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My reply to Connda's word salad..

Thanks to a Youtube premium account and time on my hands, I attend University most days..

Professors and lecturers from some of the finest Universities.. Stephen Kotkin is my favorite but there are many more. Retired extremely high-ranking military and intelligence officials. Diplomats. Economists. Etc.

It's not that we (I) lack the intellectual firepower to engage in a wide-ranging debate on the issues, but that there is not wide-spread interest in examining the finer points.

And yes, you and all the other dissidents of the Western "narrative" shock me.. Diving into "whataboutism" at every opportunity. Watch some of Peter Zeihan's videos. Very engaging speaker. Russia is done. Approximately 8 million men of the usual call-up age. 1 million have already fled, while another 500.000 are dead. One Putinista claimed 150.000 dead. Laughable. Truly laughable. This is Russia's last land-grab, whether successful or not. And I'm betting on "not".

It was not the West that hollowed out the Russian economy. Russian cronyism and corruption did that..

As I said earlier, we could go on for days. But History is a truth-teller.

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Ban it, it stinks !

 

That said if you want it in your cookies or cakes or drinks, go ahead. I'm not against the taking off it, only the smoking of it. (probably from too many hours in cash converters in Blackpool UK as the smelly cannabis stinking 'poor' traded in their tv's until giro day !

just a heads up for you... Those American "scientists" have just about perfected vaporizing.

No more smell..  All you dudes complaining about bad smell ( really? there are so many bad smells out there. And good ones too.. swings and roundabouts) should now be promoting vaporizers.

South Africa just legalized cannabis for personal recreational use..

The naysayers are just pushing back against the new dawn..

After almost a century ( blink of an eye in the long history of cannabis) of prohibition. That didn't work..

South Africa just legalized cannabis for personal recreational use..

The naysayers are just pushing back against the new dawn..

After almost a century ( blink of an eye in the long history of cannabis) of prohibition. That didn't work..

9 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

They need a road test like the breathalyser for cannabis otherwise it's hard to determine. 

 

 

As far as I know, it can not be done at present.. Reason being that they are different substances. Cannabis can be detected much longer than alcohol. Does not mean that you are "under the influence".

At present only pre-breathalyser  methods "could" be used.

How do they handle this in Canada?

58 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

You shouldn’t be driving if you’re using Cannabis regularly.

Same could be said about people using alcohol regularly. Justice is even-handed. Or should be..

2 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

If trumps VP can beat Biden it's isn't ridiculous, actually far from it. Trump is jailed, picks a surrogate that is capable of beating the most unpopular president in history. VP pardons trump, resigns, Trump ascends. The dems need to go around to nursing homes to harvest ballots pretty soon.

You have been frequenting the weed shops again, haven't you..  😊

1 minute ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

NOBODY MENTIONED TRUMP... until your TDS fueled rant... HAHAHAHA

My new favorite AN sport is to check the join date of the most off the wall posts..

90% of the posters have joined within the last 2 years but have thousands of posts to their name..

ST-U..

46 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Then they have failed in the PR war.  All I have heard is it’s no problem, it doesn’t harm anybody.

 

I’ve not heard anything about how it could be tightened up, all the stakeholders could have united around an agreed action plan and won in the court of public opinion.

Not very many products that we humans consume comes with no risk/harm. Can we start from there? Cannabis, with it's widespread use, would have exhibited severe harmful effects by now if they were evident..

You have, in past posts on this topic, referred to your experience as a Magistrate in the UK. As such, you were tasked with enforcing a law which you had no part in making, and you fulfilled that task to the best of your ability. But times and laws change. Consider the number of law enforcement officials who have had to adjust to the increasing legalization around the world. They no longer have a dog in the fight. They may still have negative opinions about cannabis but it's no longer their concern. It's a social issue and public perceptions regarding harm are changing..

Might I suggest that instead of trying to roll back the clock, you sit back and watch how things play out.. Alcohol, while perfectly legal, except for Muslim countries, is well regulated and offers a framework.. The difference is however that while most users are responsible, many are not. Alcohol has demonstrable downsides. Family violence, traffic deaths etc. Yet bars are everywhere and it is for sale openly. Cannabis does not have this baggage.

The issue is that Government needs to make sure that they are receiving their cut. VAT revenue, tax revenue from successful cannabis businesses.. Some jurisdictions have some of this revenue "ring fenced" as windfall income reserved for schools, sport facilities, even support for other social ills. This, in my opinion, is a reasonable direction to be looking. Not trying to extend the lifespan of failed policies..

50 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Did you read the article? 

 

 

The woman, is relying on local beliefs.

She lit incense sticks in hopes of divine assistance in locating her missing animals.

