Bday Prang

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

Do you expect them to say anything else under the circumstances Personally i wouldn't. But I am surprised they have not apologised or offered an explanation to excuse their pathetically slow response

So If he had been sacked in 2019 this could not have happened?

But their existing procedures were successful in routing him out , Maybe just slower than desired, but there don't seem to have been any similar major issues between him being identified as a "wrong'un" and finally sacked. This atrocity happened afterwards

So if he had been sacked back in 2019, would his previous employment be so important, ? He slipped through the net as some will inevitably manage to do, but he was caught and sacked . He was not a policeman when he carried out his atrocity and I don't see how his former employment facilitated what happened

A cop who had been suspended and sacked before the awful events we are discussing

Absolutely, I also wonder how many of those so quick to bash the police have ever had any personal interaction with them at all. Not many I reckon, as its unlikely to happen when sitting behind a keyboard all day looking for examples of police misconduct on a forum like this

I'm fully aware of the details, I just don't understand the hysterical fixation on his previous employment. He was a known user of Ya-bah, he was caught and (eventually ) dismissed in June and from the date of his sacking he ceased to be a police officer. Its not really important were he sourced his ya-bah from, it is readily available for anybody who wants it

got to agree with you, My personal thoughts are that it was a combination of many factors, a "perfect storm" as they like to say, Easy access to a gun,? of course. Some sort of mental issues,? definitely The concept of face ? without doubt. but for sure heavy use of Ya -bah will not have helped matters

I am confused by why so many people are obsessing about his former job, ok so as a police man he may have received some firearm training but I doubt he was taught how to use a knife and the relevance regarding what he did stops there. Anybody could learn how to use a gun in less than an hour. The only other relevance of his previous employment might be the response of the police in investigating what happened but I doubt that is valid considering the scrutiny this case will be under

I think it is irrelevant what his previous occupation was, he could just as well have been an ex bank manager. He was sacked due to his drug misuse, as are many people, not many companies / organisations follow up a drug related sacking with a comprehensive drug rehabilitation program do they ? Perhaps they should , in a perfect world eh ?

Mental problems could absolutely cause somebody act in such a manner, there is no other explanation, are you suggesting he was a regular run of the mill guy ?

Of course the guy was a complete nut job no need to let political correctness stand in the way of describing him as such, any body committing an act of this nature obviously is mentally disturbed. His alleged use of methamphetamine may or may not have been a factor, who knows?

A second drug test

And events of this nature are commonplace over there

All this talk of psychological examinations I wouldn't trust a word those shrinks say. As a shining example many dangerous people have been released early from prison in the UK following such appraisals only to offend again. Sometimes almost immediately