Thai concertgoer, 56, arrested for reportedly possessing and carrying cannabis plant at Pattaya Music Festival

[webfact]

 

By Nop Meechukhun

 

Pattaya – A 56-year-old Thai national was arrested at the Pattaya Music Festival 2021 in the early hours of this morning, November 7th, for reportedly carrying an entire cannabis plant to the concert near Pattaya beach.

 

The plant was reportedly found explicitly inside a pickup truck with a Bangkok license plate while provincial police officials were patrolling around the concert area.

 

Car owner Somboon Sachan came back to his vehicle after the end of the concert at around 1:30 AM. on Sunday to find a group of officials surrounding his truck, waiting for him.

 

Somboon allegedly admitted to being the illegal plant owner and said that he was a Carabao fan and was going to meet and give the plant to another fan. He claimed that he was not planning to smoke the plant at the concert.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2021/11/07/thai-concertgoer-56-arrested-for-reportedly-possessing-and-carrying-cannabis-plant-at-pattaya-music-festival/

 

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[RichardColeman]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Somboon allegedly admitted to being the illegal plant owner and said that he was a Carabao fan and was going to meet and give the plant to another fan. He claimed that he was not planning to smoke the plant at the concert.

Outstanding stupidity to claim not to be a smoker but a supplier 

[AwwYesNice1]

21 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Outstanding stupidity to claim not to be a smoker but a supplier 

 

It's an immature plant that has 0 bud on it, where is the law where they can lay marijuana leafs on tea cup and then no legally possess a non budding plant?

[Darksidedude]

As you do ha ha

[tonray]

Kratom leaves now avalable in the produce section of Big-C......Big-C !

[wombat]

38 minutes ago, tonray said:

Kratom leaves now avalable in the produce section of Big-C......Big-C !

So what?

Genesis 1:29 meets Buddhism...up to you.

[wombat]

Meanwhile...down the road...

[hotchilli]

It's all a misunderstanding, the rules say no mass gathering  but you can bring a friend.

[Edwin Cameron]

Let the poor fool go, he obviously is a couple of bottles short of a six pack, you have to look at the plant, 1-2 foot and looks like it's just got out of a nursery concentration camp,might be worth 20 bht. if that, really have to laugh at Thai officialdom for wasting time, should have just been taken and destroyed no fuss no fanfare. 

[PETERTHEEATER]

Do they not understand that this was a helpful citizen's contribution to Thailands bid to become a hub for herbal medicines?

[PoorSucker]

12 hours ago, tonray said:

Kratom leaves now avalable in the produce section of Big-C......Big-C !

Which one?

[tonray]

24 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

Which one?

Bang Yai Big-C Supercenter next door to Central Westgate in Nonthaburi. 

[jacko45k]

9 hours ago, tonray said:

Bang Yai Big-C Supercenter next door to Central Westgate in Nonthaburi. 

This is the Pattaya Forum. 

[tonray]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

This is the Pattaya Forum. 

Good...thanks for the info, sport.

[elgenon]

Many people have "comfort pets" maybe this is a "comfort plant".  Thai police need to be sensitive to the guy's mental health needs.