BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health’s narcotics control committee has approved the removal of cannabis from the list of narcotics list.

 

The panel meeting, chaired by Public Health Ministry deputy permanent secretary Dr. Thongchai Keeratihatthayakon, agreed to remove marijuana from the Category 5 narcotics list.

 

The draft will be submitted to the Narcotics Control Board (NCB) for consideration during their next meeting on January 25, which will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam. If approved, the draft will be signed into law by the minister of public health and published in the Royal Gazette for promulgation.

 

The announcement is expected to remove cannabis from the list of drugs, except for extracts containing more than 0.2 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The legal exception will only apply to cannabis grown in the country.

 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) secretary-general Dr. Paisal Dankhum stated that the FDA will establish regulations to manage cannabis plants. Additional measures, similar to those used to regulate the use of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages, are expected to be authorized to restrict the use of cannabis and its extracts in the future.

 

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So they are only legalizing stuff so weak  you can't get stoned?

So if sex doesn't work anymore, they'll got for the druggy tourist traffic... 

 

Cheech and Chong are being reborn..

 

 

31 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

So they are only legalizing stuff so weak  you can't get stoned?

I read "extracts containing more than .2 percent" to mean oils, and the various heavy duty pot extracts like butane hash oil, shatter, tinctures ect which they probably want to control. Fingers crossed that good old natural buds are going to be allowed ????

 

41 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The announcement is expected to remove cannabis from the list of drugs, except for extracts containing more than 0.2 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The legal exception will only apply to cannabis grown in the country.

 

Some of the super skunk grown these days is far from natural, far from fun and far from benign. I long for the pre genetically modified, pre phonic, pre industrial days....

14 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

So they are only legalizing stuff so weak  you can't get stoned?

Just as well, we have enough issues with DUI's... we don't need stoned drivers too.

It's about time!

 

Thailand should capitalize on this and open coffee shops, like in Amsterdam. Would be great for tourism.

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Just as well, we have enough issues with DUI's... we don't need stoned drivers too.

If legislation  was based on worse case scenarios we would not allow cars! Anyway research  indicates 'stoned' drivers are more careful  and cautious than other drivers.

2 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

If legislation  was based on worse case scenarios we would not allow cars! Anyway research  indicates 'stoned' drivers are more careful  and cautious than other drivers.

Link please....?

5 minutes ago, transam said:

Link please....?

https://ftp.iza.org/dp6112.pdf University of Colorado Denver paper showing a 9% decrease in traffic fatalities post legalisation.

Let people do what they want if it doesn't harm others. 

5 minutes ago, bkk_bwana said:

https://ftp.iza.org/dp6112.pdf University of Colorado Denver paper showing a 9% decrease in traffic fatalities post legalisation.

I prefer my link......????

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-16961112

I'm anything but an expert on cannabis, can someone tell me whether weed normally contains "more than 0.2 percent tetrahydrocannabinol"?

 

P.S. Just googled some data, it seems recreational weed usually contains over 5%. So there we go again. Cannabis gets legalised provided it contains no drug. Another move to confuse people and get them into trouble?

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

we don't need stoned drivers too.

Fasten your seat belts, because you're about to have lots of 'em...

20 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

If legislation  was based on worse case scenarios we would not allow cars! Anyway research  indicates 'stoned' drivers are more careful  and cautious than other drivers.

That doesn't console me very much...

2 minutes ago, JackGats said:

I'm anything but an expert on cannabis, can someone tell me whether weed normally contains "more than 0.2 percent tetrahydrocannabinol"?

Yes, that 0.2% stuff is hemp. It's basically not psychoactive at all. THC levels for pot that "works" is anywhere from 3% to near 30%. The Thai Stick of the good old days was probably somewhere around 10%-15%. The uber-potent indoor stuff that gets sold in the pot stores in the US is often around 25% (or is claimed to be, at least).

2 hours ago, brucegoniners said:

It's about time!

 

Thailand should capitalize on this and open coffee shops, like in Amsterdam. Would be great for tourism.

I'm guessing the greatest economic potential for the country as a whole is the export market, probably more for for processed extracts than buds. Electricity in Thailand is too expensive to be globally competitive in the indoor grows, but there sure is plenty of sunlight ????

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2 hours ago, brucegoniners said:

Thailand should capitalize on this and open coffee shops, like in Amsterdam. Would be great for tourism.

Meh.

 

Amsterdam is said to be considering closing coffee shops, or relocating them, or restricting them only for citizens.

