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"Foremost" is a stretch. Yes, Thai landrace (ooh, I said "landrace", I sound very cool) was used to breed BETTER strains of cannabis. "The simple truth"? Not even close. On it's own Thai Landrace is marginally acceptable. I mean even Thais call it "dirtweed". You claim to be some sort of Thai Landrace Guru, and yet you're reluctant to post photos of the product you've purchased and reviewed, or the plants you are growing. Not everyone enjoys Sativas, finding them to be more paranoia-inducing. Some enjoy Indicas, and hybrids. Some enjoy the fragrance and taste of well-grown cannabis. I'd argue that Indica landraces are more important than Thai.

What an epic fail. Humboldt County on line 1 calling you to complain. Statements like this, and that one post is littered with a dozen or more unsubstantiated claims, and bat-sh*t crazy assertions. Yeah, right. First off, there is no such thing as "Thai Stick". Yes, Thai Sativas are interesting, unique and have been used to create hundreds of strains. But let's not go overboard. Jamaican Sativas are probably as good. The passive-aggressive arguments you use, to slag off everything but your methods does not go unnoticed. Look, you have your own unique ideas, but puhleeze do not make it seem like your way is the only way. Show us photos of your ~ 45 plants.

And without spare parts or service available from Boeing. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-suspends-parts-maintenance-support-russian-airlines-2022-03-02/

It's cute that people think that the PM is elected by the "Thai people". A PM candidate doesn't even have to be an MP. Assuming a non-RTA person could be (s)elected as PM, and that's a long-shot, Anutin has the best odds, maybe other than Paetongtarn. I read some of his comments in this Parliament appearance. Thought he did a good job of positioning the current status of cannabis legalization. BJT ran on Cannabis legalization as a main part of their platform, including recreational ("California Model"). Normally when politicians fulfill their promises we hail them. The process so far has not been as bad as opponennts like to highlight. A few minor bumps in ~ 5 months, with significant progress, and almost no major health/societal problems. I'd call it amazing. In my home state it took three years from ballot initiative to the first recreational dispensary opening. New York State did a bit better, March 2021 until just this week for the first licenses to be issued. Now if Democracy could be "legalized".

I don't think these are daily flights. Novosibirsk is 2X weekly, SA WE. Operated with a B757. Not sure about Krasnoyarsk, can't find any future schedule other than today's flight. Could be a 1X weekly, operated with a B767. So maybe not a "significant increase" in Russian tourists? There are some flights from SVO, but not dailies AFAIK. 3X/4X weekly. B777.

Just received this...

Agreed. Words, eleoquent or otherwise, are useless.

