Ganja Coffee - Legit or total scam?

[Mormolin]

So I spotted between Patong and Kamala a little coffee shop with a big cannabis leaf as logo. So I stopped and asked If they sell cannabis, and they told me that they sell it in tea bottle. I bought a bottle out of curiosity, but haven't try yet.

 

Then I'm wondering how they could possibly be selling and advertising themself selling ganja. Isn't it highly illegal to sell it? The authorities don't care at all?

[dabhand]

Fill your boots........

 

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/cannabis/thailand-becomes-more-cannabis-friendly-after-leaves-removed-from-narcotics-list

[nightfox]

It looks like you bought marijuana leaves infused tea that has no THC that gets you high whatsoever as its its still illegal in Thailand. Kind of pointless as you might as well add the grass of your lawn in your coffee and tea if your looking for the same result.

[Rimmer]

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[SnowyWiez]

Leaves have very low THC content so you won't be getting high from it. 

Think in Feb 2021 they removed most plant parts except high THC buds from narcotic control list via royal gazette announcement. So it's legal but shop also have the registration for selling ganja to be fully legal. 

[tonray]

There's a bunch of these 'Nam Ganja' juices being sold all around Bangkok now....the rub is it's the essence that retains the taste and smell but  none of the psychoactive properties. In JJ Mall, the little independent coffee cart there was selling them like hotcakes to a bunch of Japanese businessmen last week.

[Jingthing]

It's a legitimate scam.

Remember fish massages?

At least the fish did something.

This boom is goin' bust unless and until they actually legalize the REAL thing. 

[wombat]

you know how when you order a blue steak and they wave a match at the meat on its way to the table? the colour in that bottle looks like a leaf was waved at it on the way to the shop for sale

[jobsworth]

It is a scam. While you won't get high on this the coffee is very good.

Edited July 5, 2021 by jobsworth
the coffee is very good

[Peterw42]

There has been an explosion of these Ganja themed restaurants, drinks etc. Its all on the back of Thailand legalising CBD oil, Which comes from a different hemp plant that doesn't get you stoned etc.

They are just using hemp (the one that doesn't get you high) in a variety of food, drinks etc, its just a novelty, a photo op.

[Andyfez]

Some coffee shops in BKK are selling Ganja chocolate brownies.

Second rate brownies IMHO.

A bit bitter - and even the chocolate hit didn't work

[D M G]

Scam

[Colabamumbai]

Every mum and pop store selling 30 to 35 Bhat small bottles. Waste of money. 

[camble]

It’s testing the power of the placebo effect

[1FinickyOne]

On 7/3/2021 at 7:30 PM, Jingthing said:

At least the fish did something

I used to go sit on the rocks at a local waterfall where the fish did that for free... though I kind of wished they wouldn't...

[leba]

i am smoking this now, I hope it's legal ?!

 

????

 

 

[Mormolin]

2 hours ago, leba said:

i am smoking this now, I hope it's legal ?!

Did you get a high from it?

[Jingthing]

I tried a portion of ganja coconut ice cream. The vendor pushing it lied to me by saying there was lots of ganja in it but it turned out it was only on the top layer. I did enjoy the flavor and it was ganja flavor but there is nothing else to it and for me not worth the premium price. 

[PadPrikKhing]

leba: My understanding is that smoking it in any way, shape, or form is still technically illegal, and that the only legal use currently is in tincture/oral form.

 

That said... that stuff doesn't look too bad, if the color in the photo is an accurate representation. Looks like it's not the fermented brown shwag. Was it a "black market" acquisition, or did some place purporting to be an official outlet sell it to you? I wonder whether it smells at all like the Thai sticks of yesteryear—the most wonderful product ever, in my memories.

Edited July 8, 2021 by PadPrikKhing

[PadPrikKhing]

Thought I'd add, the first thing to keep in mind when it comes to cannabis in drinks generally and cold drinks in particular is that the major cannabinoids like THC, CBD, etc. are not water soluble. So unless a high-tech emulsification scheme is used, the cannabinoids can't even blend into the drink any more than you could get butter to mix nicely into a glass of iced tea. So all you're getting in a "ganja cold drink" is going to be the chlorophyll, tannins, maybe a little bit of terpenoids, and any other water-souble and non-psychoactive constituents.

 

In California, Colorado, etc., they have actually figured out the emulsification process that can result in potent drinks, but it's not something that is yet being done in Thailand, I can almost guarantee.

[The Hammer2021]

It will have no THC content and is sold for it's CBC content and any ostensible benefits. Cannabis cafes are very common. They are marketing devices. They are not to be confused with Cannabis clinics.