Kratom vendors make profits during COVID-19 outbreak

[webfact]

 

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

   

HAT YAI (NNT) - A newly trending economic crop is nothing other than Kratom since it was removed from the list of illegal drugs. Members of the public can now grow, possess, trade, and consume at will. People in many areas currently earn useful income selling Kratom, at a time of widespread unemployment due to COVID-19.

 

Residents of Hat Yai district of Songkhla are looking for fresh Kratom leaves to consume and sell. Some vendors boil the leaves and make Kratom herbal drinks to sell by the bottle, both at stores and online. Most of the sellers say they were unemployed due to the impact of Covid-19 and by selling Kratom, they now have a job. According to the sellers, 1 kilogram of Kratom leaves can bring a profit of 100 - 200 baht.

 

However, they tend to agree that there should be an authority to control the trade in Kratom, as there are concerns about the price as more people are now selling Kratom.

 

At the same time in Bangkok, it was reported that some shops in Din Daeng market that now specialize in selling Kratom leaves, are being overwhelmed by customers every day.

 

One of the sellers said only some customers buy Kratom leaves to resell, while most of them buy the leaves for their own consumption as Kratom leaves have medicinal properties.

 

In addition, the majority of Kratom leaves are from the southern region where almost every province grows the plant. Besides being available at storefronts, people can also lookup social media platforms and online stores for Kratom products.

 

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[Aussieroaming]

I'm sure that these small sellers really wouldn't want an "authority" to control pricing and I'm sure that if this occurred that they would inevitably end up paying taxes on their sales as well.

 

I'm sure that any future "authority" may have been encouraged by the writing of this news item in order to begin the process of controlling sales and hence imposing some type of fiscal tax on these sales.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

A newly trending economic crop is nothing other than Kratom since it was removed from the list of illegal drugs. Members of the public can now grow, possess, trade, and consume at will. People in many areas currently earn useful income selling Kratom, at a time of widespread unemployment due to COVID-19.

Amazing what the authorities will do during a pandemic.

[Tropicalevo]

Brilliant tactics by the government.

Legalise 'soft' drugs and make the country a 'Nation of Addicts'.

Everyone sitting peacefully on their decks gazing at their navels. No time for demonstrations.

[brianthainess]

14 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Brilliant tactics by the government.

Legalise 'soft' drugs and make the country a 'Nation of Addicts'.

Everyone sitting peacefully on their decks gazing at their navels. No time for demonstrations.

I was under the impression Kratom gave you more energy, not induce Omphaloskepsis 

[digger70]

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I was under the impression Kratom gave you more energy, not induce Omphaloskepsis 

That depends on how much one ingests.Same as any other drug. 

Moderation is the word.

[xtrnuno41]

I red up to 5 gram, it will boost and above that, you better find a hangmat.

But depends on personal factors, i guess. 

I drink whiskey and have no problem, but i drink 2 glasses of champagne and i can easily getting tipsy.

Same as a glass of beer can make you instantly drunk.  

[Dumbfounded]

6 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

Same as a glass of beer can make you instantly drunk. 

I wish