Yeah, other than classifying Cannabis Flowers as a "Controlled Herb" - a new category - with no new controls. Not much to see here. Carry on. Google Translation of new order gazetted yesterday.... The wait is over! Announcement of the Ministry of Public Health to provide bouquets of marijuana flowers It is a controlled herb and has been published in the Government Gazette. Do not sell to children, pregnant women, students. Do not advertise for commercial purposes. It is forbidden to sell for smoking in the establishment. Do not sell through vending machines. On November 23, 2022, reporters reported that at the Royal Gazette website has published the announcement of the Ministry of Public Health on controlled herbs (marijuana) B.E. Whereas it is expedient to revise the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health on Controlled Herbs (Marijuana) B.E. 2565 dated 16 June 2022 that has declared marijuana as a controlled herb valuable for study or research. or economically important to suit the current situation In addition, there has been a change in the regulatory system. Category 5 narcotic marijuana is a controlled herb during that transition. Only the inflorescence portion of cannabis should be controlled to prevent misuse of the purposes of protection and promotion of herbal utilization. By virtue of Section 4 paragraph one, Section 44 and Section 45 (4), (5) and (6) of the Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medicine Wisdom Act, B.E. 2542 (1999), the Minister of Public Health With the advice of the Committee on the Protection and Promotion of Traditional Thai Medicine Wisdom at its meeting No. 99-4/2022, the following announcement was issued. Item 1 To repeal the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Controlled Herbs (Marijuana) B.E. 2565 dated 16 June 2565. Item 2 gives marijuana, which has the scientific name Cannabis sativa L, family Cannabaceae, including other scientific names. synonymous only part of the inflorescence is a controlled herb Clause 3. Any person who wishes to study, research, export, sell or process controlled herbs for commercial purposes. This can be done only after obtaining a license under section 46 and the licensee must comply with the following conditions: 1) Those licensed to study, research, export, sell or process controlled herbs for commercial purposes must: Provide information on sources, uses and amounts stored at the workplace. and provide information reports to the Registrar in the form prescribed by the Director-General. 2) Licensees 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) Do not sell controlled herbs. or processing controlled herbs for commercial purposes to people of the age under twenty years Pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding 4) Do not sell controlled herbs. or processing controlled herbs for commercial purposes to students student 5) Prohibit the sale of controlled herbs for smoking in the workplace. except for distribution by medical practitioners According to the law on the medical profession Thai traditional medicine practitioner Practitioner of Applied Thai Traditional Medicine Indigenous healers who have been certified according to the Ministry of Public Health Regulations on Indigenous Healers Certification B.E. 2562 and the amendments. According to the law on profession Thai traditional medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner According to the law on 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) Do not sell controlled herbs. or products processed from controlled herbs for trade Via automatic vending machines (Vending Machine) through electronic channels or computer networks 7) Advertising of controlled herbs is prohibited in all commercial channels. ???? Do not sell controlled herbs. or products processed from controlled herbs for commercial purposes in the following locations: (a) a temple or a place for performing religious ceremonies (b) a dormitory under the law on dormitories (c) Public parks, zoos and amusement parks. 4. The licensee under section 46 must stay before the effective date of this announcement. only in the part that is controlled herbs according to this announcement Must also comply with the conditions specified in Clause 3 of this announcement. 5. Reporting form and detailed notification form for export of controlled herbs individually It shall be in accordance with the form prescribed by the Director-General. 6. This announcement shall come into force from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. Announced on 11 November 2022 Anutin Charnvirakul, Minister of Public Health

Incorrect. This sort of misinformation should be edited/removed. Buds are a "controlled herb", still legal to grow, sell, use under current controls, and potential future controls. "Controlled herb" is a new category. Only if you are smoking in public AND causing a nuisance. I have not seen a single report of such an arrest, or shake-down. Have you?

What is this "new grey catgeory"? The Police have been instructed to maintain a hands-off approach to cannabis "enforcement". I've not heard of any slippage on this front, and I think we would have heard about shake-downs. (Yes, I can see the sidewalk police shaking down cannabis carts, but that's not much of a "river".) When Anutin said "Let the law handle it" yesterday, I think he meant passing legislation.

Not exactly, there was a first reading which passed. The second reading has been stalled, by, as some contend, political maneuvering. No. There was "ruling" per se. Flowers have a new catgeory, "controlled herb". Cannabis flowers have NOT been added back on to the Narcotics List.

I think that he meant more than sales hours, but I could be wrong. Production checks, licensing, age verification systems, tax. But I do not infer that cannabis will be regulated EXACTLY like alcohol, more like similarly regulated. Assuming those hours are not changed/eliminated - something mentioned as a legislative possibility - then yes, I could see cannabis shops sales hours being limited. Most don't open much before noon anyway.

The "plant" is 100% legal. Flower is now a "controlled herb". I'm not sure there are any other "controlled herbs", so this is new ground? Some "controls" are defined now, more will be either with edicts or legislation or both. Extracts of the plant (flower, obviously) greater than 0.2 % THC are illegal. That includes shatter, budder, crumble, (vape) oil, hash (possibly), live resin, wax, distillate, isolate, crystalline, terp sap, RSO. Many of these variants are sold here, imported, although there are some home-made vape oil carts.

I think that this remains the current "law of the land"? Edibles and extracts over 0.2% THC are illegal. Basically anything with more than 0.2% content by weight, other than FLOWER, is ILLEGAL.

