Cannabis and hemp will become a top new tourism trend in Thailand and a positive soft power, Bhumjaithai MP says

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

What could possibly go wrong

Asking wealthy millionaires to take up the weed might not be a selling point.

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, Willy Wombat said:

All the high value multi millionaire tourists packing their bongs into  LV luggage as we speak .

All waiting to privately jet-in, get high, sign away 40 million baht to buy a postage sized piece of land...

[Bkk Brian]

Thailand the hub of the new “ganja yoga” health retreats..............????

[bkk6060]

Very few actually need it for medical purposes.  It is a non productive brain dead producing drug.

Rich folks aren't successful being in this state of high, unless you were one of the Beatles.  Low money Backpackers, digital nomads and skate boarder types love it.

[rumeaug]

 I work and live in Bangkok since 2012.

1. I still [and sure as hell i am not the only one] absolutely do not know what exactly the rules pertaining to consuming cannabis are, and which level of THC is actually legal.

 i also think that the politicians involved in that law have strictly no clue either and have their brushes completely tangled on the subject...

2. Ganja consumption as a tourism asset? In many European countries and others in the world , like Spain just to name one, weed is decriminalized for personal cultivation and use, and it is very easily available (many grow it in their own homes). So unless you arrive from extremely strict places where they would "Blood Eagle" you for half a spliff, people just won.t  bother to come to T. for that reason. 

About the fear of the return of Backpackers and other so-called low quality tourists and cheap charlies. Well, in case one hasn't noticed or got cryogenized for 20 years, Thailand is definitely not cheap anymore, at all, for the most part. Unless you plan to vacation in some remote place between two rice paddies....

 

[KhunLA]

3 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Very few actually need it for medical purposes.  It is a non productive brain dead producing drug.

Rich folks aren't successful being in this state of high, unless you were one of the Beatles.  Low money Backpackers, digital nomads and skate boarder types love it.

Might want to take those binders off.  As they decriminalized it for a reason - medical use.

Anxiety, stress, appetite builder for those on chemo/radiation treatments.

 

I've been smoking on / off for 5 decades, and retired quite early, not rich .. but ... Elon Musk has been a indulging for decades also ... go figure.

[StayinThailand2much]

1 hour ago, isanviking said:

like there was no cannabis in Thailand before 9 June? LOL. And I am sure most turists know that, so not much has change, expect it is legal now ????

Readily available like any other drug 20 years ago, e.g. by guys on motorbikes offering it in Pattaya, or sellers in certain parts of Bangkok, selling it semi-openly from their apartments, so, yes, nothing new here, except that it might be a tad cheaper now, and cops can't shake you down anymore...

Edited July 16, 2022 by StayinThailand2much

[sawadee1947]

Yeah, Thai Airways should start charter flights from all over the world.

Hordes of farangs expected ????

[DaiHard]

9 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Very few actually need it for medical purposes.  It is a non productive brain dead producing drug.

Rich folks aren't successful being in this state of high, unless you were one of the Beatles.  Low money Backpackers, digital nomads and skate boarder types love it.

Are you are doctor? I had awful sinus problems and I tried every pill and spray the doctors gave me but nothing worked. As a last resort I tried medical cannabis and now it's gone. Btw just about every silicon valley multi millionaire smokes it. It is known to enhance creativity.

[Excel]

Just now, DaiHard said:

Btw just about every silicon valley multi millionaire smokes it

Please provide a link to prove your statement

[Bkk Brian]

8 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Might want to take those binders off.  As they decriminalized it for a reason - medical use.

Anxiety, stress, appetite builder for those on chemo/radiation treatments.

 

I've been smoking on / off for 5 decades, and retired quite early, not rich .. but ... Elon Musk has been a indulging for decades also ... go figure.

I am sure there are medical uses and benefits for some but..................

 

Elon Musk indulging for decades? He tried it for the first time about 4 years ago. ‘I Have No Idea How To Smoke Pot’ when he did try try for the first time on a live podcast Tesla’s stocks tumbled 6 percent

 

“As anybody who watched that podcast could tell, I have no idea how to smoke pot or anything. I don’t know how to smoke anything, honestly.”

 

[shackleton]

The Royal Thai Police force will now be having Brain storming sessions 

On how to make money out of foreigners caught smoking cannabis weed ect 

[proton]

3 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

Help me break this down. Having trouble fleshing out the target demographic for cannabis tourism.

 

Digital nomads, kids traveling abroad for the first time, Full Moon party aficionados? Connoisseurs of sensual pleasures [polite euphemism for party animals]? People from European, Islamic and other countries with super strict marijuana laws? If that's who's going to ultimately be attracted to Thailand, is there any risk that tourists who aren't interested in marijuana will be alienated from coming to Thailand because of the perceived image that Thailand has become the pot-head capital of Asia?

