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This is what happens with populist policies from idiots.

Could you please link this evidence you speak of.

This is exactly the the attitude that's behind the reclassification rhetoric. Based on emotional response rather than logical, evidence based argument.

A senate elected by the people in a national election is what's needed. Not a selection of individuals. The Senate has it's place in democracies to keep the House of Reps in check.

If anyone can tell me why these aren't reasonable demands I'd like to know why.

Thailand: The Hub of Not So Soft Power.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. The charm and the experience will be lost. Bit like the red buses. I love em. Some drivers scare the absolute sht out of me and when it rains the windows come down and it's terrible but it's all part of it. You want AC then pay extra. People shouldn't be forced to sit in freezing air-conditioning. They sprout tourism all the time but this will not help. Train journeys are fantastic and some of the best experiences don't come from cocooned, AC carriages. I travelled 3rd class in India. Someone stored their luggage in the dunny. That was a fantastic albeit painful at times experience.

More to the point it would be madness to reclassify dope as a class 5 narcotic, recriminalise it, turn law abiding citizens into criminals, bankrupt businesses, take huge amounts of money out of the market and hand the dope industry back to the smuggling chain and fatten corrupt Thai officials pockets. You tell me that's not madness. Regulation is what's needed. Anyone with half a brain can see this. They should also be able to see this is ALL Thaksin.

"many of whom disagree with reclassifying cannabis as a narcotic". So who are the few among the many buying various cannabis products who do want it reclassified as a class 5 narcotic? My guess is 100% don't want it reclassified as a class 5 narcotic and recriminalised.

Without any supporting evidence only the orders from Thaksin.

Interesting. Interesting in that it's such a short article compared to those that demonize dope and support the narrative of recriminalisation. Also interesting in that these crucial matters will not be considered.

I'm confused because this was from yesterday. Posted yesterday at 02:21 AM Picture courtesy: Wikipedia Thailand has been ranked as the sixth-best country in the world for expats to live and work, according to the latest Expat Insider report from InterNations, the global community for expatriates.

Six sim cars or more? That's a lot of mia nois and giks.

I think the thing is it will happen but it's what happens after it happens. I think they'll have trouble quashing all the results where reformist candidates win as this will be wide spread across provinces.

I expect so but I doubt they'll be called MFP and I doubt Pita will be the leader after the Junta's legal arm the Constitutional Court hands down their verdict.

By far and a far superior quality.

Farangs smoking dope in Thailand would be the minority. TIT. Lot's of Thais smoke dope.

True but more expensive and not as good. Compressed rubbish from Lao and Myanmar.

Some health officials and some of the public. This is what they base it on? No independent studies need then. Based on what? Well the drug lords and corrupt officials will be happy as the money from dope smuggled into Thailand will start filling their pockets again. This is 100% Thaksin. Ridiculous.

Recreational use should be legal and regulations should be put in place. This is the logical and economically beneficial way to go and before anyone says TIT, yes, I am well aware of this fact.

That's correct. And the Senate election selection was NOT democratic. What's your point? I'm saying that in a democracy the people vote for the candidates whoever they may be and anyone can run for office. When did I say Thailand is a democracy. I'm saying just the opposite so no reason to SHOUT NOT AT ME.

Ridiculous comment. Politics doesn't work that way. All heath ministers need to be doctors then? Defence ministers should be military? Everybody should have the right to run for the Senate. It's up to the electorate if they get voted in or not. This is democracy.

Yep. The whole drug debate seems to be between the informed, the conservative religious side and the ill-informed. Also there is the darker side of this. Keep drugs illegal and some people maintain their power and influence and income stream be it huge amounts at the top to a bit of cash in the pocket at the the bottom. Being this is a forum you'll always have the informed and the sheeple. People who believe what their told without thought or challenge. The conformists. Been very evident over the last few years.

So you think recreational use of cannabis should be illegal and as such should be reclassified as a type 5 narcotic. You are of course entitled to your views. If you think giving the money going into the economy back to the drug lords and corrupt officials is the way to go then fair enough. That's your opinion. Have you considered though that regulation is possibly a better way to go and that recreational use isn't the demon you seem to think it is. I also wonder if your views come from a conservative/religious point of view. If they do then I understand where you are coming from.

It's a fair point but some didn't even do that. Here's a million baht to not vote for yourself but vote for me. Absolutely obvious from the start.