Bday Prang

And how exactly did you determine the strength ? You didn't , you are talking more rubbish

Absolute rubbish.

Wouldn't surprise me if the police have applied some pressure to recriminalize it ,its not the rank and file cops who have issues with it, but some near the top of the table must be missing a bit of tea money. And the growers who normally provided it must also be feeling the pinch what with the drop in prices, and a lower demand due to more variety now being available , brickweed must be almost a thing of the past now, as far as the Thai market is concerned, and they used to produce tonnes of it 20,000 a kilo not that long ago. A lot of influential people losing income won't be allowed to continue The concerns of the the health minister are straight out of reefer madness, I doubt he even believes that rubbish himself , They are not actually going to kill the goose that lays the golden egg, its just that there is going to be a change in ownership and a different but somewhat familiar business model will return He could have introduced a few regulations limiting its usage in public and by kids (they already done that and it seems to be working) and tasked the police with enforcing them in order to "protect the youth" you know just like they have traditionally and quite successfully with alcohol and that would have solved the issue about misuse, but it wouldn't have put any money back into those empty pockets, nothing other than recriminalizing's it would do that , so that is what will probably be happening Just for good measure I predict a dramatic increase in cannabis related news stories around the time of any significant moves by the government on this issue, non of them will be positive

So is it not somewhat strange that a relatively low ranking police officer in a third world country is armed with the gun equivalent of a rolex? And how could a firearm which is apparently liable to misfire be considered as a fine weapon, or even suitable for police issue, considering the environment in which it is likely to be used. This is the first time I have ever heard of a sig sauer and it misfired , somebody could easily have been killed, hardly a good advertisement for a quality weapon in my opinion

I'm not really sure but I think its a combination of how many posts one makes and how popular those posts are with other members which builds ones reputation, as you can see from my profile I have made around 4600 posts or comments and have a reputation of over 6000. I wouldn't worry about it too much if I were you

I don't care what Anutin said or didn't say , and you can keep your links, they are as irrelevant as what ever Anutin allegedly said or didn't say. The fact of the matter is that recreation cannabis is , for the moment at least , freely available for purchase and consumption by anybody over the minimum age limit provided they are neither pregnant or lactating. There have been absolutely no reports of people being prosecuted for indulging in recreational use whatsoever. The proof of the pudding is in the eating ,as they say, and the views of two or three posters on AN are neither here nor there I also find it very surprising that anybody buys from the retail outlets, and pays obscene amounts of money, more than they would ever consider paying in their own countries where it is in many cases still illegal ,but then again I guess the bulk of those doing so are short term tourists who have neither the time , inclination or wherewithal to find the source or people connected to it Those from japan and singapore where it is very frowned upon probably just don't know any better and are only too happy to have access to it at any price if they can consume it without any hassle I don't understand why it isn't sold in 7/11 or any other of the mainstream convenience stores either but to be honest I'm not really bothered where they sell it , Personally I have only once ventured into one of the retail places , a few weeks ago i was in Bangkok and curiosity got the better of me I was offered a single ready rolled joint for 600 baht ! by an annoying british guy (southerner ) who was working behind the counter, he also tried to sell me some for 900 baht per gram The second word of my reply to him was "off" I can get 100g for between 400/500 baht locally , jesus I could get a kilo for less than 3000 baht , and even before the deregulation I could get 50 g for 500baht from several sources. I can't understand why I should pay anymore than that.

if there are really a million and one examples why somebody would want a base I'm surprised you could not think of something more realistic than glorified boarding kennels and a dubious and risky place to dump the kids,

I doubt any family poodle would be ecstatic about being abandoned in Thailand Can't see the kids being over enthralled about the concept either, If I was saddled with either of those example of " baggage" I would seriously consider just leaving them at home in familiar surroundings whilst I disappeared on my travels, again each to their own

Would digs in Laos not be even cheaper, I still don't get it , if i was travelling around asia or anywhere else for that matter I would just book accommodation in the countries I was intending to visit, and one sure fire way of avoiding being grilled when entering Thailand would be simply to refrain from doing so with unnecessary frequency. But as I said each to their own

not quite sure what you problem is , you attempted to insult me with no provocation and then got upset when I responded. I'm guessing your adult diaper needs changing or you have run out of "werther's originals" either way you had better rest now ,we wouldn't want to over do things would we?

