Regarding weed shops< more of them than 7/11's or massage shops :-)
Cheap to open. high profits, but without a constant stream of tourists, wont make it thru the high season>
Few, if any locals ( expats as well) visit them, as you can get the same products delivered to ur door at half the price, using one of the many shops on fb and line.
your friend ir is right>
Once one smokes weed, the desire to drink in a bar is gone 55555
Enjoy ur posts as haven't had a night out ( nor a desire) in Patong in over a decade