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It is definitely the amount. Try doing any amount under 50,000. It will always arrive in seconds. The delay on larger amounts might have to do with anti money laundering controls in Thailand, but I'm not sure.

Are you referring to P.E.D.420? I looked them up on Google Maps. That place is nearly a 40KM drive from the Bangkok City center and the prices shown look similar to the tourist pricing in the Sukhumvit area. I wouldn't drive that far or pay that much, but that's just me.

Also, forget about all this talk about strains and Sativa/Indica, none of that really matters. What I look for when I'm buying bud is dense, tight looking buds with no sugar leaves protruding, very strong terpenes, not overly dry, and a bit sticky with some resin is always good. If look closely at the bud and see a few white spots which looks like tiny crystals then that's good too and probably indicative of a good THC profile. I've also bought a lot of buds that have a bit of black color to them. Initially I thought these were more exotic strains. Then I found out in most cases it is caused by the air conditioning in the greenhouses where it is being grown in Thailand. It doesn't seem to affect the smoke quality, but it isn't some natural flower coloring. So now I tend to stay away from most of these darker colored buds unless they are a real purple colored strain.

Anyone who can't get really high smoking the high quality reefer now available in Thailand is either being sold some bunk dope or somehow isn't smoking it right. 1-2 good pulls on the good stuff should give you some solid happy feeling couch lock that lasts for 1-2 hours. If your not getting that with 20%+ THC weed then something is really wrong.

Just get your medical certificate sorted which says you need cannabis to treat your erectile dysfunction and you’ll be good to go. Then you will be safely swimming in all the 30% THC postally delivered buds you need. 👍🏼

Buds with more than 0.2% THC are not illegal now and won't become illegal. They will only be prohibited for recreational use and restricted to medical use, which is technically the case already. Distribution via post and other domestic shipping methods may not be affected much because the carriers likely won't be required to determine the intended use of the substance. If the substance isn't an illegal or controlled substance then there may not be any restrictions added to transport methods. If the people shipping the stuff out are legally licensed sellers then they should continue to be able to ship it legally. Seemingly shops will be the ones required to only sell to people with a medical certificate. Even that seems tricky to enforce though. The shop owners are often young people who are just retailers who aren't going to be expected to really check the authenticity of people's paperwork. Only the government can effectively do that.

Here is how I see it. 30% of the existing shops will eventually close down. The ones that survive then pick up the business from the failed shops and will then be able to pay the police even more so that they continue to turn a blind eye to sales for recreational use. In addition, the police will generally leave the end users alone and continue to get their payoffs from the shops. If the police go after individual users then it hurts the shops and, thus everyone in the food chain loses. The only thing they will likely clamp down on is people selling it on the street and smoking in the streets, which is already subject to a 25,000 Baht fine under the current law, but not enforced. But smoking in indoor shops and other designated areas will most likely remain permissible. Shops may be required to create a system to prevent the smoke from wafting out into the streets, but something else that will likely be loosely enforced.

Yes, you can always transfer amounts above 50K to accounts at SCB, BBL, and TFB, but it won't ever arrive in seconds.

Ban it all. Such horrible poison.

It also depends on the amount of the transfer being sent to you from Wise. If you want it to arrive in your Thai account in seconds then the transfer amount must always be no more than 49,990 Baht. Anything over that amount often takes 1-2 days (sometimes longer if sent on a Thursday or Friday or over weekend) to complete the Wise transfer. So if you send an amount under 50,000 Baht, and it arrives in seconds, then it's most certainly come from a local partner bank. In those instances I don't see how the incoming transfer can ever be labeled as TT or FTT by your bank when the funds were physically transferred to your Thai account from another local bank.

Since all of these topics are really just anecdotal generalizations, let's just simplify it by saying that there are flowers now available in Thailand all day long for less than 100 Baht a gram (when buying in bulk) which will get you quite high for 2-3 hours from only 1-2 pulls. Whether it's grown locally, imported, using local know-how, or from methods learned overseas, it really doesn't matter, nor is there any real way of really proving any of this one way or another. The whole subject is also very nuanced in the sense that every grower's means and ways is different. What's important I think for all of us is that prices here are typically 1/3 (or less) of what they are in the USA for flowers and it's all stuff that can get you very high on just 0.2 of a gram. If I compare any of the "Top Shelf" or "Exotic" strains being sold now in Thailand to what I had access to in the eighties, it's night and day. Back then it was mostly harsh tasting brick weed from Mexico, Columbia or Afghanistan. Super dry, full of seeds and twigs, terpenes didn't even exist, and you were looking at an average of 2% THC. So to say any of the stuff available now isn't totally gangbusters is an unfair criticism. Now people split hairs over THC content being 25% or 28%. When the weed is so strong to the point that 1-2 pulls is all you need then we are really just debating over semantics. 😉

Yes, any kind of vaping using oils, chemicals, and flavoring are all very dangerous to health. Dry herb vaping is something totally different though and sometimes confused with those dangerous nicotine and flavored vapes. Dry herb vaping only heats up the cannabis and turns the terpenes and cannabinoids into a gas instead of burning it and putting ash and carcinogens into the lungs. In essence dry herb vapes are sophisticated pipes that heat it up, but not to the point of combustion. A far better and safer solution for the lungs and have nothing to do with any of the dangerous vaping products often used by teens.

