Popular Post webfact Posted March 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2022 Picture: Thai Rath It would have been something unthinkable a few years ago. The justice minister promoting the growing sale and export of kratom, a mild narcotic used to make tea. In fact he was busy locking people up for it in their thousands. Now Somsak Thepsuthin has released many of these people and is expounding the economic value of the plant he previously demonized. Yesterday Somsak and ministerial aides were at the Narcotics Control Board in Din Daeng, Bangkok, promoting a series of seminars and symposiums that are to be held over the coming months in Songkhla, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Phatthalung and Surat Thani. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe It's something that people have been waiting for for 78 years, reported Thai Rath. It was noted that the crop can become a multi billion baht industry. A famous songwriter set to perform at the seminars has even written a song called "The Day We've been Waiting For" - "Wan Thee Ror Khoi". Aetna Platinum+ Light on premium, great on coverage -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-03-11 - Aetna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keith101 Posted March 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2022 OMG these Thai really like to dream big dont they . 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted March 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, webfact said: It was noted that the crop can become a multi billion baht industry Just billion?? I thought the lowest bar for any Thailand projection start from Trillions! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) There may be some road bumps along the way to this latest money making wheeze https://www.statnews.com/2021/08/23/fdas-kratom-ban-would-harm-the-public-and-damage-the-agencys-credibility/ Edited March 11, 2022 by Bluespunk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Pot shops in my home state of Oregon had signs indicating they also had kratom for sale, and that was during my last visit 3 1/2 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Kratom is still illegal to posses in many of the US states as well as other countries, yet some States county by county have different rules, however the Feds have not been able to make it a Schedule 1 drug and so according to US law it is legal. Many countries have allowed its use while others still do not. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Because kratom is unregulated in many countries, export is a possibility. In the U.S. kratom remains legal at the federal level, but is really regulated at the state level. I think it's legal-ish in most states. It's pedaled by the vitamin squads, in powdered capsule format mostly. They'll have to jump through a fair amount of hoops first though. Cannabis remains highly regulated, where legal, and illegal elsewhere, so no export possibilities, except at hempish levels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Thank god I bought a dozen trees 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmcc6 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 i have gone all over the net to learn how to make tea .Nothing Tried chewing it still nothing. For sale now at many intersections at 50 baht for around 15 leaves. Enough for tea. I sun dried it for two days then put it through A blender. instructions say many things but most say do not boil it just let it steep in hot water. for me No reaction. I was looking to help relax before sleep. But... Nothing?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docno Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore | News (cnb.gov.sg) Well, I guess I'll be seeing more stories like these... and possibly 5 strokes of the cane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vandeventer Posted March 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2022 4 hours ago, keith101 said: OMG these Thai really like to dream big dont they . Kratom sounds really good if you don't mind any of the following. Glatter says side effects of kratom include seizures, dangerously high blood pressure, damage to liver and kidneys, swelling of the brain, breathing problems, and cardiac arrest I guess it's ok as long as you export it??? Also the swelling of the brain may be good for some people. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted March 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2022 5 hours ago, webfact said: In fact he was busy locking people up for it in their thousands. Now Somsak Thepsuthin has released many of these people and is expounding the economic value of the plant he previously demonized. How things change when money is needed. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted March 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, johnmcc6 said: i have gone all over the net to learn how to make tea .Nothing Tried chewing it still nothing. For sale now at many intersections at 50 baht for around 15 leaves. Enough for tea. I sun dried it for two days then put it through A blender. instructions say many things but most say do not boil it just let it steep in hot water. for me No reaction. I was looking to help relax before sleep. But... Nothing?? Try Jameson... works for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I'm still waiting to make my fortune from the US allowing the sale of Mary Jane in public shops and the legalization of that lucrative weed. Good luck with 'kartom'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 If you read about why Thailand forbid kratom, you think otherwise. Only