1 hour ago, Tengu said:

Why is he opposed to legal cannabis?

He is not opposed to legal cannabis. If he were he would not rent out space in his Davis Hotel to a Cannabis Dispensary.

 

He is opposed to the Chidchobs with whom he's had a running feud for decades.

 

He also craves attention.

 

Like most things here these feuds are more about family, clan, which part of China your ancestors came from, failed business dealings....

 

 

 

 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

has vowed to continue his crusade against the legalisation of marijuana

Well done Mister Chuwit - keep at it!!

For reference here in Cambodia (7th April 2023) where the growing, sale and use of marijuana is illegal:-

 

 ..................a massive haul of over 1,200 marijuana plants.

Anti-Drug and Criminal Forces in cooperation with the Treng Administrative Police Force of Rattanak Mondul District Police Inspectorate cracked down on the illegal marijuana plantation and arrested a suspect.

 

 

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501269870/green-day-1200-marijuana-plants-seized-by-police/

The harm done by weed is nothing compared to the harm done by alcohol, prohibition of that didn't work either. I would suggest that the genie is out of the bottle in both cases and Mr. Chuwit needs to cool down before he collects a bullet. 

14 hours ago, kennw said:

Dou mean the pot heads who by the way dont have a vote. Keep up the good work Chuwit>

hashtag stoner lives matter.

12 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

He is not opposed to legal cannabis. If he were he would not rent out space in his Davis Hotel to a Cannabis Dispensary.

 

He is opposed to the Chidchobs with whom he's had a running feud for decades.

 

He also craves attention.

 

Like most things here these feuds are more about family, clan, which part of China your ancestors came from, failed business dealings....

 

 

 

 

More on the ball than most of the comments here.  He is no angel. but he knows a lot of bad guys who should be brought down and is willing to name some of them.

During a period of elections in a 'democratic' country the courts have no place in telling a citizen he is not permitted to air his beliefs about the Bhumjaithai Party's support of Cannabis.

Sounds like Mr

Kamolvisit needs a few hits of good bud. Sabai Sabai pi Chuwit. 

Legalization of cannabis is one of the few things his buddy Anutin has achieved and with controversy. A bold move given his delays with Siam Bioscience. 

Chuwit resumes solo campaign against Bhumjaithai’s cannabis policy

 

 

Self-styled whistle blower Chuwit Kamolvisit has resumed his campaign against the Bhumjaithai party’s cannabis policy, after the Civil Court yesterday (Friday) lifted the injunction barring him from such campaigning.

 

The court ruled that Chuwit’s criticism and comments about the Bhumjaithai party’s cannabis policy concern the positives and negatives of cannabis use and are useful for the public, so they understand the arguments for and against.

 

Responding to the court’s ruling, Chuwit posted on his Facebook page last night saying that it represents a victory for the people. He also thanked the court for lifting the injunction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/chuwit-resumes-solo-campaign-against-bhumjaithais-cannabis-policy/

 

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On 4/7/2023 at 12:21 PM, NK012 said:

Must be it.  His connections are losing their profit from its now legal status.  He can Cry More.  The wave will not be stopped by another corrupt individual. Regardless of the law.  NO HUMAN can tell me not to smoke weed.  If you have a problem with it, eat a fat pickle. And stop being such a square. 

Currently not strictly legal the bill didn’t pass through Parliament before it was dissolved.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The court ruled that Chuwit’s criticism and comments about the Bhumjaithai party’s cannabis policy concern the positives and negatives of cannabis use and are useful for the public, so they understand the arguments for and against.

I sense a change in the wind.... Prawit, Prayut & Anutin on the slippery slope?

Somewhere in La Mancha a lance and shield are missing from a wall...

Crusading against the established parties is a good thing. Crusading against legalization of ganja is dumb, misguided, purile, ignorant, and unfortunate. He is being misled by his advisors, who are likely dinosaurs. 

13 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Crusading against the established parties is a good thing. Crusading against legalization of ganja is dumb, misguided, purile, ignorant, and unfortunate. He is being misled by his advisors, who are likely dinosaurs. 