 

In my opinion it's doubtful that millennials with young families, high-end tourists, aging baby boomers, tourists from neighboring ASEAN countries, China, India, etc. are going to be flocking to Thailand because of the legalization of marijuana. Most baby-boomers I know, even though most have done more than their fair share of smoking weed in their younger years, are far too protective of their respiratory, cardio-vascular and cognitive health to jump back heavily into that lifestyle.

 

I also don't understand how this fits in with Thailand's stated aspiration to become an attractive high-end destination, or how it will further Thailand's academic advancement, or help to improve traffic safety. Again, all of which are claimed as goals by the Thai government.

 

I frankly doubt this is going to be a positive for Thailand's overall tourism image. Once again, Thailand's almost all-male government has failed to appreciate that it is the underlying charm and warmth of the Thai people which have made Thailand the attractive destination it is renowned for being. Looking beyond the excesses of the red-light districts, it is the friendliness and openness of the Thai people which has attracted visitors from around the world.

 

Yes, nowadays, everybody has their head buried in their smart-phone, and social media has done tremendous damage to Thai society and culture, but encouraging and promoting pot smoking is not going to help reverse these already pronounced anti-social and social alienation trends.

 

Finally, it also undermines Buddhist and Islamic values, which play an important role in social and cultural cohesion and identity.

 

So, yes, I do think finding contradictions and hypocrisy here is a bit like shooting fish in a barrel.

 

Islamic values- Quran states beating your wife into submission is OK, raping your slaves is permitted as are polygamy, marrying children and killing apostates. It also states Jews and Christians are the worst of people. I don't think we should be taking much notice of  undermining Islamic 'values'

[Thingamabob]

Cannabis has always been available in Thailand, enjoyed by many both rich and less rich tourists, and by many locals. What's all the fuss about ?

[Bday Prang]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Asking wealthy millionaires to take up the weed might not be a selling point.

what are you talking about ? nobody is asking anybody to "take up the weed" you are making things up !

[Bkk Brian]

51 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

they are very annoying and and in many cases appear to be retarded. Constantly repeating their tired worn out "reefer madness" mantra to cannabis users on cannabis forums. Why don't they start their own anti-cannabis thread and leave the rest of us in peace

Don't you regard that as inflammatory to those who have different opinions from you, this thread is open to all to express their views.

[bobbin]

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

Don't you regard that as inflammatory to those who have different opinions from you, this thread is open to all to express their views.

In case you have been asleep for the last 50 years... The debate has been going on at least that long.

 

And slowly more States have realized the futility of trying to control social behavior that has as it's most significant harmful effect the possibility of arrest and even sometimes incarceration.

 

And now, in this country, the debate is over. Time for your kind, the ones completely brainwashed without ever investigating for themselves why there has been massive non-compliance, to just shut the eff up.

 

Time for you to accept the new reality, and stop making a nuisance of yourself by trolling every article that mentions cannabis. We are just laughing at you.

[internationalism]

if they cover it under "medical tourism", as it should be within law, there would be several million more coming from countries with strict laws.

Starting with Malaysians, and later on with Chinese, Korean, Japanese.

Affluent tourists, families, tour groups don't mix with each other and ganja crowds would be another niche market.

It's not only gap year students, backpackers, which would be first attracted, but all social groups.

That good popular feeling within thailand from the day ganja was legalised indicates the other asian populations attitude and it itself is large potential to tourism.

Not sure about the USA, europe, where ganja laws are liberal for many years. Still, they would also be 

coming to thailand, if prices are right - surely not yet, with prices higher than in countries with long laxed history

[Bkk Brian]

2 minutes ago, bobbin said:

In case you have been asleep for the last 50 years... The debate has been going on at least that long.

 

And slowly more States have realized the futility of trying to control social behavior that has as it's most significant harmful effect the possibility of arrest and even sometimes incarceration.

 

And now, in this country, the debate is over. Time for your kind, the ones completely brainwashed without ever investigating for themselves why there has been massive non-compliance, to just shut the eff up.

 

Time for you to accept the new reality, and stop making a nuisance of yourself by trolling every article that mentions cannabis. We are just laughing at you.

I' pretty sure the OP is:

Cannabis and hemp will become a top new tourism trend in Thailand and a positive soft power, Bhumjaithai MP says

 

With the issues surrounding that.

 

What is my kind by the way, it seems you know me and my views and even know how long I have apparently been asleep for.....

[Wuvu2]

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

The Royal Thai Police force will now be having Brain storming sessions 

On how to make money out of foreigners caught smoking cannabis weed ect 

The RTP are going to make so much money by protecting big growers and weed warehouses they really won't need to shakedown tourists - except for sport of course ????

[bobbin]

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I' pretty sure the OP is:

Cannabis and hemp will become a top new tourism trend in Thailand and a positive soft power, Bhumjaithai MP says

 

With the issues surrounding that.

 

What is my kind by the way, it seems you know me and my views and even know how long I have apparently been asleep for.....