 

Same-same red-light shops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Just as well, we have enough issues with DUI's... we don't need stoned drivers too.

They'd be difficult to distinguish from the 20% of Thai drivers who drive slow and erratically anyway.  Either that or 20% of Thai drivers drive stoned right now.
Pulls out from the left, places two tires on the shoulder and two tires on the lane and drives 20 kph for 2 kilometers before pulling out and pushing passing cars out of the lane. 
So 20% goes to 30%.  Same same.

54 minutes ago, PadPrikKhing said:

Yes, that 0.2% stuff is hemp. It's basically not psychoactive at all. THC levels for pot that "works" is anywhere from 3% to near 30%. The Thai Stick of the good old days was probably somewhere around 10%-15%. The uber-potent indoor stuff that gets sold in the pot stores in the US is often around 25% (or is claimed to be, at least).

However - when people begin to grow their six plants per household, and I assume most will, then it will be next to impossible to enforce a .3% THC limit.  Is some government official going to walk around house to house testing THC levels in plants?  No.  This essentially decriminalizes possession and use.
Like Kratom, we'll grow some plants for personal use once it's legalized. 

54 minutes ago, Wuvu2 said:

I'm guessing the greatest economic potential for the country as a whole is the export market, probably more for for processed extracts than buds. Electricity in Thailand is too expensive to be globally competitive in the indoor grows, but there sure is plenty of sunlight ????

Just like the "Good Old Days" of Thai Stick.
My interest is pretty limited.  It's effective for insomnia and I've had problems with insomnia for years.  Benzo's are effective too but long-term dangerous.  Pot?  A couple of tokes before bed and Bob's your uncle.  It may make my new hobby of guitar playing more interesting too. 
Like someone else said, "Drunk Thais end up in brawls with machetes; stoned Thais end up forming a band."

19 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Some of the super skunk grown these days is far from natural, far from fun and far from benign. I long for the pre genetically modified, pre phonic, pre industrial days....

Buddha Sticks on every coffee table....................Laotian Flower Tops or red rock for the hard corps stoners..................of course that was back in the 70's....................

3 hours ago, brucegoniners said:

It's about time!

 

Thailand should capitalize on this and open coffee shops, like in Amsterdam. Would be great for tourism.

What tourism?

1 hour ago, TunnelRat69 said:

Buddha Sticks on every coffee table....................Laotian Flower Tops or red rock for the hard corps stoners..................of course that was back in the 70's....................

Led lock? Itchy horse?

3 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

If legislation  was based on worse case scenarios we would not allow cars! Anyway research  indicates 'stoned' drivers are more careful  and cautious than other drivers.

True, and such work was done years ago, over and over and over because prejudiced authorities could not accept the findings.

 

In truth, most stoners avoid driving at all when stoned; it's a downer and requires too much concentration and attention.

 

 

It's a start. At least now it won't result in criminal prosecution (presumably). I certainly don't see this ever creating a stampede of tourist (why fly 1000s of kilometers when you can walk to the local dispensary), nor a viable legal export business (way too many hurdles). If THA was smart they would focus on the sales tax revenue that could be generated selling recreational (and not just medical) weed.

On 1/21/2022 at 4:23 PM, snoop1130 said:

The legal exception will only apply to cannabis grown in the country.

Not sure I understand this. It's not a dangerous drug unless it's imported?

21 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

If legislation  was based on worse case scenarios we would not allow cars! Anyway research  indicates 'stoned' drivers are more careful  and cautious than other drivers.

I just found a link to that line, and would like to present the full details.....

 In one test, volunteers were given either marijuana, alcohol or both and then used a driving simulator. The researchers found that the stoned drivers were actually more cautious, exhibiting “reduced mean speeds, increased time driving below the speed limit and increased following distance during a car following task”, although they did find it more difficult to maintain position within a lane.

 

So we are actually comparing to drivers who are drunk or drunk and stoned!

21 hours ago, PadPrikKhing said:

Yes, that 0.2% stuff is hemp. It's basically not psychoactive at all. THC levels for pot that "works" is anywhere from 3% to near 30%. The Thai Stick of the good old days was probably somewhere around 10%-15%. The uber-potent indoor stuff that gets sold in the pot stores in the US is often around 25% (or is claimed to be, at least).

Any idea what strength that Cambodian brick weed is?

I'm told 'by a friend' that that's all that seems to be easily available at the moment.

My friend needs something stronger but not too strong, maybe Thai stick strength.