Bday Prang

basically because nobody wants to end up with rubbish weed not for fear of it being spiked

Don't forget it is mushroom season at the moment too, they can have profound effects, bet the toxicology reports dont look for any evidence of that

Me neither it is purely an urban myth without a shadow of doubt, the equivalent of a conspiracy theory, which the mods on here don't normally look favourably on......but

1000's of years of relatively uneventful cannabis use around the world, and a whole 12 months of relative peace and quiet here since legalisation, and suddenly we are expected to believe that just this week its all gone pear shaped and the prohibitionists with their reefer madness fears were right all along I personally find it insulting that I am expected to believe any of this trash and very concerning that some people actually do. Although this morning I saw a guy driving alone in his pick up with a mask on so I can't I can't say I'm surprised, keeping people stupid has been very beneficial for governments, here and elsewhere. I would like to say I expected more from some western educated expats but I would be lying

Theres a basic flaw in that argument, if they didn't tell people what they were secretly mixing with the pot, how would the victims know what they were addicted to? come on now don't believe everything you hear or read in the papers or on the net

Has anybody bothered clicking on the link to the "enquirer" in the OP ? not sure who pays them but they have certainly gone all out on the anti cannabis theme, One of there "stories" even cites cannabis as a cause of priapism which can and has allegedly made one or more people castrate themselves I was going to say you could not make it up, but they actually have .

Even mentally, He would have to have been a complete retarded halfwit, and if that was the case which i seriously doubt, why was he given access to a machete. Babies don't kill people by chopping them up neither do the mentally retarded. Meth addicted psychopaths on the other hand...

No such thing as a 14 year old baby, they are generally referred to as teenagers or adolescents, If I remember correctly greta thunberg was treated as a fully grown adult by the media and several heads of state when she was a similar age

The media is doing as its told, by its paymasters, But Since when have police reported things like this to them. Highly unusual behaviour

Regarding the OP, isn't it a bit similar to the way that the whole reefer madness thing started all those years ago , When harry anslinger cited cannabis as a contributory factor when a black guy allegedly raped a young white girl? They say history repeats its self! 80+ years later and nothing has changed

"Mai son jai" is another phrase that springs to mind

nobody in their right mind should believe anything any government says, better to believe the opposite of what they tell you

I could say the same for most if not all countries

with these sort of people a public denial is an admission of guilt. They could have remained silent, it would have been less suspicious

follow the money.

I'd go along with that, pretty much like drunk drivers too, more accidents are caused by people who have not been drinking. Think about it, you may have had just "one to many" driving impeccably and stop at a red light, then some nutter ploughs into the back of you, not sure about here, but in the uk the breathalyser is used now in every incident, and guess who is going to take the rap in the above scenario. Life is so unfair sometimes. Not that I am condoning drunk driving of course, merely highlighting what could be considered an injustice

Rational discussion of cannabis on here is pretty much guaranteed to be impossible due to the brainwashed 70+ year olds that frequent this website, A generation that generally still dutifully believes all that people in authority tell them? Not their fault entirely I suppose, but I do find it a little surprising. Because travel is supposed to broaden the mind and I would therefore have expected that most pensioners that have managed to find their way here and succeeded in marrying a prostitute young enough to be their granddaughter would be a little bit more tolerant of other peoples "vices"

how much do you think ? go on take a guess how much would you consider to be ok and how much would you consider to be excessive? You have no idea do you, why not google it and see what the experts tell you

The war on drugs, waged, ostensibly in the name of public health, is almost universally accepted by anybody with a brain to have been a complete failure, at least in as far as preventing people using drugs is concerned. It has however, been extremely successful, almost the very definition of perfection, in ensuring that the price of drugs remains relatively high and that the huge proceeds from the sale of which very efficiently end up in the hands of organised criminal gangs It has brought absolutely no benefits to public health, which is pretty much its stated intent. in fact quite the opposite, as it invariably forces those who wish to use, to purchase potentially unclean and dangerous products and substances from unregulated sources This "failure" has been going on for a very long time Bearing in mind that the people who put this in place, and have overseen it for years, are supposed to be clever enough to govern the rest of us mere mortals, isn't it a bit strange, even a little suspicious, that what is generally perceived as a complete failure by the rest of society, has been allowed to continue by the so called authorities, pretty much unchallenged for decades. Now and again with great publicity they announce further huge sums of cash to be thrown at the problem, in the latest crackdowns, but that's about it Any attempt at change, for example the recent decriminalisation of cannabis here, invariably results in the much reduced proceeds of sales ending up in the hands of "others", and soon meets fierce opposition from some very concerned members of the authorities, who always use "public health concerns" as a reason for their objections, Occasionally a few drug seizures are announced to dupe the public into thinking they are achieving their stated objectives but the amounts seized are miniscule when one considers the phenomenal amount of drugs that are constantly in transit around the globe, is that really the best they can do, given the amount of money they allegedly spend on their so called "war" ? If they were really that bothered, surely the authorities with all the powers they have at their disposal, would be able to wage a war on drugs a little more effectively? They seemed to have no problem shutting down entire countries and bringing many industries to the point of bankruptcy virtually overnight in response to a virus with very low fatality rate, but stopping a minority people taking drugs seems to be completely beyond them. Or is it really? The cynic in me is thinking that this so called war on drugs has in fact been a total success, in term of its real aim, which is actually to ensure that the huge amounts of money involved, due to the illegality of the substances in question, end up exactly were they are supposed to, and eventually find their way into the hands of various corrupt "officials" at all levels. One would have to be totally naive to think, for example, that the proceeds from the sale of Ya-bah never benefit any corrupt police officers here in Thailand, where ever there are corrupt police officers there will always be others taking a cut, its like pyramid selling ,and goes all the way to the top. Same as with anything else, follow the money is a very appropriate term, what other excuse could there be for what could only otherwise be described as gross incompetence on a global scale at the highest level?

it was as question, easily identified by the "?"

Surely a simple sign explaining your house rules would alleviate whatever problems these people allegedly cause when they are as "high as kites" whatever that actually means. Why not get some printed out and leave them in the rooms to inform people of your prejudices. Do you have a website? you could mention it on there too. make it the next thing you do , once you have sobered up

Probably the biggest load of rubbish I have ever read in my life, you really need to be more selective when (mis)"informing" yourself

Alcohol does both, don't see many on here suggesting it should be banned or even questioning the ineffectiveness of the age limits regarding purchase and consumption. Have you ever used either alcohol or amphetamine ? no need to answer as you obviously haven't,

A link to a private and no doubt rather expensive clinic, well that just has to be true doesn't it? "addicts" ! you really have no idea at all do you, better to stick to commenting on subjects that you actually know something about, rather than spouting rubbish "supported" by spurious links

So illogical religious idealism and superstition are unique to Thailand ? what a bizarre statement millions of christians and muslims might not agree with you.