What does that actually mean ? if you don't mind me asking Why would anybody need a "base" in Thailand if travelling around Asia ? and what form would this "base " take? would you maintain some form of rented accommodation here whilst day tripping (or longer) to Laos and Cambodia sounds a bit bizarre to me but each to their own

After the recent events in Phuket I wouldn't be surprised if a few more restrictions might be applied to New Zealanders applying for visas

Ah age related digestive issues, very common, you should ask the day nurse to feed you only bland food. "Khao Tom" is ideal for your sort, but make sure to consume it with some bread and butter, and wash it down with some milky tea. You could ask matron tonight when she is tucking you into your adult pampers before lights out or is it too late for that ? it is 8:30 pm after all.

a license is clearly currently not required for recreational use what on earth are you talking about,

Ah another of the "but but Anutin said brigade" Your "understanding" is flawed you need to accept that, If you require confirmation you only have to open your eyes, 1000's of shops selling and millions of people smoking cannabis all of which contains considerably more than 0.2% THC with no interference from the authorities whatsoever. It really isn't rocket science. But feel free to believe whatever you want no matter how ridiculous it make you look

well they did a very poor job of stopping the sale of cannabis before it was decriminalised. I doubt they will have any more success next time round

I'm not normally one of the grammar police, but shouldn't you have used the plural "pussies" it fits the rest of the attempted insult much more appropriately interesting use of the word "we" presumably referring to your fellow geriatric keyboard warriors, (AKA pussies) whose contribution to any uprising would be limited to posting a few sad faced emojis on a website like this, in between bouts of incontinence, and before your afternoon nap of course, Although in the case of a revolution I imagine the internet will be shut down , along with the day room so that will be a double whammy for you to contend with

No they did not steal any shoes , I was commenting on the disparity between the maximum sentences for assaulting a cop (1 year and 20,000) compared to the maximum sentence for stealing from a dwelling place,( 5years and 100,000) I used the theft of shoes as an example of what might be stolen from a dwelling place .

well they didn't beat him up did they ? in the video one of them was restraining him , at least that,s how it appeared to me. Size is not relevant when carrying a gun, I would hesitate to describe an unarmed man who disarmed a police officer as a coward. A fool maybe , but not a coward

so stealing a pair of shoes could land one in deeper trouble than assaulting a cop ? theoretically at least , I was going to say .".well this is Thailand " afterall, but there are plenty of instances in other countries were the disparity in punishments for different crimes defy logic

So they equate having money and power with being a good person. I always suspected that. And those who consider themselves rich and powerful don't like to be considered second class , No surprises there either. A more enlightened comment would have been something along the lines of..." There are millions and millions of people who visit Thailand every year, its a vital part of our economy, naturally there will always be problems and misunderstandings but thankfully events like this are very very rare,"

Sound advice, for anybody considering behaving in a similar manner in the future, Although better advice would be simply "don't do it "

A very sweeping statement , but I would suggest there are certain circumstances where one would be applauded for doing just that. Although I very much doubt that was the case in this incident

Regardless of what they did or didn't say, had the armed cop seriously wanted to kill them (which I doubt was ever his intention ) they would probably be dead, and the cop, would have some serious explaining to do on his way to an "inactive post" He may have threatened to shoot them , but the traditional and common sense response would be to put ones hands in the air . Regardless of what actually happened the Police will have no trouble putting this to bed and appearing totally innocent, which they probably are in all fairness, likewise the media's coverage of this is totally predictable and who could blame them

Thousands of people, both foreigners and Thais ride motorbikes without a licence here , its a common misdemeanor here, and not really a big deal. In view of that their behaviour was unbelievably stupid in the extreme, effectively upping the ante considerably from a fine of a few hundred baht. But as has been said before, consider how stupid the average person is and then understand that half of the world's population is even more stupid than that