Bday Prang

Four of them presumably

I doubt CNN care one iota about their reputation here in Thailand or anywhere else for that matter, and most of the people who viewed their ghoulish coveridge in the rest of the world won't care about their actions or lack of sensitivity,

Very valid point, there is something strange about this story even the way its written isn't quite right .. "Instead she got sucked into believing that she would be jailed for sending a package (probably containing drugs)" Wouldn't be surprised if it was made up

With greed and stupidity being the two main facilitators of a scam, It looks like Thailand really does have the potential to become the South East Asian "hub" of something after all

I would not believe anything you hear from a "friend of the wife" especially regarding money

Glad to hear it, not such a stupid question really, as I think there are several on here who would not hesitate, I was just checking if you were one of them

Sound advice indeed

I wouldn't rat on anybody for anything, Its the way I was brought up, Nothing lower than a snitch

Are you going to grass them up?

And very annoying

Who on earth would divulge their visa status to a Thai citizen ? (concerned or not) or even worse to a sanctimonious , holier than thou, tvf keyboard warrior with a huge chip on their shoulder? The attitude of some on here makes me sick, and there is nothing lower than a grass.

So now they will test all the cops for drugs , and those that fail will be sacked and monitored, Assuming that some actually pass, they are going to be very busy, monitoring those that didn't ! Who will do any policework ? I see a recruitment drive looming, might be an Idea to test the new recruits before they waste time "training" them

Why wait just get it online don't deny yourself, are you a catholic?

I'll leave meditation to the monks, Isn't it meant to be a punishment, like most religious activities

A further Irony is that legally you can't smoke a joint containing tobacco in most of the coffee shops but many will turn blind eye. These days many of the coffeeshops won't sell you a coffee if you don't intend to buy weed from them and also object to people smoking weed purchased elsewhere. They are becoming a bit mercenary and are not like they used to be There used to be at least the illusion of a sort of cannabis community spirit there years ago, in fact it was like that all over the world but its just business now. One of the downsides of legalization I suppose but one that I can handle

Doesn't stop them selling Alcohol does it though? The effects of cannabis on driving are nowhere near as dramatic as alcohol. I spent nearly my entire life driving and smoking it was never a realistic legal issue until recently . I have never been involved in any accident. Much further research is needed it is in no way similar to alcohol why would it be and far less debilitating than many prescription drugs. If you have smoked enough for it to affect your driving you really would not bother driving .Try it and see

I've been to Amsterdam dozens of times, getting there from the UK was never particularly expensive and there was some reasonably priced accommodation available I went for 2 reasons weed and mongering weed was available at prices not dissimilar to UK street prices it was the quality and selection that we went for (in both cases !) It was a bit dump and a bit intimidating in the 80's / 90s there were a lot of down and out heroin addicts begging and hassling people it did seem to attract the scum of europe, lots of squatters and nasty left wing activist types and a lot of annoying and aggressive street dealers . and general wrong'us hanging round in the shadows. The Police didn't seem to care back then But since then a sort of gentrification has taken place its perfectly safe to walk around the central area at night street muggings and violence are rare, There is always a visible police presence Probably similar to Khao san rd Whilst It goes without saying that many don't travel there purely for the weed. it is a significant draw. and a lot of businesses are involved in servicing it There are probably millions of "Potheads" visiting every year for no other reason than to enjoy smoking weed, but the atmosphere around the tourist sector which is basically the red light area is very relaxed and enjoyed by all types of people who manage to co-exist peacefully I honestly can't believe that the availability of cannabis puts people off going there, or is an anyway detrimental to the experience anybody has when visiting Conversely one time when you should avoid visiting is when there is a football match things can get a bit "tasty" (which as you mentioned, is more than be said for Dutch food) I doubt Thailand is going to degenerate into a leftie Ghetto like Amsterdam was in the 70's and 80's so I don't see any downside to tourism, It certainly won't put many people off coming here and despite the whinging by some on this forum I can't see many expats moving away either (good riddance to those that do) I think there will be a lot who will come here just to smoke but the vast majority of pure pot tourists will be from the likes of Japan Korea and other close countries, Any Euro pot heads that come would have probably been coming here anyway regardless (like me)

what is the issue with "septic tank" have I missed something?

Let them ban it and see what happens, they are delusional if they think so many people will keep coming due to their interest in Anne franks house , or tulips How blind can these fools be

His post looks like a tabloid newspapers' "shock horror" story I find it hard to believe that people like this still exist these days

On the ridiculous imaginary grounds that it is causing "social problems"

I think its time the OP moved on, In both senses of the word, He obviously cannot come to terms with things, we don't need his sort here for any longer than necessary, He seems unable to live and let live, and has now, by his own admission started "watching" strangers smoking. Time to move on pal and do one, (whilst I do one up)

I have always found his comments to be informed, balanced , unbiased and devoid of the irrational Thai bashing that many on here like to spew out, particularly those who, for whatever reason are unable to integrate with Thai people at even the most basic level. A refusal to learn the language often being a common denominator along with the inability to accept that things are done differently here than in their home countries,

strikes me that they haven't decided whether it is better for them to have him nailed as a drug user or not, quite handy for them to have both a negative and a positive result They can then refer to which ever better suits the narrative Its not exactly relevant to know what substances he took 30 days ago it would not produce any evidence of intoxication at the time he went on his killing spree A hair test could provide evidence of drug use up to 90 days ago again irrelevant

You started it , going on and on and on about when he was sacked tedious indeed you should re read what you have posted in response to my comments, you seem to search for any opportunity to start petty arguments The fact remains he was not a police officer at the time this took place any other comments are superfluous There is no whataboutism whatsoever anywhere in my comments