Very unlikely Chuwit is being misled or advised by anyone. More like following a personal feud. People mention him as bravely ready to name names. But seems to have been receiving donations recently that somewhat undermine his public-spirited motives.   

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Crusading against the established parties is a good thing. Crusading against legalization of ganja is dumb, misguided, purile, ignorant, and unfortunate. He is being misled by his advisors, who are likely dinosaurs. 

I think you better stock up because all the parties apart from one are against full legalization of cannabis, it will be legal but for medical purposes only, the intention in the first place.

Please, please, please Chuwit, ramp up your campaign. Anutin is the scummiest of all scum, the capo di tutti cap of scum. His tenure as head of Public Health has been an International embarrassment with his no-nothing science and constantly U-turns......a bit like the cannabis campaign where he constantly misleads the public on the differences between hemp and weed. Now look at the state of the nation.....thousands of people have in vested in businesses selling cannabis, hoping to make billions of baht....what's going to happen to these businesses. And it is all down to the stupidity of Anutin. Chase him, harry him, stress him.....kill his party in the election.

37 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:

Please, please, please Chuwit, ramp up your campaign. Anutin is the scummiest of all scum, the capo di tutti cap of scum. His tenure as head of Public Health has been an International embarrassment with his no-nothing science and constantly U-turns......a bit like the cannabis campaign where he constantly misleads the public on the differences between hemp and weed. Now look at the state of the nation.....thousands of people have in vested in businesses selling cannabis, hoping to make billions of baht....what's going to happen to these businesses. And it is all down to the stupidity of Anutin. Chase him, harry him, stress him.....kill his party in the election.

I think you will find that the majority of cannabis is being imported and the people who thought they were going to make billions aren’t.

3 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

Now look at the state of the nation.....thousands of people have in vested in businesses selling cannabis, hoping to make billions of baht....what's going to happen to these businesses.

 

3 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

all the parties apart from one are against full legalization of cannabis, it will be legal but for medical purposes only, the intention in the first place.

This is all a political ploy to add some rural voters who'd never vote for the conservative parties to the conservative coalition. Rules as they are will last through the election and then it's game over.

 

The current policy makes no sense. Why allow small players a piece of the ganga action when they've been shut out of the (micro brewery) alcohol industry for ages to protect the big boys? 

 

Why the stupid mid day and holiday alcohol bans which currently don't apply to ganga shops?

 

Nonsensical and elite protective alcohol policies have been intransigent for decades. Either they change to be more similar to the current ganga free for all, or the ganga rules change to look more like alcohol rules. Difference being that while not everyone can brew alcohol, any idiot can grow a ganga plant. Which to me spells doom for the ganga industry unless the big boys can somehow monopolize it like they do alcohol sales.

58 minutes ago, ftpjtm said:

 

This is all a political ploy to add some rural voters who'd never vote for the conservative parties to the conservative coalition. Rules as they are will last through the election and then it's game over.

 

The current policy makes no sense. Why allow small players a piece of the ganga action when they've been shut out of the (micro brewery) alcohol industry for ages to protect the big boys? 

 

Why the stupid mid day and holiday alcohol bans which currently don't apply to ganga shops?

 

Nonsensical and elite protective alcohol policies have been intransigent for decades. Either they change to be more similar to the current ganga free for all, or the ganga rules change to look more like alcohol rules. Difference being that while not everyone can brew alcohol, any idiot can grow a ganga plant. Which to me spells doom for the ganga industry unless the big boys can somehow monopolize it like they do alcohol sales.

Don’t worry if cannabis does take off the big boys will move in and put the small growers out of business.

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On 4/7/2023 at 1:05 PM, Burma Bill said:

Well done Mister Chuwit - keep at it!!

For reference here in Cambodia (7th April 2023) where the growing, sale and use of marijuana is illegal:-

 

 ..................a massive haul of over 1,200 marijuana plants.

