Thai Woman Held With Cannabis at Muscat Airport

Now they're seizing souvenirs from Thailand?!? Looks like a very sophisticated op--the ganja was put in a yellow plastic bag and tossed in a suitcase!

Of course, she was on her way somewhere. Too bad. It's just herb. The hijab was a nice touch.

Nice bit of pointing from the accused. I didn't know other countries did that, or perhaps it's not her first rodeo.

This is a real shame - Just legalise the stuff world wide.

I've never understood why alcohol is permitted (mostly) but Marijuana is seen as this obscene hard core drug by officials.

Let people smoke it if they want - Gummy's too - there are also many health benefits.

But also, be firm on misuse and abuse - just as law enforcement is / should be with drunk people.

7 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

This is a real shame - Just legalise the stuff world wide.

I've never understood why alcohol is permitted (mostly) but Marijuana is seen as this obscene hard core drug by officials.

Alcohol is illegal in Oman as well

22 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

29 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

This is a real shame - Just legalise the stuff world wide.

I've never understood why alcohol is permitted (mostly) but Marijuana is seen as this obscene hard core drug by officials.

Alcohol is illegal in Oman as well

'Fact-check' your comments before posting....

10 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

'Fact-check' your comments before posting....

I did .

"It is illegal for Omani Muslims to purchase or consume alcohol"

Stupid move , she knew the risks.

3 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

'Fact-check' your comments before posting....

I did .

"It is illegal for Omani Muslims to purchase or consume alcohol"

Slight back-pedal there Nick.... you wrote, quote: "Alcohol is illegal in Oman as well" - which is completely incorrect.

Your back-pedal, is also incorrect - and the reason I know that, is because I've drank in bars in Oman, with Omani's and they were not breaking any laws.

I've drank beers in Bars in Dubai and Adu Dhabi with UAE citizens, I've drank beers in Qatar with Qatari's.

In those places I've also been to night-clubs, which are usually attached to hotels, as are most (if not all) of the bars.

Then you have places like Bahrain which is basically the 'Thailand' of the Middle East.

Saudi, its the only place I know if in the Middle East where getting a beer is difficult - and there you have to be in an 'expat' compound - or go to Bahrain, and come the weekend, Bahrain is full of Saudi's who've driven over the causeway for their weekend of debauchery and chaos !!

The reality in Oman is that it's one of the far more relaxed countries in the Middle East when it comes to alcohol consumption, although there are licensing restrictions.

So, again Nick - fact-check your comments - here is the answer you were looking for:

In Oman, personal alcohol licences are generally limited to non-Muslim residents, and Islamic norms discourage Muslims from drinking, but alcohol consumption itself is not enforced as a blanket criminal offence against all Muslims in the way it is in countries like Saudi Arabia or Kuwait.

11 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Slight back-pedal there Nick.... you wrote, quote: "Alcohol is illegal in Oman as well" - which is completely incorrect.

Your back-pedal, is also incorrect - and the reason I know that, is because I've drank in bars in Oman, with Omani's and they were not breaking any laws.

I've drank beers in Bars in Dubai and Adu Dhabi with UAE citizens, I've drank beers in Qatar with Qatari's.

In those places I've also been to night-clubs, which are usually attached to hotels, as are most (if not all) of the bars.

Then you have places like Bahrain which is basically the 'Thailand' of the Middle East.

Saudi, its the only place I know if in the Middle East where getting a beer is difficult - and there you have to be in an 'expat' compound - or go to Bahrain, and come the weekend, Bahrain is full of Saudi's who've driven over the causeway for their weekend of debauchery and chaos !!

The reality in Oman is that it's one of the far more relaxed countries in the Middle East when it comes to alcohol consumption, although there are licensing restrictions.

So, again Nick - fact-check your comments - here is the answer you were looking for:

In Oman, personal alcohol licences are generally limited to non-Muslim residents, and Islamic norms discourage Muslims from drinking, but alcohol consumption itself is not enforced as a blanket criminal offence against all Muslims in the way it is in countries like Saudi Arabia or Kuwait.

OK, alcohol isn't completely legal in Oman .

Happy with that ?

15 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

OK, alcohol isn't completely legal in Oman .

Happy with that ?

Stick to the facts thats all.

9 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Stick to the facts thats all.

Apiologies for saying alcohol was illegal in Oman, when infact it just wasn't fully legal , thanks for pointing out that important bit of info

8 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Apiologies for saying alcohol was illegal in Oman, when infact it just wasn't fully legal , thanks for pointing out that important bit of info

I could also point out how you've managed one of your usual habits and taken a thread off track with incorrect information then turned it into an argument....

Back on topic now, eh champ....

A Thai Woman got picked up for smuggling Marijuana - I questioned the morality of marijuana being illegal when in 'most' of the world booze is not, yet its widely known for being far more damaging, physically and socially - here's the original response (below) so you can get back on track without having to get distracted by scrolling up...

5 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

This is a real shame - Just legalise the stuff world wide.

I've never understood why alcohol is permitted (mostly) but Marijuana is seen as this obscene hard core drug by officials.

Let people smoke it if they want - Gummy's too - there are also many health benefits.

But also, be firm on misuse and abuse - just as law enforcement is / should be with drunk people.

So... Go ahead - contribute something useful, informative, debatable - i.e. is Marijuana harmful to society ? should both booze and Marijuana be widely banned ? Is it not questionable that Marijuana is widely illegal while alcohol is not ?

... start somewhere there rather than creating an argument with fallacy - change your approach and you may get along with more people on here.

19 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I could also point out how you've managed one of your usual habits and taken a thread off track with incorrect information then turned it into an argument....

Back on topic now, eh champ....

Thanks for pointing that out for the 3 rd time .

The legality of alchol in Oman

Have you finished or will you be pointing that out again, making it 4 times .

Thats like scoring a goal and celebrating that goal 3 times .

Is anyone still unsure the legality of alcohol in Oman ?

Go on Richard tell everyone again

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Slight back-pedal there Nick.... you wrote, quote: "Alcohol is illegal in Oman as well" - which is completely incorrect.

Your back-pedal, is also incorrect - and the reason I know that, is because I've drank in bars in Oman, with Omani's and they were not breaking any laws.

I've drank beers in Bars in Dubai and Adu Dhabi with UAE citizens, I've drank beers in Qatar with Qatari's.

In those places I've also been to night-clubs, which are usually attached to hotels, as are most (if not all) of the bars.

Then you have places like Bahrain which is basically the 'Thailand' of the Middle East.

Saudi, its the only place I know if in the Middle East where getting a beer is difficult - and there you have to be in an 'expat' compound - or go to Bahrain, and come the weekend, Bahrain is full of Saudi's who've driven over the causeway for their weekend of debauchery and chaos !!

The reality in Oman is that it's one of the far more relaxed countries in the Middle East when it comes to alcohol consumption, although there are licensing restrictions.

So, again Nick - fact-check your comments - here is the answer you were looking for:

In Oman, personal alcohol licences are generally limited to non-Muslim residents, and Islamic norms discourage Muslims from drinking, but alcohol consumption itself is not enforced as a blanket criminal offence against all Muslims in the way it is in countries like Saudi Arabia or Kuwait.

You could have just said that alcohol isn't completely illegal in Oman , although its severely restricted .