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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.

Arrive PNH early, check in as soon as the desk opens. If denied boaridng then purchase a ticket booking online, it takes a few minutes, get back in line. If you're denied entry (this would likely be due to reasons OTHER than not having an onward ticket) at BKK/DMK, etc. you will be responsible for purchasing a ticket to leave Thailand. The airline you arrived on may not be the airline you depart on, in this circumstance. Personally I'd pony up the $15 for the onward ticket booking, it's "insurance". Thai Imm/security services have scrubbed the manifest, within minutes of the aircraft taking off, for people requiring extra scrutiny on arrival.

300 baht seems to be a thing now. TAT wants their 300 baht. Soon everyone will want their 300 baht. 300 baht per room per night, regardless of the price of the room? That makes no sense. If anything it should be a percentage. How long would this fee be imposed? Eventually it would go away? Every hotel would collect the 300 baht, and keep it? Or remit it to the government for use in "aiding the industry's recovery"? This would eat into the profit margin on the zero dollar tours. Seems like a lazy idea. Improve the product/experience, then charge more.

FIFA is unlikely to reduce the price, as this will encourage similar behavior in 2026 and beyond. And the countries that already paid full price might demand a refund if Thailand gets a break? If anything FIFA should charge Thailand MORE. Like a last-minute airline ticket. Obviously the money will be found, but the incompetence is, ok, so Thai. Seen some reports that ~ 50 billion baht will be wagered. Seems like the government should get the gambling mafia to pony up the 2% to pay?

Looks nice from the outside. They demolished the old facility and built this new one in a record time, pretty amazing given COVID. I'm sure it's nice inside as well.

I know you're not here in Bangkok, but honeslty it still smells like an open sewer, with hints of rotting food. The canals are still putrid, cesspools, perhaps with a bit less discarded furniture. I haven't smelled weed out in public - I live nearly on top of an "entertainment" zone, where there are at least twelve dispensaries (even those don't emit odors until you go inside) - since 9 June. But don't let stop you from commenting from far, far away.

For me, as of today, it's 1,500 THB for an eighth (3.5g), so ~ 430 THB/gram. That's my ceiling. Indoor, Thai grown. Western seed stock. I prefer Sativa-dominant strains Most recent purchase yesterday, 400 baht per gram, for 5 grams. Online order. Amnesia Zkittles, a fantastic sativa-dominant strain. Production costs are quite high here. Dispensaries are at least +100 baht/gram, as they are (for the most part) retailers of product they purchase at the wholesale price (35-40% discount based on volume). I really have no clue on the pricing/distribution model for illegally imported finished flower. IMO, Cannabangka dispensaries (Soi Sathorn 8 is the location I've visited) have the best price/product. Sale on now 420/g, 1,420/3.5 g. Comparing to my home legal state in the U.S., a comparable eighth is $66 ($55, plus 20% total tax - people often forget to add in the tax when quoting U.S. prices), or 2,380 THB, or 680 THB/gram. Comparing prices to black-market, pound-size volumes in the U.S. seems a fruitless endeavor. Production costs in the U.S. are often quoted at $350/lb as of today.

Maybe do a full and complete inventory on every armory in the country? (This assumes they actually have a list of all of them.) Police, military, para-military, forest police, etc. Suspect they'd find at least 25% of the firearms, and 75% of the ammo, has gone missing.

So I'm sure this cadre of physicians and politicians has been equally strident in their calls to control the methamphetamine scourge? What!? They haven't. I'm shocked.

No one really expected him to attend. All that sucking up the Thai diplomatic corpse engaged in was for naught. Hopefully they can cut back on the ultra-security measures a bit.

Tom Brady and ex Giselle Bundschen, Steph Curry, Naomi Osaka and others are probably out a ton of cash on the FTX collapse. Be like Larry... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noekVG8XLQI

Yes, of course something will be lashed together. The thought of illegally streaming the matches would be a very bad look for the Kingdom. The SAT is trying to negotiate FIFA down to 1.2 b (total) from 1.6 b. So they may only need another 600 m? The fee for the 2018 World Cup was 1.4 b, with the deal settled months before the first match. It was reported that nine companies joined forces to help fund the TV rights: King Power Group, CP, Thai Beverage, Kasikorn Bank, Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS), Gulf Energy Development, PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC), Bangchak Corporation and Carabao Dang. Not sure Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) should be ponying up cash, they're like 11 b in the hole.