Anti-Drug and Criminal Forces in cooperation with the Treng Administrative Police Force of Rattanak Mondul District Police Inspectorate cracked down on the illegal marijuana plantation and arrested a suspect.

 

 

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501269870/green-day-1200-marijuana-plants-seized-by-police/

Yes that's what happens in countries like Cambodia, were, as you rightly state,  the growing and consumption of cannabis is illegal, what point are you trying to make ?

Any way its hardly a   "massive haul"  I've seen more removed from a converted council house in the UK

34 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

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I always wondered how US weed was imported?   I know at first the demand was higher than local production.  How did that USA high quality weed get into the country? And why is it currently needed?   I don't think the majority of Thais support the current status of pot stores everywhere and it's users smells.  If it does remain legal it will have rules attached that only favor the big players for sure.  I was in Denver in January and the dispensary needed to create a profile record off my driver's license before I could buy a few edibles.  Glad I was in Thailand over xmas during this crazy wild west period despite the high prices.  I predict there will be big restrictions in Thailand soon.   

1 hour ago, ftpjtm said:

 

This is all a political ploy to add some rural voters who'd never vote for the conservative parties to the conservative coalition. Rules as they are will last through the election and then it's game over.

 

The current policy makes no sense. Why allow small players a piece of the ganga action when they've been shut out of the (micro brewery) alcohol industry for ages to protect the big boys? 

 

Why the stupid mid day and holiday alcohol bans which currently don't apply to ganga shops?

 

Nonsensical and elite protective alcohol policies have been intransigent for decades. Either they change to be more similar to the current ganga free for all, or the ganga rules change to look more like alcohol rules. Difference being that while not everyone can brew alcohol, any idiot can grow a ganga plant. Which to me spells doom for the ganga industry unless the big boys can somehow monopolize it like they do alcohol sales.

          You are  joking  right?,  At least I hope you are.  There is absolutely nothing difficult whatsoever about brewing alcohol, absolutely anybody can do it !.  We even did it in school as a project when I was about 10 years old ! 

          The Thais have been doing it for probably thousands of years, all  or should I say  both of the necessary ingredients are easily available anywhere, don't you know what they are?

           Have you really never heard of "Sah Toh" ?  Never heard of "Khao Mark" ?  My mother in law was distilling her own Lao Khao years  ago   Are you  completely unaware of the thousands or more likely millions of people around the world who brew their own wine or beer as a hobby?

            You obviously know very little about either alcohol or ganga !

 

1 hour ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Don’t worry if cannabis does take off the big boys will move in and put the small growers out of business.

 

25 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

          You are  joking  right?,  At least I hope you are.  There is absolutely nothing difficult whatsoever about brewing alcohol, absolutely anybody can do it !.  We even did it in school as a project when I was about 10 years old ! 

          The Thais have been doing it for probably thousands of years, all  or should I say  both of the necessary ingredients are easily available anywhere, don't you know what they are?

           Have you really never heard of "Sah Toh" ?  Never heard of "Khao Mark" ?  My mother in law was distilling her own Lao Khao years  ago   Are you  completely unaware of the thousands or more likely millions of people around the world who brew their own wine or beer as a hobby?

            You obviously know very little about either alcohol or ganga !

 

Anyone with a small patch of land or some large pots of soil can grow ganga for their own consumption or to sell on a small scale. 

 

Yes, individuals can brew alcohol too, but it's more complex than growing a plant. As an example, in my residential neighborhood of about 40 homes, probably close to 50% are currently growing ganga in gardens. Zero are brewing alcohol. 

 

Without knowing the source of the ganga currently being sold in the small shops scattered across the country I can't believe a large portion isn't supplied small scale growers. By contrast, the major beverage conglomerate monopolies have a tight grip on the alcohol supply in the major population centers. 

 

I don't believe that situation will remain after the upcoming election. 

15 minutes ago, ftpjtm said:

 

Anyone with a small patch of land or some large pots of soil can grow ganga for their own consumption or to sell on a small scale. 

 

Yes, individuals can brew alcohol too, but it's more complex than growing a plant. As an example, in my residential neighborhood of about 40 homes, probably close to 50% are currently growing ganga in gardens. Zero are brewing alcohol. 

