no law can ever be reformed? Or only some laws can be reformed? That would be challenging to defend. It's kind of silly though because reforms would not pass the National Assembly, given the lack of a majority. A lot of moving pieces. The EC could void Pita (slim, but not none) before July 13. Anutin will be nominated, and he could easily win (188+250). I think Prawit is sidelined given his new nickname with the public "Sleepy", although he is the sentimental choice and it would be payback for his loyalty. Failing on a first vote means a second vote would fail as well, I can't see what might change between the two votes. Senators will not cave to protests, IMO. I guess Srettha would be nominated after a failed first vote? But I'm not sure he'll get enough Senate votes? I think a better plan for the powers that be would be to let Pita become PM, but then chip away at him and his coalition hourly, making it impossible for them to accomplish anything. Then bring a EC or CC case or three. And the CC could just force him from office like they did with Yingluck, citing some obscure legal "precedent".

It could just be a result of the publicity surrounding inside embezzlement, but it feels like those are quite prevalent here. Google, copy and paste: thailand bank employees embezzle money site:aseannow.com

I've been doing a fair amount of research on this subject lately in hopes of assisting an elderly foreign neighbor who is seeking a solution for sleeping, and mild chronic pain. I've been looking ideally for a THC:CBN orally administered product. I do not think there is a reliable gummy solution. And most (not all) are imported, so quite expensive. There are locally produced gummies (and other edibles), but those are mostly THC and/or CBD. There are a fair amount of imported brands, which are legitimate. But the mark-up is 2X - 4X (from Canada or the U.S.). There are a lot of fake product, mocked up to imitate imported brands. There are a boatload of oils (oral) but it is challenging to get details on the exact make-up of these. Most are CBD, which may be more "legal". There was a lot of promotional activity (on line, Facebook) surrounding last week's 20th National Herbs Expo (Thailand Herbal Expo 2023) and the 20th National Technical Conference on Thai Traditional Medicine, Folk Medicine, and Alternative Medicine . And I didn't see anything interesting. Things might change in the future as many plan to pivot to "medical" if flower gets relisted as a narcotic. But the medical market would require additional legislation, or proclamation, to expand beyond its very limited use today. Search on Facebook (LINE, Twitter, IG) for cannabis/THC Gummies and very shortly the algorithm will start serving up dozens of "options". Follow Cannabis shops on LINE, where some offer edibles. I think that there is a wide selection of legal cannabis flower here in price ranges from a few baht per gram upwards. There is a long thread here on that. Comparing prices, product, etc. with other markets is an interesting exercise I guess, but ultimately of little use, other than to complain about.

Each Senator will have to decide that they want to deny the will of the people. ~ 313 from 500 is an electoral mandate which cannot be ignored, or rejected by unelected "Senators", because they don't like some platform issues they ran on, and were elected for. When/if Senators reject Pita as PM, two or more times, then they should each publicly justify their decision.