Thai media catch up! Yes, plenty of people are going down the "non-annoying" vaping of weed route

[webfact]

Sanook Thai Caption: Vaping marijuana!?

 

Thai media have finally caught up to the fact that not everyone who uses marijuana recreationally smokes it in joints or uses a bong. 

 

There is a far more secretive and less annoying method.

 

Sanook had a caption on a picture that indicated they were a little surprised that people were vaping marijuana. 

 

Their headline said that "rich kids and civil servants" in Chiang Mai were getting into vaping weed.

 

In reality it is happening all over Thailand and has been well before the June 9th decriminalization of marijuana and hemp products. 

 

As Sanook correctly pointed out the advantage of using vaping devices to smoke THC laced fluid and oils is that there is no smell and no one will know.

 

Devices can cost around 3,000 baht. ASEAN NOW notes that they can be a lot more than that - especially fancy ones that can control temperatures and be used for smoking loose marijuana.

 

Sanook spoke to a 22 year old woman who said thjat vaping marijuana was easy to smoke and the devices were easy to carry. "We all use them" she said of her friends.

 

The batteries could be charged and the devices used for 2-3 weeks, there was no smell or annoyance to others.

 

In addition it was easier to regulate dosage rather than smoking joints or bongs that have caused some people, especially newbies, to have to seek hospital attention after overdoing it. 

 

A businessman told reporters that many civil servants were vaping because it was easier and relatively secret when done in private places because of the lack of odor.

 

But he also said that many who vape miss the "bong hit" associated with the rush from using that device or smoking joints.

 

ASEAN NOW notes that many new users of marijuana are now catching onto the use of devices previously used to smoke nicotine vapes but now for weed. 

 

In addition to devices that are used to smoke THC (tetrahyrocannabinol) oil there are also temperature regulating devices that can be used to directly smoke crushed ganja flowers or loose "brick weed".

 

These burn substances within marijuana at different temperatures and can be used to regulate the effect from a mild midday hit - possibly at work - to a more sedating effect at the end of the day before bed.

 

The residue from such vaping - called already vaped bud - can afterwards be used to infuse with butter or oils like coconut to create what is know as "cannabutter" that can be eaten. 

 

The green butter can also be made without first smoking the marijuana. 

 

The whole issue of using E-cigarettes to smoke marijuana also begs other questions as well.

 

The devices are widely available but are still banned for import and sale and ASEAN NOW have had many stories of busts over the last few years at markets and specialist shops when the authorities decided on a crackdown or the Thai press decide to "investigate". 

 

However many people in Thailand use them relatively openly to smoke nicotine instead of cigarettes as it has been viewed as far less dangerous. 

 

We have carried few if any stories of people being arrested for using e-cigarettes in Thailand though technically it might be illegal.

 

Now marijuana can be thrown into the mix, as it were, in the debate about e-cigarettes, that some Thai politicians want to see legalized, and the ongoing debate and law promulgation of weed itself. 

 

Look for many stories in the coming months where the two intertwine and become part of the new smoking culture that Thailand is finally catching up to. 

 

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[scorecard]

"... there was no smell or annoyance to others."

 

What about impairing judgement, as it relates to driving vehicles?

[JonnyF]

I'd have thought fluid and oils fall under the 'extract' laws and hence cannot be more than 0.02%?

 

Kind of weird that it's OK to vape 'Marijuana' fluids but not OK to vape normal 'nicotine' fluids.

 

I'm going to take a wild guess that nobody in government considered any of this.

[Tropicalevo]

3 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Kind of weird that it's OK to vape 'Marijuana' fluids

I was informed by a BIB that all vaping is illegal (as are shisha pipes, hookah pipes whatever). They just do not bother to do anything about it - yet.

[ezzra]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Their headline said that "rich kids and civil servants" in Chiang Mai were getting into vaping weed.

Well, do you know another way of which to enjoy this Wacky Tobaccy? yeah, you can use it as animal feed of make a soup and salads but hey, there;re a million of them now (and the rest)...

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

I'd have thought fluid and oils fall under the 'extract' laws and hence cannot be more than 0.02%?

0.2%.

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Kind of weird that it's OK to vape 'Marijuana' fluids but not OK to vape normal 'nicotine' fluids.

It's not ok to vape anything in Thailand, it's illegal, the article does not claim that vaping marijuana is permitted.

[Burma Bill]

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

It's not ok to vape anything in Thailand,

Same across the border in Cambodia - for reference (15 July 2022):

 

"As the crackdown against ‘vaping’ in Cambodia continues, Phnom Penh Police yesterday busted a distribution site for e-cigarette machines and e-cigarette juice in the capital."