I already described your kind in my post.

 

Read and comprehend.

 

And of course I know your views.. you won't shut up.

 

There is no negative for tourism.

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, bobbin said:

I already described your kind in my post.

 

Really, so you are accusing me of:

12 minutes ago, bobbin said:

Time for your kind, the ones completely brainwashed without ever investigating for themselves why there has been massive non-compliance, to just shut the eff up.

 

Time for you to accept the new reality, and stop making a nuisance of yourself by trolling every article that mentions cannabis. We are just laughing at you.

Yet you have no idea of my views on cannabis and I have not even posted in the cannabis section of aseannow

 

I suggest you stick to the topic and allow others to discuss it without derogatory remarks and false accusations of trolling

[Rimmer]

A couple of baiting posts have been removed

[josephbloggs]

3 hours ago, sambum said:

".............the decriminalization of cannabis and hemp will become a new tourism trend for Thailand rather than a negative soft power."

 

Next paragraph:-

"He wrote his statement online yesterday, July 14th, that marijuana will definitely become a soft power for the country"

 

Think he's been smoking it already - must be the quickest turnaraounds on record!!!

 

 

Oh dear.  You didn't read that very carefully did you.

[Bday Prang]

23 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Don't you regard that as inflammatory to those who have different opinions from you, this thread is open to all to express their views.

No I regard it as advisory, what are the anti-cannabis brigade trying to achieve  by repeating    inaccurate, misinformed and more often than not ridiculous beliefs and predictions amongst a majority pro cannanibis readership Are they trying to convert people, ? because I find that unlikely to be a very successful crusade  or is it a form of trolling

What I "advised "was for you all to  join a thread/ forum that reflects your shared ignorance, a place were "rightminded" people can share their morally superior views and vent their outrage to a readership of likeminded people and get all the "likes" you desire without smart assed replies from irritating pro cannabis types

That way the others can discuss the pertinent points of the original post without the constant whinging, irritating interuptions from people expressing their "concerns" many of which are often off topic

[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, shackleton said:

The Royal Thai Police force will now be having Brain storming sessions 

On how to make money out of foreigners caught smoking cannabis weed ect 

Yawn.

[Bkk Brian]

Just now, Bday Prang said:

No I regard it as advisory, what are the anti-cannabis brigade trying to achieve  by repeating    inaccurate, misinformed and more often than not ridiculous beliefs and predictions amongst a majority pro cannanibis readership Are they trying to convert people, ? because I find that unlikely to be a very successful crusade  or is it a form of trolling

What I "advised "was for you all to  join a thread/ forum that reflects your shared ignorance, a place were "rightminded" people can share their morally superior views and vent their outrage to a readership of likeminded people and get all the "likes" you desire without smart assed replies from irritating pro cannabis types

That way the others can discuss the pertinent points of the original post without the constant whinging, irritating interuptions from people expressing their "concerns" many of which are often off topic

Calling people retard is not an advisory just because they hold different opinions, this is about any potential or not benefits from Cannabis tourism

 

In terms of revenue there probably will be some very good opportunities but the regulations also need to be made very clear which currently they are not.

 

This is a very good and balanced article published just a couple of days ago that has some clear opportunities for cannabis revenue here in Thailand from tourists but also adds:

 

Cannabis tourism: how a new travel trend is taking off

 

Risks for tourists

However, few countries have clarified the legality of cannabis use by tourists with legislation directed at recreational use by residents. This means tourists risk breaking the law unintentionally, by interacting with street dealers and police as well as the health implications of consuming real and fake drugs.

https://theconversation.com/cannabis-tourism-how-a-new-travel-trend-is-taking-off-184293

 

[earlinclaifornia]

Thailand has made a major choice turning back Draconian laws. Give the people who made this choice the credit to change and not fear.. Watching from a Californian, the evolvement sure went quickly. I believe some will be helped financially and that has to be good for the poverty here.

[DjSilver]

Thailand only want potheads ????????????

[Bday Prang]

48 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Calling people retard is not an advisory just because they hold different opinions, this is about any potential or not benefits from Cannabis tourism

 

In terms of revenue there probably will be some very good opportunities but the regulations also need to be made very clear which currently they are not.

 

This is a very good and balanced article published just a couple of days ago that has some clear opportunities for cannabis revenue here in Thailand from tourists but also adds:

 

Cannabis tourism: how a new travel trend is taking off

 

Risks for tourists

However, few countries have clarified the legality of cannabis use by tourists with legislation directed at recreational use by residents. This means tourists risk breaking the law unintentionally, by interacting with street dealers and police as well as the health implications of consuming real and fake drugs.

https://theconversation.com/cannabis-tourism-how-a-new-travel-trend-is-taking-off-184293

 

Not a bad artice, i was somewhat surprised at this bit  " While cannabis-related travellers are believed to be high spending and well educated"  Not really agreeing with the views of the TVF  illuminati,