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The larger impact could be a drastic reduction of foreign retirees locating in Thailand. The average Thai makes 10,000 to 12,000 THB, the average western retiree makes around 80,000THB. Which begs the question whose stimulating the local economy more? Business leaders like to say investors are job creaters, however, nothing could be further from the truth. I've created 3 or 4 companies, but I've never actually created one single job. It was in fact my customers who created all the jobs. Thailand would be wise to leave all these expats who are spending their money as consumers alone, and allow them to continue to create jobs for local Thai people. Looks like the classic case of cutting one's nose off to spite their own face.

The people of Thailand deserve better and while the military are the face of this political injustice, it's the wealthy ruling class who are the real puppeteers.

Let's compare how many people who engage in the use of cannabis are arrested for violent crimes, and how many are arrested for violent crime while under the influence of alcohol. Clearly alcohol is the big winner by far. Therefore if we're going to make cannabis illegal, common sense dictates alcohol should be made illegal as well. Don't be a hypocrite if your an avid supporter of alcohol, you should be as supportive of making both illegal. Live and let live!