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113370/phnom-penh-e-cig-pushers-busted/

 

"After a raid was conducted at three e-cigarette shops, officials from the Anti-Drug Department, confiscated 5,400 e-cigarettes and more than 12,000 cartridges"

 

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501113520/more-than-5000-e-cigarettes-confiscated-in-crackdowns/

[RichardColeman]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Their headline said that "rich kids and civil servants" in Chiang Mai were getting into vaping weed.

Interesting that they connect civil servants with rich people !!

[CLW]

My Thai friend told me only dry herb vaporiser are legal. But only them. Because other models not comply with the 0.2% extract rule and also liquid vaping law

[CraigInBangkok]

6 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

 

Kind of weird that it's OK to vape 'Marijuana' fluids but not OK to vape normal 'nicotine' fluids.

 

 

I would guess they are talking about dry flower vapes not vaping extracts

[Lemsta69]

7 hours ago, scorecard said:

"... there was no smell or annoyance to others."

 

What about impairing judgement, as it relates to driving vehicles?

get your hand off it ????

[Kinnock]

Vaping is still annoying ......

 

..... and still illegal

[scorecard]

20 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

get your hand off it ????

yawn...

[PETERTHEEATER]

Thank heavens none of the above relate to recreational use of cannabis. That would be breaking the law........????

[ifmu]

8 hours ago, scorecard said:

"... there was no smell or annoyance to others."

 

What about impairing judgement, as it relates to driving vehicles?

yup their is that ...              lesser of evils  alcohol or pot  

[Credo]

I never thought I'd live so long that I would see people claiming they were smoking (vaping) marijuana not tobacco.  

 

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

A businessman told reporters that many civil servants were vaping because it was easier and relatively secret when done in private places because of the lack of odor.

Offices should be a lot more friendly after lunchtime then?

[MarcusL]

“smoking joints or bongs that have caused some people, especially newbies, to have to seek hospital attention after overdoing it.“

 

Of course, these the same boys that smack their ladies? P-U-Ss-ays, Na? 

[Bday Prang]

On 7/15/2022 at 10:44 AM, scorecard said:

"... there was no smell or annoyance to others."

 

What about impairing judgement, as it relates to driving vehicles?

what has that got to do with the article? Nobody mentioned driving vehicles

[coolcarer]

On 7/15/2022 at 10:44 AM, scorecard said:

"... there was no smell or annoyance to others."

 

What about impairing judgement, as it relates to driving vehicles?

There just aren’t enough accidents on the road with drinking alcohol alone so add vaping pot as another hazard and Thailand will excel in its world rankings.

[scorecard]

49 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

what has that got to do with the article? Nobody mentioned driving vehicles

I did.

[RetroGTAndrew]

On 7/15/2022 at 4:44 AM, scorecard said:

"What about impairing judgement, as it relates to driving vehicles?"

It would be hard to detect any difference!

[clokwise]

I've been smoking these weed oil vape carts for a number of years, I can attest they are the very best way to smoke marijuana. No smoke, no odor, and powerful af! A one gram oil cart costs about US$40~50, and with moderate tolerance, you can smoke it once every day for 2 to 3 months - so a great deal.

 

But beware: After seeing that article in Sanook I investigated and discovered the ONLY oil carts available for sale in Thailand seem to be fake carts using extremely low-grade weed oil + chemicals that simulate the effects of marijuana but which are quite harmful. Additionally, I've personally tried a number of these and they give me massive long-lasting headaches. I have about half a dozen of these fake carts in a drawer here which I smoked once and will never touch again.

 

These fake carts are easily purchased on the dark web, and they have scratch-off QR codes and holograms on the fancy packaging in an effort to make them look the legit brands. But they aren't. There are a few tell-tale signs where you can, at a glance, know they are fake. Check out /r/fakecartridges/ on Reddit.

 

If you want legit carts, buy them yourself at a legit dispensary in the USA. Buy a spare battery while you're at it. I'm not going to get into the logistics of importing them into Thailand, but I've found it's quite simple to do so with personal quantities.

 

[stoner]

please be very careful consuming any vapes in thailand. most producers cut corners and sell a very sketchy product. 

 

vapes need to be pretty much straight distillate with some terps to generally be safe. even then your source of distillate needs to be questioned as again many producers are pumping out sketchy mid quality products. 

 

anything cut with pg and vg might not be as good or safe to consume. i think long term studies on this will show that long term use mid to heavy will have adverse effects. 

 

i'm referring to any local producers as well as many of the cali imports. people need to be informed about vaping and not just see it as a safe alternative. 

[stoner]

15 minutes ago, clokwise said:

But beware: After seeing that article in Sanook I investigated and discovered the ONLY oil carts available for sale in Thailand seem to be fake carts using extremely low-grade weed oil

you should see the oil that comes out of extracted brick weed. wow.