 

Without knowing the source of the ganga currently being sold in the small shops scattered across the country I can't believe a large portion isn't supplied small scale growers. By contrast, the major beverage conglomerate monopolies have a tight grip on the alcohol supply in the major population centers. 

 

I don't believe that situation will remain after the upcoming election. 

          I dare say a large proportion of the so called "exotic" ganja sold in retail outlets at vastly inflated prices is produced by small growers but I guarantee  not very much if any is grown in peoples gardens for several reasons :-  the seasonal nature of the flowering cycle , the weather, and the presence of insects and other pests, 

           The vast majority of cannabis smoked  is not sold in these retail outlets. and actually  is grown outdoors, but in large scale farming operations. It is sold by the Kilo or even by the tonne, a bit beyond the scope of the average gardner in scale alone, not to mention the practicalities of selling it

           You are vastly over simplifying things if you think that all one needs to do is throw a few seeds into a bit of soil, to be rewarded with some quality product that somebody is going to hand over their hard earned cash for

             Why not have a go and let us all know how you get on,  regarding the quantity produced, and how much you manage to sell.  I'm guessing that you don't smoke it yourself but if you need somebody to test it for you, well its an onerous task but i'd be prepared to take it on.

             I also believe, that  regrettably the current situation will change, and not for the better, but it doesn't really bother me that much. Like most people on this forum who are in favour of it , I never really let its illegality interfere with my enjoyment of it.  There's 1000s of people  who have been smoking it discreetly since time immemorial, its illegality has never really been an issue for them , and they won't be stopping due to any change in the law, 

              A reversal in the law will just drive it back underground again, much to the delight of the police and the criminal gangs who ran the operations before

               I'm not 100% sure how things stand at present but it used to be illegal here to brew alcohol here and I think it still is I 'm pretty certain that distilling liquor is illegal too.  That probably explains  why you have not noticed your neighbours doing it, also its not something that people would attempt to do in their gardens for similar reasons as outlined above. 

              

 

On 4/7/2023 at 1:13 AM, bamnutsak said:

Actually, the Thai consitution "suggests" these are rights, but then also severely limits them, so no, he's wrong.

 

And of course, in Thailand, some people have more rights than others, depending on where they are situated in the Thai social pyramid structure.

 

As regards the rights and liberties of the Thai people, in addition to the rights and
liberties as guaranteed specifically by the provisions of the Constitution, a person shall
enjoy the rights and liberties to perform any act which is not prohibited or restricted by
the Constitution or other laws, and shall be protected by the Constitution, insofar as the
exercise of such rights or liberties does not affect or endanger the security of the State
or public order or good morals, and does not violate the rights or liberties of other
persons.

"Rights" in Thailand are directly proportionate to the amount of money in your bank account!

 

RAZZ

On 4/7/2023 at 5:56 AM, ignore it said:

He's going to loose a lot of the foreigner vote.

Not only the  foreign vote. Many, many Thais now have an interest, one way or another, in the cannabis business.

4 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Not only the  foreign vote. Many, many Thais now have an interest, one way or another, in the cannabis business.

71 million people live in Thailand, I think a large percentage of them have no interest in cannabis and it won’t influence how they vote. The Health minister who decriminalised cannabis has currently less than 2% of the vote.

A court has lifted any restrictions on Chuwit attacking the BJT party, and their pro-cannabis stand.

21 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

71 million people live in Thailand, I think a large percentage of them have no interest in cannabis and it won’t influence how they vote. The Health minister who decriminalised cannabis has currently less than 2% of the vote.

So how many of those 70+ million have you spoken to in order to arrive at that conclusion,  ?   

On 4/7/2023 at 2:50 AM, webfact said:

he railed at attempts to suppress his anti-marijuana campaign and his crusade to have the electorate shun the Bhumjaithai Party for its policy of legalising the drug.

Bhumjaithai Party ????
Anutin for PM

Marijuana Happiness To The People!