General Election turns into a referendum on Pot as Chuwit calls on the public to kick out Bhumjaithai

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Whistleblower extraordinaire Chuwit Kamolvisit has thrown down the gauntlet in an all-out attack on the Bhumjaithai Party and its leader Anutin Charnvirakul. He has called on the public to treat the May election as a referendum on pot as other parties including Pheu Thai Party and presumed PM nominee Paetongtarn Shinawatra smell blood over the Bhumjaithai Party’s and Anutin’s controversial push to decriminalise cannabis or marijuana which is fast rising to the top of the General Election agenda together with corruption and the economy.

 

 

by Joseph O' Connor

Cannabis policy is turning into an electoral nightmare for the Bhumjaithai Party with growing public opposition to the recreational free for all and the easy access to it being seen throughout the country, something that is now being plugged into by opposition parties and activist firebrand Chuwit Kamolvisit.

 

This opposition is being bolstered by growing and highly credible medical evidence suggesting both mental and physical health problems of a serious nature are linked to the regular use of cannabis. In November, an authoritative Lancet published study showed firm evidence of mental health deterioration linked with pot use across all age groups but particularly among young adults while just this week a huge study in California compared the use of pot to using tobacco with both activities causing inflammation and impacting the body’s cardiovascular system.

Chuwit Kamolvisit has thrown down the gauntlet to the Bhumjaithai Party and called for the May General Election to become a referendum on the widespread recreational use of cannabis or marijuana in the kingdom. He said he would declare victory in his challenge if the Bhumjaithai Party was kicked out of government after the poll. It comes after Pheu Thai Party’s potential nominee for prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra told a bigger-than-expected crowd in the Bhumjaithai Party’s heartland of Buriram on Sunday that a vote for her party was a vote for sweeping the province clean of all narcotics including cannabis and its harmful effect on Thai children.

 

A buoyant Pheu Thai took the General Election fight into the heartland of the Bhumjaithai Party’s support base on Sunday last when large numbers of the party faithful turned out to hear key leaders of the country’s biggest party including the leader Dr Cholnan Srikaew and presumed prime ministerial nominee Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/03/07/general-election-a-referendum-on-cannabis-bhumjaithai-chuwit/

 

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[stoner]

36 minutes ago, webfact said:

its harmful effect on Thai children.

classic. 

[Calach]

The one good thing done in the last 8 years.

[Tropicalevo]

This whole pot debacle just proves Anutin's lack of good judgement.

And he wants to be PM? Mind boggling.

[tomacht8]

That's rubbish. What an indictment if an election program only focuses on a single topic. Thailand has so many other unsolved problems that are by far more important socio-politically.

[bamnutsak]

There is no way Cannabis normalization is a top 5 or even top 10 issue. I can understand why some would want it to be, as it deflects from the many, many other more important issues.

 

This is about peeling away BJT from any coalition after the "election". Their constituent MPs may not be required for the PPP/UNP "government" in waiting.

 

The chances that Cannabis remains normalized after an election, and formation of a cabinet, have dropped significantly since 9 June 2022. Approaching zero. Yes, some sort of medical cannabis market may survive, but that will be very low potentcy, and TIGHTLY controlled. I don't think foreginers will be able to access it.

 

Many of the foreign-focused "media", who seem to be anti-cannabis, will be lamenting this as well, no more click-baity articles.

 

 

 

 

[Pouatchee]

A few minths ago I started smoking a few joints here and there. I felt the happiest and the best I had in decades. Unfortunately all that came to a screeching halt a few weeks ago when I was Diagnosed with level 2 COPD. I didn't catch COPD from smoking weed, but from years of smoking cigarettes. Why doesn't Mr Chuwit take on the big tobacco companies?

 

They are obviously doing more harm than weed. Then again... as history taught us over and over..  it is easier to win by pure speculation if your patsy is seen as a mongrel or something evil. Women, blacks, jews, French Canadians even gays are/were used conveniently for the all powerful to convince the masses to swsy their way.

 

[John Drake]

Chuwit right again. Don't turn Thailand into a dumping ground for potheads. 

[markclover]

Good to see Timmy Mallett looking well.

[NextG]

2 hours ago, John Drake said:

Chuwit right again. Don't turn Thailand into a dumping ground for potheads. 

Now if you were more than someone who reacts without thinking….

 

 

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You might also check a recent thread with regard to the recent spat between Anutin and the gentleman in question. 
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