Thai media report nine hospital visits after people "smoked ganja, had it in som tam and cookies"

[CraigInBangkok]

The ammount of utter nonsense I have read from all the "never used the stuff" experts is just getting silly now. The country is nt going down the drain because of pot, there are other reasons for that. Oh and the article  "first 11 days since legalization of marijuana nine people had been treated at three Bangkok hospitals after smoking weed" Not bad at all i'd say, only nine people threw a whitey. Would have loved to have seen these figures (and arrest figures) if it had been alcohol made legal on the 9th.

Edited June 23, 2022 by CraigInBangkok

[Millcx]

Did they have Monkeypox ???

[ThaiFelix]

59 minutes ago, Muzzique said:

Put too much Ganja in a cake or Som Tam and you can kill someone.

Absolute rubbish.  There is no known case worldwide of anybody dying of an overdose of ganga.

[Robert Tyrrell]

Hello,

 

WOW !!! 9 Hospital visits for weed , Not bad considering Thailand’s population is over 70 Million !! ???? 

Now how many hospital visit were there for Alcohol related incidents ? How many for Automobile and Motorcycle Accidents and Fatalities !!?? 
COME ON !! STOP !! MAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF NOTHING !! 

[vandeventer]

3 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Weed causes increased paranoia and heart rate increase that mix, may be the reason for some of these cases.

 

Also it puts you in the twilight zone. A area many have never gone before. Remember too much of anything will send you to the hospital even sex.

[EVENKEEL]

Listen to Joe Rogan about edibles and ability to talk to dolphins.

 On a serious note, I did too much oil one night and it was a very bad night. I can relate to the dolphin routine.

Edited June 23, 2022 by EVENKEEL

[sambum]

3 hours ago, jvs said:

Weed cooked in soups or used raw in Som tam can not get you high!!!!

More bs stories.

I asked you once before if you have ever used Cannabis but you did not respond,

did you forget?

 

I don't know for certain about either of the above 2 scenarios, but brownies containing "weed" certainly can, and I don't see any reason why the above should be any different! 

[JimboB4]

Oh wow TVF still has their little heads spinning over this. More Good news btw now when you buy cannabis flower from the legal shops you don’t even need a prescription anymore. Now they just give it to you without anything from the doctor. I’ve been telling you this has been in the works since 2019 TVF and now that it’s here to stay you just can’t take it you continue to post misinformation. Nobody really reads this garage anymore. 

[Bday Prang]

For some people, apparently, the slightest trace of nuts can bring on a severe reaction which can indeed be fatal, haven't noticed  any "concerned" posters on here screaming for nuts to be banned.. Maybe they would be happy with the packaging displaying the warning "may contain cannabis" obviously the usual huge green cannabis leaf isn't   clear enough

[SCOTT FITZGERSLD]

CACANABIS is still rated as DRUG A in the U.S., the highest danger level, alongside heroin and L.S.D.

in the long run, cacanabis is for losers and will result in damages to the user's life and health.

sorry to see Thailand follow any farang policy and adapts this bad drug sub-colture.

[CraigInBangkok]

Just now, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

CACANABIS is still rated as DRUG A in the U.S., the highest danger level, alongside heroin and L.S.D.

in the long run, cacanabis is for losers and will result in damages to the user's life and health.

sorry to see Thailand follow any farang policy and adapts this bad drug sub-colture.

I ve not tried CACANABIS but thanks for the warning !

 

[connda]

This is going to be the daily Guncha Fear Porn hour Thai news I see. 
There is probably a new anti-cannabis agency dedicated to making up Reefer Madness stories to spread on the Thai media daily. 

[connda]

2 hours ago, Kwaibill said:

Bunch of hooey, IMO. I smoked a lot In my youth and hung out with some folks who smoked even more. Nobody ever got ill.

It can happen, but usually due to underlying conditions. I believe the hospitalization rate in a French study of habitual users was on the order of just over one in a thousand, and more than half of those were psychiatric admissions.

