Is Thailand creating a Cannabis tourism empire?

[daveAustin]

Forget the 0.2%. Authorities know what’ll happen. It’ll bring them in and also ween/deflect the nut jobs off that other garbage. 

[GeorgeCross]

4 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

Forget the 0.2%. Authorities know what’ll happen. It’ll bring them in and also ween/deflect the nut jobs off that other garbage. 

already weened my off the alcohol and i feel ten times better..

 

going to the gym in a bit, first time in years ????

 

 

[KhunLA]

32 minutes ago, FriendlyFarang said:

Why would anybody come to Thailand for cannabis with less than 0.2% THC?

The buds I see being advertised at the 'smoke cafes' certainly aren't the .2% version.

BUT ... outrageously priced also. 

 

Again, Thailand 'tourism Empire' seems to be just a continuation of their imaginary self.

Thailand being one of the last places, I would visit as a regular tourist, for any reason.

[JonnyF]

34 minutes ago, FriendlyFarang said:

Why would anybody come to Thailand for cannabis with less than 0.2% THC?

For gods sake, could the mods post a sticky or whatever it is to clarify that the 0.2% applies only to extract.

 

Buds are not extract. Ergo, the 0.2% does not apply to bud.

 

https://lagunatreatment.com/drug-abuse/marijuana/buds-versus-extract/

 

[KhunLA]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Or deter them !! 

It will be the same as every other 'vice' people prefer to indulge in or avoid.   Sextourist will go where it's offered, others, won't even notice it exists, with few exceptions.  If not looking for it, you probably won't find or be exposed to it.   Nobody drags people off the street and forces them to P4P, drink alcohol, and now, smoke ganga.

 

Same as the party, alcohol crowd, if wanting you'll find, if not, you won't notice.

 

Ganga will be no different.  Just another silly thing for the TAT to advertise to entice as many as possible to visit TH.   It's their job, and apparently, they are pretty good at it.  Shy of 40 mill in 2019.

 

Nobody avoids the museums in Amsterdam (excellent BTW), because of the ladies behind the glass or the 'tea shops'.  

 

Many, most will walk by, out of curiosity maybe and think, "that's it, that's a tourist attraction, wow, some people are just plain stupid, who would bother".

 

Sort of fits with my opinion of 90% of the 'tourist attractions' in Thailand; overprice Nat. Park, or another Wat.  Only reason to go near either, is there may be some good food vendors about.

 

OK, saw that, did that, don't need the t-shirt, lets go get some coffee & cheesecake. I'll pick next time...dumbass

[fondue zoo]

There are already those whose titties are getting twisted, that guy from the Department of Thai Traditional Medicine is already preparing to have the flowers classed as a "controlled herb".

 

The clamping is coming...

 

[JohnHans]

Thailand's bid to attract quality "high quality, high spender tourists" or is it simply "high tourists"?

But joking aside it's all good.

Even my Niece said she might visit and she hasn't visited in 20 years because she said she hates flying. 

[wombat]

Golly gosh gee wiz..

Don't you think the govt giving away 1 million plants is a tell?

With the clincher being able to buy a headed plant for 1500 baht?

[GeorgeCross]

5 minutes ago, wombat said:

Golly gosh gee wiz..

Don't you think the govt giving away 1 million plants is a tell?

With the clincher being able to buy a headed plant for 1500 baht?

this is why they cannot just ban flowers.. cut them off that monster and what's left? the pot?

 

(no pun intended ????)

 

 

[KhunLA]

If they allow us to sell it, I may become a farmer.  Hell of a profit margin.  Beats trying to make money selling green & red peppers, broccoli or asparagus here ????

 

Then I'll crying ...

.... "Pain and blisters on my mind and hands
I work all day making up nickel bags"

 

Besides fruit bearing plants, what we plan on planting now, as damn expensive at the market.  Actually just to eat ourselves.  Not expecting much of a surplus.

 

Good Bye ... 'Hotel California' ... ????

 

 

[FriendlyFarang]

49 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

For gods sake, could the mods post a sticky or whatever it is to clarify that the 0.2% applies only to extract.

 

Buds are not extract. Ergo, the 0.2% does not apply to bud.

 

https://lagunatreatment.com/drug-abuse/marijuana/buds-versus-extract/

 

I understand the difference, but where does it say that buds with more than 0.2% THC are legal?

 

 

For example in this article: https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40015370

Quote

It is currently legal in Thailand for registered companies to sell cannabis products with less than 0.2 per cent tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana that gets people “high”.

A bud would also be a product, so selling buds with more than 0.2% THC would be illegal.

[Wuvu2]

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

It might help to attract an extra 10,000 tourists a month. Maybe. And let us not forget, these tourists that it attracts are the polar opposite of the type of tourist that they have been wanting to attract. A form of surrender? 

Well, the "tourists that they have been wanting to attract" are people from India. So far I've seen more single Indian male travelers than Indian families. I don't agree that "weed tourists" are their polar opposite, nor that "weed tourists" would spend less which is of course what the tourism sector really needs. 

 

It's silly to project that everyone that enjoys alcohol is a derelict alcoholic. Likewise, weed smokers come from all walks of life, and not everyone that smokes weed is a lazy hippie ???? 

[BritManToo]

Just now, FriendlyFarang said:

I understand the difference, but where does it say that buds with more than 0.2% THC are legal?