 

Do tell, I bet you believe in superstitions and 

- fairy God mother 

- Santa Claus 

- Hocus pocus 

etc. 

 

The article is laughable. 

 

She's probably hocked the buffalo, now looking for sympathy because she is in debt to the bank. 

 

 

 

Doubling down.. 🙄

24 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

you are correct. it was all garbage too no matter where it came from. cue old smokers to tell me how great smoking thai stick back in the day was. zzzzzz. sorry i fell asleep. 

 

what is produced today is totally different. most people don't usually get access to the highest quality flowers that are grown.

 

 

 

I am an old smoker.. literally. 😁. I visited Thailand several times in the'70s. Loved the old sticks.. Have Western legal ( and "pre-legal") growers advanced the product's quality in the intervening 50 years? Absolutely. But it's not rocket science.. just good old agriculture.I love top quality weed and I've smoked lots of it. But it's taste and effect that I look for and I don't need or want to be paying the equivalent of US$250/oz to be happy!

The recently departed ( and not particularly mourned) "brick weed" we had to smoke the last 20 years was about 3000 Baht for 100 grams. So 30 Baht/gm. or 30,000 Baht a kilo. I know people paying 40-50 Baht a gram now for quite decent buds.

Now, I won't pay more than 150-200 Baht a gram.. But if it's cheaper and good (and it will be), I'm even happier..

The usual anti-cannabis responses 😄. And one surprising response from a pro-cannabis supporter.. Mr. Stoner.. Stoner, why go for the cheap shot? Community enterprise.. Thai farmers know how to grow, but professionally marketing an unfamiliar product can be challenging in the early days. I doubt their product is crap, and it will certainly get better.

This is exactly what I have been counting on as pro-cannabis consumer. Anutin is not going to be a pushover on his signature issue, and his party's key role in the coalition gives him great leverage.

Roll 'em and smoke 'em!

With regards to the market value of these cars.. As mentioned, my 1981 turbo-charged Trans Am has been sitting in my brother's garage for 20+ years. He retired and sold the house. He was a single car guy with a double garage. Currently costing me C$150/month!

I am in the process of listing it on Bring-A-Trailer, one of the largest U.S. online auctions. They disagreed with my requested US$20,000 reserve, said it would get more interest as no reserve. Fingers crossed.

A little story. In the first years I thought I had more than I did.. One late evening, on a basically deserted 4 lane road, there was just me and a then current model Corvette. The light turned green and it was on!

Well, despite traveling WELL over the speed-limit, it was obvious that I was not going to win this impromptu drag race. I lifted off the pedal and conceded defeat. The Corvette continued on at speed. Suddenly, a police cruiser in stealth mode {no flashing lights) passed me going for the Corvette. I had a moment to realize that sometimes winning isn't everything..

18 hours ago, jvs said:

Alberta plate?

Yep..

Good eyes.

1 minute ago, Kenny202 said:

Problem is I need a really decent camera for business purposes and even 10000 wont buy that. I got good cameras too but for inside stuff without lighting etc you cant beat a good phone camera. Thus I have to compromise. I see people on forums talking like 2-3yo phones, TV's or electronics are ancient and how could you even consider these things. We have made a rod for our own backs these last 20 or 30 years. Things like cars and electronics used to be revered for their reliability and long life. That's why we paid more. We have been brainwashed into thinking everything is a fashion accessory / status symbol now that is obsolete soon after buying, nearly an embarrassment to have. It's quite unbelievable. 

The tech is new enough that it's constantly getting better.. Not a conspiracy.

Buy a Xiaomi phone. 10,000 will get you a good camera. 13,000 will get you a great camera phone.

Pixels of any model are not common in Thailand..

2 hours ago, DaveTheRave said:

Hello gentleman,

 

I may have joined this conversation a little late. I would love to know whether this is an active conversation?

 

Have been living between Pattaya and Bangkok for the last four years. Currently spending time in Bangkok.

 

I'd like to request some help if I may.

 

 

3. Thai pharmacy Cypionax. This seems available at extremely competitive price of 800 baht per 10 ampule. Seems pharma grade product. Have any group members experienced?

 

As always, appreciate any future replies.

 

 

As above. Buy the Cypionax.. Quality product.

you seem a little light on product knowledge. Exogenous testosterone will replace your own in fairly quick order, so after a year or so, of you stop exogenous, you will have very liitle natural test available to you..

Unless you are buying the phone for 1000 Baht don't bother.. And even then just for emails and Line etc.

Plenty of lower end models available for 4-5000 with latest software and security updates for the next 3-4 years.

14 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

It's a lot of money, this money could of been spent on better things within the community. 

 

Just another stupid publicity stunt. 

 

 

Did not take long to prove my point.. Just could not help yourself right?

And check out your user name..  😂