Islands cops and legal weed, who are they going to extortionate now ?

[questionsreplies]

when reading all the stories about unlucky young tourists caught with few grams of weed, I wonder how much money the baztords are going to miss now that weed is legal, and what is the new way to rob people on the road side ? Cops should apologize for having scared and maybe broken so many lives !

[PoorSucker]

Drunk driving. 

[khunPer]

4 hours ago, questionsreplies said:

...unlucky young tourists caught with few grams of weed...

They were not unlucky, they broke the law and they knew in advance that being involved any kind of narcotics in Thailand and South East Asia could result in huge problems.

[TTSIssues]

If reports are true, plenty of people have had weed “planted” on them during roadside checks, then had huge fines placed upon them. What about this scenario ?

[Classic Ray]

Headline - the word is extort.

[Headgame]

2 hours ago, TTSIssues said:

If reports are true, plenty of people have had weed “planted” on them during roadside checks, then had huge fines placed upon them. What about this scenario ?

The headline refers to Islands, so I'm assuming mainly talking about Phuket. After 12 years here, I don't remember ever hearing about weed being planted by cops at roadside checks. Could have happened but more urban legend, I suggest. What does happen is stupid tourists buying weed on the beach and then being ratted out by the seller to the police. That does happen. Weed has been widely available here forever, if you know where to go and who to do purchase from. In that scenario, zero issues for the buyer. Stupidity of the buyer (public use, etc) vs. scams by the cops is what results in the vast majority of arrests. here. Legal vs illegal? Well, now it's legal with lots of loopholes, hence, call it legal to smoke privately at home, generating no nuisance smoke, with no actual THC restrictions on flower or bud since they are specifically not deemed extracts in the current "law". The govt stands zero chance of putting this genie back in the bottle so for the law and order types, no longer illegal, so no more efficacy to that position. Time to move on.

[Onerak]

26 minutes ago, Headgame said:

The headline refers to Islands, so I'm assuming mainly talking about Phuket. After 12 years here, I don't remember ever hearing about weed being planted by cops at roadside checks. Could have happened but more urban legend, I suggest. What does happen is stupid tourists buying weed on the beach and then being ratted out by the seller to the police. That does happen. Weed has been widely available here forever, if you know where to go and who to do purchase from. In that scenario, zero issues for the buyer. Stupidity of the buyer (public use, etc) vs. scams by the cops is what results in the vast majority of arrests. here. Legal vs illegal? Well, now it's legal with lots of loopholes, hence, call it legal to smoke privately at home, generating no nuisance smoke, with no actual THC restrictions on flower or bud since they are specifically not deemed extracts in the current "law". The govt stands zero chance of putting this genie back in the bottle so for the law and order types, no longer illegal, so no more efficacy to that position. Time to move on.

I completely agree with your statement. I have been buying weed for almost two decades in Bangkok. Never heard of cops planting weed to make an arrest. THere were numerous occasions when they raided a bar at late night (after 2AM) and urine tested all present. 

[Old Croc]

I recall many years ago an extortionating scheme in Phuket that involved staff at gas stations putting weed inside car filler caps with the cops stopping the driver just down the street to extortionate them.

[SS1]

They will always find new ways to extort money, such as electric cigarettes (which are not even technically illegal to possess). 

I can already imagine having to explain my electric dry herb vaporizer to a cop... "I promise, it's only for weed, I wasn't intending on using nicotine!"

[Iron Tongue]

I suppose the police will what they normally do, either  demand a percentage of sales, or completely take-over the weed business.

[digger70]

10 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

Drunk driving. 

They can make Millions on the Side if they get of there butt and enforce a few traffic laws .Donations on the spot no receipt half price. ????

[Thingamabob]

7 hours ago, TTSIssues said:

If reports are true, plenty of people have had weed “planted” on them during roadside checks, then had huge fines placed upon them. What about this scenario ?

This doesn't make sense.

[nglodnig]

"Extortionate"? Wouldn't it be easier to "extort"?

[khman]

Hi, hope it's not offtopic, I might want to buy some weed in Samui (can't believe it's suddently legal even to only write this), any place within 15mins from chaweng? Thank you for your help

[khunPer]

3 hours ago, khman said:

Hi, hope it's not offtopic, I might want to buy some weed in Samui (can't believe it's suddently legal even to only write this), any place within 15mins from chaweng? Thank you for your help

Soi Green Mango and soi Sound...????

[khman]

Thanks!

Now that weed is legal, is there any cool bar that sells weed? Ideally I would occasionaly go to relax, view the sea... (btw is it legal to smoke in the bar?)

Also for buying  you are right I saw on Chaweng beach road near green mango. I also saw 2 other places... 1 shop in Tesco Lotus Chaweng food court, one in central also near the food court. I notice all those were strictly empty with no customer. I wonder why in Chaweng beach street maybe 2000 people are drinking booze but none is buying weed... Maybe too new? Maybe low quality? Maybe Thailand isn't yet a cannabis destination?

For those who ask, from what I saw prices starting at 400Bahts per gram (which is very expensive for/if low quality), but it goes 1000++ for some (I don't know much about weed)

 

PS : Can't believe we are openly talking weed on forums... 2 weeks ago it was jail, seems. Can't believe they sell it in Central...

[Hummin]

I am the only one who believe this is our of control, and not what the government opened up for? Free flow of weed to everybody sold from anyplace produced by who knows?

[Tropicalevo]

7 hours ago, khman said:

Now that weed is legal,

'Weed' is only legal for medicinal purposes and in certain forms.

It is legal to grow it and to sell it. After that, it is as clear as 'a cloud of smoke'.

It is not 'legal' to smoke weed. However, many 'experts' posting on Asean Now will say otherwise.

The powers that make up the rules are still trying to put this particular cat back in the bag.

The rules are currently 'vague' and the law is clueless.

[khunPer]

10 hours ago, khman said:

Now that weed is legal, is there any cool bar that sells weed?

Copper Pipe sells, and I notices two bars, Herb Land might be the place for you, but if you can get high enough up to fly into space, then Space Fly Bar is an option - direct link to photos hereunder...

 

 

[khunPer]

10 hours ago, khman said:

Maybe Thailand isn't yet a cannabis destination?

Cannabis is for medical purposes, recreational use is still illegal, just for your info...????

[khunPer]

On 7/8/2022 at 3:02 AM, Headgame said:

The headline refers to Islands, so I'm assuming mainly talking about Phuket. After 12 years here, I don't remember ever hearing about weed being planted by cops at roadside checks.

The opening post is in the local Samui & Phangan & Tao-forum, so I would presume it's about what is going on, on these islands... 

[Reposed]

On 7/8/2022 at 8:31 AM, Onerak said:

I completely agree with your statement. I have been buying weed for almost two decades in Bangkok. Never heard of cops planting weed to make an arrest. THere were numerous occasions when they raided a bar at late night (after 2AM) and urine tested all present. 

Well, they had better step back from me a good two meters....