Funny thing. I landed in Montreal as a fresh new immigrant and from day 1 I could buy my own place even tho I could not speak a word of French. Four years later I sold it using a notary because as you know lawyers in Quebec do not handle real estate. The process was so easy and straightforward compated to even Ontario that to this day I regret selling that small condo in Plateau.
No 30 year leases, no scummy company requiremements, no nothing. Just cash in hand from a dirty new immigrant. Yes, even Quebec which is considered a somewhat unfriendly place for immigrants due to language laws had the laws that firmly protected me.
The laws in Thailand only change for the worse. The marihuana law will soon be one of those laws too.