for money, it affected the opium business in Thailand, thats why. You can read it in Wikipedia You can read only 9 countries forbid kratom, now 8 as Thailand starts kratom business. Even Indonesia (a moslim country !) is trading in kratom ! They have lots of kratom trees over there. Now Thailand wants to invest, of course too late again. However there are already Thai making good profits with kratom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk Langeweg Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Bought some Kratom powder at Shopee, put it in capsules and have 3 a day. I love it ... helps good to stay focussed. Not that I that always want of course ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 18 minutes ago, Henk Langeweg said: Bought some Kratom powder at Shopee, put it in capsules and have 3 a day. I love it ... helps good to stay focussed. Not that I that always want of course ... They say up to 5 grams you will stay focused and more then the focus will slip away. Up to you what you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogmatix Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 59 minutes ago, vandeventer said: Kratom sounds really good if you don't mind any of the following. Glatter says side effects of kratom include seizures, dangerously high blood pressure, damage to liver and kidneys, swelling of the brain, breathing problems, and cardiac arrest I guess it's ok as long as you export it??? Also the swelling of the brain may be good for some people. Deaths from kratom use can always be blamed on COVID or dengue fever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk Langeweg Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 11 minutes ago, xtrnuno41 said: They say up to 5 grams you will stay focused and more then the focus will slip away. Up to you what you want 3 Capsules taken in one time is only 1.35gr, including the 'weight' of the capsules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketDog Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, johnmcc6 said: i have gone all over the net to learn how to make tea .Nothing Tried chewing it still nothing. For sale now at many intersections at 50 baht for around 15 leaves. Enough for tea. I sun dried it for two days then put it through A blender. instructions say many things but most say do not boil it just let it steep in hot water. for me No reaction. I was looking to help relax before sleep. But... Nothing?? I got a very mild euphoric/stimulated effect about ten minutes after chewing two green leaves. leaves. Lasted maybe an hour. I chewed four green leaves on another occasion and got the same very mild effect, not stronger. I tried tea with dried leaves with no effect at all. In any case a few sips of coffee and half a beer have the same effect on me but for longer. Some locals say it should be steeped like sun tea from dried leaves. If it works for anyone then go for it. Me? I won't bother spending any more time or money on it. As for it turning into a major export item that seems very unlikely to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, AgMech Cowboy said: I'm still waiting to make my fortune from the US allowing the sale of Mary Jane in public shops and the legalization of that lucrative weed. Good luck with 'kartom'. And Kratom too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Just another manipulated twist in the highly fabricated and imposed upon War On Some Substances. Like most everything that is absorbed forced on - repeated often and loud enough, it all becomes real and true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzique Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I checked with my supplier... He has no Kratom.. DAMN... and I really need a mild sedative fix right now.. Have to go back to hot Cocoa and a biscuit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 ???? Money talks next Gambling! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Wife's Son boiled hell out of it for an hour, drank 3 glasses every night for 3 weeks, terribly bitter but no reaction. Bring on the cannabis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David T Pike Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, johnmcc6 said: i have gone all over the net to learn how to make tea .Nothing Tried chewing it still nothing. For sale now at many intersections at 50 baht for around 15 leaves. Enough for tea. I sun dried it for two days then put it through A blender. instructions say many things but most say do not boil it just let it steep in hot water. for me No reaction. I was looking to help relax before sleep. But... Nothing?? Check this out Bruh! ???? https://superspeciosa.com/kratom/tea/ click on "watch on you tube" Edited March 11, 2022 by David T Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeItHot Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Every time I grow two leaves some bugs come eat them. What can I use for a pesticide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboB4 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 This stuff is the cure of the opioid epidemic clearly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, RandiRona said: Just billion?? I thought the lowest bar for any Thailand projection start from Trillions! Its a misprint, it should read multi billion baht per hour. Edited March 11, 2022 by ThaiFelix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Pie 47 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 7 hours ago, arick said: Thank god I bought a dozen trees Yes and I bought an ice maker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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