Thai man grew ganja on his US buddy's property in Chiang Mai

[rooster59]

Thai man grew ganja on his US buddy's property in Chiang Mai

 

Image: Workpoint News

 

A large amount of cannabis plants grown for their oil have been found on a property owned by a US man in Chiang Mai.

 

A Thai man said the American was his friend and he had asked him if he could grow the weed there. 

 

A checkpoint in the Samerng area of the northern Thai province had resulted in the arrest of a Thai man with 32 bottles of cannabis oil. 

 

The Fine Arts graduate from a Chiang Mai University told the police he had always had a fascination with ganja and had attended many events about growing weed. 

 

He asked his mate from America if he could use his property to grow it. 

 

He claimed that he had not made one baht from the operation - he wanted to help the poor and the sick. 

 

He added that he was going to a ganja growing event in Canada next month and didn't expect to be arrested.

 

He was booked for using and possessing a Class 5 drug. 

 

The bust resulted in a raid (with a warrant) conducted by Samerng police and an entourage of 30 officials to the US man's property on a hillside nearby. 

 

The raiding party found 29 cannabis plants and one kratom plant. 

 

 

The plants were intermingled in the grass and trees beside two bungalows and outbuildings on the property. 

Two boxes of dried ganja was also recovered.

 

The 59 year old American was asked if the plants and the dried ganja had anything to do with him.

 

Workpoint News did not report his answer. 

 

 

Source: Workpoint News

 

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[khwaibah]

23 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

 

The 59 year old American was asked if the plants and the dried ganja had anything to do with him.

 

 

????????????????

[ChipButty]

Looks like he got Grassed up

[Solinvictus]

Ridiculous over plants..

[White Christmas13]

enlighten me I always thought foreigners can't own land in Thailand

[DavCurtis]

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The 59 year old American was asked if the plants and the dried ganja had anything to do with him.

???? like he will say yes 

[worgeordie]

2 hours ago, rooster59 said:

He claimed that he had not made one baht from the operation - he wanted to help the poor and the sick.

Give the man a medal ????

regards worgeordie

[Guitar God]

Boxes, the new unit of measurement for cannabis in Thailand. 

[oldhippy]

35 minutes ago, DavCurtis said:

???? like he will say yes 

They did not grow on HIS land.

 

[dluek]

30 cops to bust up a small-time cannabis oil operation that was helping the sick, what a waste of taxpayers' money. 

[Colabamumbai]

This is just the beginning.

[Justgrazing]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

 

The Fine Arts graduate from a Chiang Mai University told the police he had always had a fascination with ganja

after watching Cheech and Chong movies .. 

[NCC1701A]

just the beginning of many farang being arrested because they read some story about weed being legal now.

Edited September 21, 2019 by NCC1701A

[johng]

1 hour ago, DavCurtis said:

???? like he will say yes 

The man from Chaingmai ( Del Monte)  he say yes.

[dunroaming]

1 hour ago, White Christmas13 said:

enlighten me I always thought foreigners can't own land in Thailand

Well most lease it which amounts to the same thing as far as this is concerned.

 

But really this whole story is pathetic. Or rather the fuss being made over a bit of weed.

[grumbleweed]

A farang and a Thai, can't imagine who's gonna take the rap for this

500 baht fine and 5 years in the slammer. Who gets what?

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm.... Is it more than 6 plants?

[pookondee]

Oldest trick in the book.

Grow your dope on some other buggers land, so they get busted.

555

 

Anyway, if farang cannot own Thai land, why are they even involving him?

Especially when the neighbour admitted to it already.

 

And If the land is in the name of his wife or GF,

then the neighbour should have asked permission from her, being the real owner.

 

In any case, legally, shouldnt  the real Thai owner of the land take the wrap,

if the land is in their name? 

 

I can now see a possible Thaivisa detective scenario happening here...

 

The Farangs wife invites her Thai bf/hubby to stay, while the farang is away in his own country..

Thai bf grows some dope on the land....

They get busted....

 

 NO no no..its the farangs fault.

5555

good one!

 

[swifty5x5]

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

just the beginning of many farang being arrested because they read some story about weed being legal now.

oh no

[ChipButty]

2 hours ago, dluek said:

30 cops to bust up a small-time cannabis oil operation that was helping the sick, what a waste of taxpayers' money. 

Nobody pays tax here 

[johng]

Nobody pays tax here 

Everyone pays the 7% VAT

[0815]

24 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Nobody pays tax here 

I pay tax

[lensta]

Not to worry, he will be an MP soon

[Thaifriends]

Many farangs in illegal businesses. This effects law abiding people.

[Tanlic]

2 hours ago, dluek said:

30 cops to bust up a small-time cannabis oil operation that was helping the sick, what a waste of taxpayers' money. 

Probably the  bust goes on each of their records and they get a ribbon fro service to the country or whatever

 

How they get chose to go is an easy guess

[dave moir]

4 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

enlighten me I always thought foreigners can't own land in Thailand

You can lease land!

[ujayujay]

Help the poor and the sick????????????????

[TigerandDog]

1 hour ago, johng said:

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

Nobody pays tax here 

Everyone pays the 7% VAT

Not everyone. Have you ever paid the 7% tax at your local market. NO.

[TigerandDog]

I'd hate to see the outcome if the cops decided to do ganja raids in this part of the country. Every man & his dog is growing marijuana. I even attended  a function at our local community center and 3 large batches of dried marijuana leaves and stems were added to the soup for the noodles. One very happy village that day.

[maddox41]

4 hours ago, White Christmas13 said:

enlighten me I always thought foreigners can't own land in Thailand

American citizens can  it's alot of paper work  but its got to do with the vietnam war  they can on land if they choose