Thai stick cannabis from the 1970s and 1980s was a sativa-dominant strain characterized by its distinctive qualities. The buds were tied to a stick with hemp twine and often contained seeds. With average THC levels ranging from 2% to 8%, it was considered high-quality for its unique flavor and effects. The coloration of the buds varied, including brownish or greenish hues with orange or red hairs, and sometimes featuring darker tones like deep greens or purples. This strain remains a nostalgic and historical part of cannabis culture from that era. Thai stick was generally considered to be more potent than the lower-quality "brick weed" that was prevalent in the early 1980s. The careful cultivation and preparation of Thai stick, along with its origin in strains from Thailand, often resulted in higher THC content and better overall quality compared to the more common low-grade cannabis available during that time. However, the potency of Thai stick would still not match some of the highly potent strains available today. It was, nonetheless, one of the higher-quality options during its popularity in the 1970s and early 1980s. The name "Thai Stick" comes from the strain's origin in Thailand and the unique method of preparation. The cannabis buds were traditionally tied to a stick using red hemp twine, creating a distinctive appearance. This method of tying the buds to a stick served both practical and cultural purposes, as it allowed for drying and curing while also providing a convenient way to transport and handle the cannabis.

AI images. Possibly created using Mid Journey. Not real photos.

AFAIK all Wise transfers into Thai bank accounts are made using other local banks. Often they send it through Kasikorn or TMB. I've never seen one sent from BBL. Wise payments are also never going to show as an incoming T/T transfer into your account unless you send it as a wire from your Wise account. Best thing you can do is got to the transfer transaction listed in the Wise app. Then click on the "Details" tab (after clicking on the subject transfer). Then scroll down and you will be able to download a PDF receipt for the transfer which has all the details of the trabsfer, including information at the bottom of the receipt stating that the transfer came from Wise, via a local bank transfer, and the name of the partner bank involved. Not sure any of this is going to be acceptable evidence though. A printed statement showing the payments into your Wise account from the overseas paying entity would presumably be better.

Someone (who moves large volume and deals with a lot of those empty looking shops that are charging high prices in the tourist areas) told me no need to import anymore with equal quality and lower prices available from local growers. They also explained how many of the local growers had brought in experienced people from the US at the beginning of the gold rush to teach them how to grow higher quality buds and more efficiently within Thailand. The Thai resellers quickly moved away from overseas suppliers in order to maximize profits. And local resellers dealing with only local growers also avoids importing delays and all the paperwork and costly problems when dealing with customs to bring stuff in from overseas. If you're being told it's an import, and they are selling it at a reasonable price, then most likely it isn't. Any real and high quality imports would likely be sold at prices most people won't be willing to pay at this point. It's become too competitive now to sell imported stuff when local growers are providing high quality flowers at much lower prices. You even have Thailand exporting locally grown stuff now to Europe.

If that's only medical marijuana revenue then triple that to include all the recreational use. If Thailand's annual GDP is around US$544 billion then cannabis revenue is probably already nearing 0.5% of GDP.

From what I read, Cannabis shops on Khao San Road alone are generating 20-30 million baht in revenue a month. Nationwide revenue, including exports, could be touching on half a billion Baht a month. Imagine the health minister being able to flush that down the toilet? 🤑🚽 🥺

Presumably the exact polar opposite. You will walk into a weed shop, pay 300 Baht for a 2 minute zoom call with a local doctor, and 5 minutes later the weed shop will hand you a pre-signed medical certificate that says you are not an alcoholic, that you don't have elephantiasis, and that your well fit to do bong hits of the highest order and of a magnitude that will even make Cheech very proud. 👍🏼🥳

Hub of loopholes.

Many of the shops are in very high rent areas. If they weren't making good profits then they wouldn't be there. So they must be making good money. Many do a lot of their repeat business online through chat groups it seems. Meanwhile, the number of weed shops listed on weed.th is still growing at a rate of around 5% a month. Cannabis sales are now probably at least 1% of Thai GDP. And if many of those shops are forced to close because of new restrictive laws then who is going to be able to pay those high rents on the 6,500+ existing shop locations? Massage and coffee shop businesses? Cannabis shops have rescued many of the ailing retail locations in Thailand after the pandemic.

Right. Suddenly millions of people in Thailand will have medical certificates stating that they need to consume cannabis flowers daily for depression and sleep disorders and you will still have clouds of cannabis smoke wafting out in the streets and nothing will change from how it is now. For many of the conservatives who are against cannabis, a lot of it stems from xenophobic nationalistic concerns about public and national image. Thus, all the proposed new legislation may appease some of them, but will have none of the desired net effect they are hoping for as it won't result in any less public consumption.

Well done, in that case you are definitely doing it right. 👍🏼💯😊

After further research it seems like vacuum sealing in vacuum sealed bags is the best method for long term storage and you don't have to regulate humidity or anything. Terpenes and cannabinoids also can't escape. Air can't get in or out. Glass jars may be good, but there is air trapped in the jar when you close it which can still degrade the cannabis over time. If you really want to extend the storage life of the cannabis then put it in a vacuum sealed bag and into the freezer. It can last up to 4-5 years that way. In Thailand though I might just put the vacuum sealed bag in the fridge. This way, when you take it out of the fridge and bring it back into Thailand's hot tropical environment, the weed won't experience as much condensation as it might do coming out of the freezer and right into the extreme heat. In fact, to minimize condensation all together, it would be best to remove the bag from the freezer/fridge and let it sit for a few hours until the cannabis returns to room temperature before cutting open the vacuum sealed bag to remove any of the cannabis for consumption. You can also double layer vacuum bag it to add another layer of protection for long term storage since the bags only cost an average of 1-2 Baht each.

Another option is vacuum bags. Can get a good vacuum sealer machine online for less than 500 Baht and a pack of 100 vacuum bags sized 15x20 cm for 100 Baht. I assume cannabis sealed in one of these vacuum bags could stay fresh for at least a year, maybe longer and without losing any terpenes or cannabinoids.