Like so many things here, they are "not illegal" until they are. I think shortly after 9 June 2022 date when Cannabis was "legalized", further restrictions were added to public cannabis use... (this was when they added the 20 YO/pregnant women restrictions)... The notification made clear that anyone smoking cannabis and hemp in public for recreational purposes still faces legal consequences of imprisonment of up to three months or a fine of up to 25,000 baht if they cause a public nuisance or pose health hazards to others. https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40016662 So someone in the hotel could complain, resulting in a call to the police. I have not heard of such an incident, yet. Simply inquire at the hotel. Some have smoking rooms, but the majority of hotels here (~ 75%) are non-smoking.

Seems reasonable, although we have to see the impacts. "Controlled Herbs" is definitely a new "category". Saw some comments on Thai social media regarding a "Cannabis Card" allowing one to purchase flower at certified outlets. That seems like it introduces too much control?

I wouldn't think so. But obviously you can ask at the front desk. I think most people smoke in their homes, or outside their homes. Tourists probably just smoke outdoors? I guess you could ask them where they smoke? A leading cause of death here is gravity overdose, which usually involves a balcony. Maybe best not to smoke there, unless you're on the ground-level floor.

I saw one quote attriibuted to Anutin during the presser after this meeting... "We operate a policy mainly for medicine, economics, never aiming towards recreation. Up to now, there will be some cases, some groups misuse. let the law handle it." So he appears to be staying on message, which obfuscates the recreational aspect, for now. My quick read is that the primary defense is that the Cannabis Bill will "control" cannabis, and that progress should re-commence on that activity. Input to the bill from all concerned parties will be listened to, debated, and added or rejected. Assuming the Bill passes at some point, other efforts to re-criminalize cannabis (Administrative Court) will be stopped. Cannabis usage for recreational purposes will be tolerated, much like the services sex workers provide, and controlled. Many of the controls are already in place of course (20 YO, pregnant, public nuisance, licensing, etc.). The Bill, and the resulting Cannabis Commission (24 members proposed with Anutin as the Chair), would continue to refine controls.

They are "meeting to discuss". This step follows the formation of a committee in the Thai government operating flow chart. After the "discussion" the NCB may comment on their discussions. No one, other than a "Court" makes decisions, and even those are often "suggestions". Re-criminalizing Cannabis will require much more effort than allowing it to maintain its current status.

Are Russians still challenged with credit card and ATM usage? Or has that issue been sorted. Is it easy to buy THB with Russian Rubbles?

How long after the day you apply are the COR's delivered? If you pay for two, do they both came in the same enclosure? Or separately. And they are good for 30 days, I think. Does that start the day you apply? Or sometime between the day you apply and the day the "process" and mail it? I think EMS would only take two days max.

KE 659 Great time to arrive, off-off-peak time with few/no arrivals +/- 20 minutes. Now compare that to 12:00 - 13:00 with a dozen or so international wide-body arrivals with half being A380's.

Confused. Are these your plants, or your "friends" plant(s)? OK, now I'm really confused.

Of course not. A bit like the claims that cannabis growers in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia actually spend money on pesticides, and then sell brickweed in bulk for 1,000 baht/kilogram. Because they have extra money, want to increase their production costs and make less money. Anti-cannabis zealots know they are fighting a losing battle so they need to construct false arguments to buttress their position. And those arguments need to big, scary and at their core, unprovable. They hope to create fear, but ultimately just end up making themselves look silly. Meanwhile the Kingdom drowns under the weight of a methampetamine crisis, with per dose prices reaching single-digits. And there are no controls on the sale of meth. I'm all for controls on the production (testing), marketing (limited, but I do see some slippage on internet marketing of Leo, Chang and Singha beer), sales outlets (locations, opening times). I'd prefer to keep online sales intact, with biometric age verification, understanding that that system could be spoofed. But the benefit to smaller Thai growers is massive with direct to consumer online sales. I'm not sure what might happen going forward. I think Anutin would like to maintain recreational, even though he is loathe to use that word - recreational got lumped into the "economic opprtunity" bucket when he spoke at length yesterday, and is willing to accept many/most reasonable controls. The other side - mostly political opponenents looking for a wedge issue, seems unwilling to accept anything short of full re-criminalization.

Most of these charters operate 1X weekly. And they (Pegas/Ikar, Azur) have smaller aircraft. Aeroflot has 3X/4X weekly flights SVO-HKT/BKK. They operate B777, for which they have limited access to parts and service. Planes are packed, in one direction at least.