 

[Tarteso]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

I am perplexed if they are coming to Thailand simply for cannabis!

..And Temples.????

[Wuvu2]

The weed tourism market is just a small fraction of the potential benefit.

 

Thailand's low cost of labor, land values, and lack of government taxation could set Thailand with one of the lowest cost of weed production in the world. Growing weed is no more labor intensive than growing rice, and export value would be thousands of dollars per kilo vs about a dollar for rice. The demand will grow as laws are eased globally. Add in the export of Marijuana infused foods, drinks, and oils and it'll start to add up to some real money ????

 

 

[SiSePuede419]

2 hours ago, stoner said:

the vast majority of the weed grown here is garbage. only a few sources of quality. other than that its imported. 

Back in 20 years ago, a tourist told me about a small village in the Northeast where they sold "Thai stick".  I was leaving the next day, so never got to go there.

 

Now, I'm too scared to even think about it.  Watched that movie about a guy who gets caught with drugs.  No parole for drug offenses, they said in the movie.

 

You get less time for murdering your wife in Thailand. ????

 

Besides, we get Purple Thai in a strain called "Flo" in America.  My #1 favorite.  Maui Wowie is #2.  #3 is Chocolate Thai, which used to be the original Thai stick.  

 

Why the hell would I need to come to Thailand to smoke Ditch weed? ????

 

 

[charmonman]

2 hours ago, stoner said:

the vast majority of the weed grown here is garbage. only a few sources of quality. other than that its imported. 

I'm sure you're right but there was a time when Thai weed was considered to be among the best. I remember Thai Stick from high school in the 1970s.

[stoner]

3 minutes ago, charmonman said:

I'm sure you're right but there was a time when Thai weed was considered to be among the best. I remember Thai Stick from high school in the 1970s.

is was the same garbage back then as it is now. the whole thai stick thing is just silly now. 

 

difference being is back then all weed sucked. 

[LomSak27]

After all the glad handing, PR pumping, happy TAT press releases, they know it is real bad.  The only solution; legalize marijuana and let those hopheads, uh er, Quality Tourists, in. Until the Chinese return that is.
 

Behold an Anutin Quality Tourist.  Woohoo!

[HaoleBoy]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7098613/

 

pain is the main reason for medicinal cannabis use, information from dispensary websites has the potential to shape the attitude of pain patients towards cannabis. This is relevant because cannabis has demonstrated efficacy in neuropathic pain with low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrations (< 5–10%), in contrast to potent cannabis (>15% THC), which is highly rewarded in the recreational realm

 

So it seems in the US, across the states that allow medicinal and recreational marijuana, use "low THC" levels are between 5-10%.   This is a far cry from Thailand's 0.2% THC maximum allowed level.

 

[stoner]

2 hours ago, stoner said:

sugar leaves are very valuable

the reactions to my post clearly showing a lack of education. play on players. 

[CraigInBangkok]

13 minutes ago, HaoleBoy said:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7098613/

 

pain is the main reason for medicinal cannabis use, information from dispensary websites has the potential to shape the attitude of pain patients towards cannabis. This is relevant because cannabis has demonstrated efficacy in neuropathic pain with low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrations (< 5–10%), in contrast to potent cannabis (>15% THC), which is highly rewarded in the recreational realm

 

So it seems in the US, across the states that allow medicinal and recreational marijuana, use "low THC" levels are between 5-10%.   This is a far cry from Thailand's 0.2% THC maximum allowed level.

 

jesus! are we still banging on about .2% .... EXTRACTS only are below .2% thc

[Burma Bill]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

South-East Asia, a region normally known for its stringent drug laws.

For reference, Cambodia is no exception. 

[PoorSucker]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

This is a true story , A Thai friend who owes me big chunk of money want to pay me in kind with 3 kg marijuana leaves he cultivated in his house, any ideas what to do with such offer?...

Smoke it? 

[BritManToo]

11 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

For reference, Cambodia is no exception. 

Cambodia, weed available everywhere for $10 a bag.

Instructions, don't smoke in a public place and you'll be OK.

My hotel even had a smoking pavilion by the pool for pot heads to smoke all day.

[Excel]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Cambodia, weed available everywhere for $10 a bag.

Instructions, don't smoke in a public place and you'll be OK.

My hotel even had a smoking pavilion by the pool for pot heads to smoke all day.

Well that seems rather civilised. If you want to partake you can do so in an area with adequate signage warning those that do not wish to smoke or smell it.  But tell me did you notice friends in Cambodia smoking it from a Shisha ?

[Burma Bill]

12 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Cambodia, weed available everywhere for $10 a bag.

Instructions, don't smoke in a public place and you'll be OK.

My hotel even had a smoking pavilion by the pool for pot heads to smoke all day.

With respect, yes indeed once inside Cambodia, but try and cross legally through Immigration and Customs - a different story!! To be honest, I have no interest whatsoever in any drug, being a retired Forensic Expert who used to test for Cannabis leading to offenders being prosecuted. With colleagues, we took turns on the "Cannabis Rota"!

[Excel]

You would need an Emperor for that, Thailand is a Kingdom

[Destiny1990]

I doubt if immigration can even handle more tourists just nowadays to extend a tourist visum already takes several hours.

[Seppius]

I wonder what Thaksin Shinawatra thinks of all this? In his day you could not even whisper the word cannabis without fear of getting arrested