If I could buy 100 baht worth at the local market I would bake some mild brownies. I have plenty of old timer aches and pains, but the odd Tramadol once in awhile keeps me mobile at about 90 baht per month.

Basically - any of us who were raised in this culture knows the stories to be pure, unadulterated bunk.

Thai agencies will be trying to out-perform themselves in making up marijuana horror stories.  Really - It's Reefer Madness 2.0 Thai Style.

Edited June 23, 2022 by connda

[JohnHans]

4 hours ago, jvs said:

Weed cooked in soups or used raw in Som tam can not get you high!!!!

More bs stories.

I asked you once before if you have ever used Cannabis but you did not respond,

did you forget?

 

Not true, digesting cannabis has a similar effect to smoking it. Smoking it gives you an almost instant effect which does not last too long and most of it literally goes up in smoke.
Digesting sativa cannabis will give you a high and may/will make you sleepy after a while.
Digesting indica cannabis will help in medical areas such as easing chronic pain etc... 

[connda]

3 hours ago, Muzzique said:

Load probably, and now the Weeds going to increase that. Put too much Ganja in a cake or Som Tam and you can kill someone.

I'm just thinking like a business person.

I sell somtum for 30 THB.  I put 500THB worth of bud in my somtum and sell it for 30THB (you're not going to sell somtum for more than 30 THB in my village) in order to attract sales.

I'm sorry - it's financial suicide.  And by the way - making people high without their consent should be criminal.

[brucegoniners]

Like everything this government does, they didn't think things through about pot legalization, which I'm totally for.

 

Their messaging has been so haphazard, nobody knows what's right and what isn't, including the police.

Very poorly rolled out.

[Bday Prang]

6 minutes ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

CACANABIS is still rated as DRUG A in the U.S., the highest danger level, alongside heroin and L.S.D.

in the long run, cacanabis is for losers and will result in damages to the user's life and health.

sorry to see Thailand follow any farang policy and adapts this bad drug sub-colture.

Get your facts right, cannabis was actually rated as a worse DRUG than heroin and L.S.D by the American authorities as it was considered to have no redeeming qualities whatsoever and thus could not be licensed even for research purposes. All for political reasons 

          This effectively denied millions people its medical benefits that have subsequently been discovered by guess what ? research by more enlightened people.   What a ridiculous state of affairs . In fact nearly as ridiculous as your badly spelt and misinformed post

Do you consider the consumption of alcohol to be a bad drug sub-culture? If not please tell us why

[SCOTT FITZGERSLD]

2 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Get your facts right, cannabis was actually rated as a worse DRUG than heroin and L.S.D by the American authorities as it was considered to have no redeeming qualities whatsoever and thus could not be licensed even for research purposes. All for political reasons 

          This effectively denied millions people its medical benefits that have subsequently been discovered by guess what ? research by more enlightened people.   What a ridiculous state of affairs . In fact nearly as ridiculous as your badly spelt and misinformed post

Do you consider the consumption of alcohol to be a bad drug sub-culture? If not please tell us why

yeehh there is allways someone reacting to any negative post about cacanabis.

it is allmost like a global cult that pushed and pushes for this cananabis, with

the same propaganda and arguments ("but why alcohols is allowed?")

the ones who will suffer are kids and youngsters that will smoke themselves to

stupidity and laziness.

as i mentioned here, cacanabic (it is not misspelled) is STILL RATED AS A-DRUG on the U.S. federal level.

and i am 100% sure that when cananabis will be fully legalised and allowed all over the U.S., it will

mark the end of USA as a leading superpower.

[Spock]

3 hours ago, Kwaibill said:

Bunch of hooey, IMO. I smoked a lot In my youth and hung out with some folks who smoked even more. Nobody ever got ill.

It can happen, but usually due to underlying conditions. I believe the hospitalization rate in a French study of habitual users was on the order of just over one in a thousand, and more than half of those were psychiatric admissions.

If I could buy 100 baht worth at the local market I would bake some mild brownies. I have plenty of old timer aches and pains, but the odd Tramadol once in awhile keeps me mobile at about 90 baht per month.

You can still buy Tramadol in Thailand? Thought it had been outlawed some year's back.

[Bday Prang]

15 minutes ago, connda said:

This is going to be the daily Guncha Fear Porn hour Thai news I see. 
There is probably a new anti-cannabis agency dedicated to making up Reefer Madness stories to spread on the Thai media daily. 

Absolutely correct, except there is nothing new about the anti cannabis lobby and they don't even make up any new "reefer madness" stories, they just repeat the same old drivel. over and over again. I don't really know many anti cannabis people but the few that I do know, all, without exception really enjoy alcohol, generally to excess, and are often proud of their intake. Furthermore anybody who they can't encourage to join them is considered a miserable party pooper

[Spock]

35 minutes ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

CACANABIS is still rated as DRUG A in the U.S., the highest danger level, alongside heroin and L.S.D.

in the long run, cacanabis is for losers and will result in damages to the user's life and health.

sorry to see Thailand follow any farang policy and adapts this bad drug sub-colture.

Shame about your username. Scott-Fitzgerald was a bit of a rager. Unfortunately alcohol not drugs brought about an early end to his life.

[LukKrueng]

4 hours ago, jvs said:

https://cannigma.com/plant/what-is-decarboxylation/

Different ways can be used to do this but this article explains it pretty good.

Good explanation. I wish more repliers would read it before making stupid arguments

[Bday Prang]

7 minutes ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

yeehh there is allways someone reacting to any negative post about cacanabis.

it is allmost like a global cult that pushed and pushes for this cananabis, with

the same propaganda and arguments ("but why alcohols is allowed?")

the ones who will suffer are kids and youngsters that will smoke themselves to

stupidity and laziness.

as i mentioned here, cacanabic (it is not misspelled) is STILL RATED AS A-DRUG on the U.S. federal level.

and i am 100% sure that when cananabis will be fully legalised and allowed all over the U.S., it will

mark the end of USA as a leading superpower.

  You are hilarious    so is it cacanabis, cacanabic,or cananabis  ( and the word you are looking for is misspelt ) ( and yes it is)  Absolute proof that you don't know what you are talking about   I suggest you jump off your bar stool and go buy a dictionary   Happy hour must have started early today 

[jvs]

36 minutes ago, JohnHans said:

Not true, digesting cannabis has a similar effect to smoking it. Smoking it gives you an almost instant effect which does not last too long and most of it literally goes up in smoke.
Digesting sativa cannabis will give you a high and may/will make you sleepy after a while.
Digesting indica cannabis will help in medical areas such as easing chronic pain etc... 

You need to do a bit more reading ,try the link i posted.

[dingdongrb]

3 hours ago, Muzzique said:

Put too much Ganja in a cake or Som Tam and you can kill someone. 

....and just how many bong hits did you have before making that post?

[CraigInBangkok]

2 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

  You are hilarious    so is it cacanabis, cacanabic,or cananabis  ( and the word you are looking for is misspelt ) ( and yes it is)  Absolute proof that you don't know what you are talking about   I suggest you jump off your bar stool and go buy a dictionary   Happy hour must have started early today 

I am still not sure if hes on a wind up or not

 

[LukKrueng]

10 minutes ago, dingdongrb said:

....and just how many bong hits did you have before making that post?

Obviously none if he thinks you can OD on cannabis...

[happydreamer]

Who goes to a hospital for smoking weed.

 

Though thinking about it...I guess it makes sense.  Most thais I've seen using any substance have no "auto-off" ability.  It's use till you pass out and sleep on the street.  

[sansaihashbars]

The person who had been smoking didn't want to give their name because they feared arrest for recreational use. 

how about feared embarrassment?

[kidneyw]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The person who had been smoking didn't want to give their name because they feared arrest for recreational use

Don't worry bud, just tell them you did not inhale.