Popular Post webfact Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 Thailand decriminalised cannabis last year in a bid to cash in on the lucrative industry [Vijitra Duangdee/Al Jazeera] Local cannabis growers say their business is being undercut by cheaper illegal imports from overseas. By Vijitra Duangdee Bangkok/Pattaya, Thailand — Nearly a year after Thailand decriminalised cannabis amid promises of an economic bonanza, Thai growers and sellers say they are being undercut by illegal imports from the United States that sell for a fraction of the price of homegrown buds. Thailand struck cannabis from its list of banned narcotics in June 2022 after a high-profile campaign by Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to establish the kingdom as a global hub for cannabis for medical purposes. But Thailand’s parliament has yet to pass a long-awaited cannabis bill, leaving the regulatory framework for the industry in limbo. Local businesses say foreign money is filling the gap, with many dispensaries across the country pushing low-cost cannabis imported illegally from the US. Full story: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/5/8/thailands-cannabis-industry-says-us-growers-are-eating-their-lunch -- © Copyright ALJAZEERA 2023-05-08 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rabiedabruce Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 The American growers are suffering a dearth of trimmers, same as all other employers. As to weed, all well and good but my small soi most other shops have been replaced by these bloody things. As usual here in Thailand, open the floodgates with no regulation and see what happens. Anyway, Dear Thais, stop with the whining. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OneMoreFarang Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 I see lots of shops in relative expensive areas selling weed. They wouldn't be in those places with high rent if they wouldn't make (relatively speaking) a lot of money. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bamnutsak Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 From the linked story... “A decent locally grown strain goes for 300 baht [$9] per gram but imports are only 150-180 baht [$4.50-5.30] per gram,” Prajya Aura-ek, a cannabis entrepreneur with several licensed dispensaries in Bangkok, told Al Jazeera. I don't this this one single source for this factoid is accurate or worthy of publication. “Each day we have brokers, both Thais and other nationalities — this is definitely a multinational business — coming into our shops trying to sell us imported weed. But we turn them all down.” Call the Police. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zib Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 If a farm in the US can produce weed so cheap that it's cheaper than local grown even after imports and middle man cuts then the local weed is priced wrong and they are just greedy. 16 2 7 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SenorTashi Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, zib said: If a farm in the US can produce weed so cheap that it's cheaper than local grown even after imports and middle man cuts then the local weed is priced wrong and they are just greedy. The prices were way too high in the beginning. I harvested a grow 3 months ago and tried to sell it but the price they offered me was so low that I decided to smoke it myself. I've noticed that lots of ganja shops either have no customers now or they've closed down already. I suppose all of this is normal considering it's a new thing and it will all level off at some point. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post BritManToo Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 48 minutes ago, webfact said: Bangkok/Pattaya, Thailand — Nearly a year after Thailand decriminalised cannabis amid promises of an economic bonanza, Thai growers and sellers say they are being undercut by illegal imports from the United States that sell for a fraction of the price of homegrown buds. Would have thought the 3bht/gm brick from Laos would be of greater concern than the 500bht/gm flower from the USA. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 31 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: I see lots of shops in relative expensive areas selling weed. They wouldn't be in those places with high rent if they wouldn't make (relatively speaking) a lot of money. When you pretend to sell very small amounts of unregulated something for 500bht/gm, the opportunity for money laundering is immense. The shops only need 'pretend' customers. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zib Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, SenorTashi said: The prices were way too high in the beginning. I harvested a grow 3 months ago and tried to sell it but the price they offered me was so low that I decided to smoke it myself. I've noticed that lots of ganja shops either have no customers now or they've closed down already. I suppose all of this is normal considering it's a new thing and it will all level off at some point. Yes feels like that. An initial high hah. I don't know that the prices per gram was before when it was illegal but I get a feeling that they started with pricing it at the same level. Now the real price discovery is underway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorTashi Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, BritManToo said: 3bht/gm brick from Laos where have you seen that? I used to pay 400 for 10 grams and that was decent quality. Then I got some for 300 once but that was rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zib Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Would have thought the 3bht/gm brick from Laos would be of greater concern than the 500bht/gm flower from the USA. I can't wrap my head around the risk and hassle to import it from the US so my thought is that it is from Laos and just stamped US. Either completely bogus or they take some seeds from some special US strain and grow it in Laos. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SenorTashi Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 minute ago, zib said: Yes feels like that. An initial high hah. I don't know that the prices per gram was before when it was illegal but I get a feeling that they started with pricing it at the same level. Now the real price discovery is underway. 750-1000 was the highest I saw and those are even higher than UK prices. The growers I know in England sell good quality for £10 a gram. Nobody should be paying any more than that imo. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 What Mister Free Market is telling all of the growers is that the now abundant ganja is over-priced. 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trippy Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) It can't be legal to Import weed from the U.S., so there should be a crackdown on The Thai Customs dept for taking bribes. Personally, I only buy directly from Thai growers, the shops are just a tourist trap. Edited May 8, 2023 by Trippy 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorTashi Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Trippy said: It can't be legal to Import weed from the U.S I spoke to a couple of Thais in Chiang Rai who said they were legally importing US weed and they did have a lot of US strains. Maybe they just believed it was legal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoner Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) don't be angry at the us growers. be angry at local officials and thai who are importing it. it is your fellow countrymen who are selling you out. Edited May 8, 2023 by stoner 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, SenorTashi said: where have you seen that? I used to pay 400 for 10 grams and that was decent quality. Then I got some for 300 once but that was rubbish. All over facebook groups. But all in Thai. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Captain Monday Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, SenorTashi said: I spoke to a couple of Thais in Chiang Rai who said they were legally importing US weed and they did have a lot of US strains. Maybe they just believed it was legal. No idea but I thought even the US interstate trade was illegal? From what I read few US banks will accept deposits from cannabis industry as it is Federally illegal. No pilot on a US registered aircraft can knowingly allow it to be carried and people in safety sensitive occupations subject to DOT testing cannot use it. § 91.19 Carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, no person may operate a civil aircraft within the United States with knowledge that narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances as defined in Federal or State statutes are carried in the aircraft. (b) Paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to any carriage of narcotic drugs, marihuana, and depressant or stimulant drugs or substances authorized by or under any Federal or State statute or by any Federal or State agency. https://www.nata.aero/data/files/safety 1st documents/flitebag/flitebag q2 2014.pdf Edited May 8, 2023 by Captain Monday 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaiyaTH Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 I thought it was already illegal to import cannabis end products to Thailand, but it has to be for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mickmouse1 Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 How come THEY ARE EATING YOUR LUNCH & CUTTING YOUR PRICES? WHO IS ENCROACHING ON WHO??? IF YOU want to jump on the bandwagon then have the gut to compete and stop whinging. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curtklay Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 Thais think competition is unfair. 2 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 4 hours ago, webfact said: But Thailand’s parliament has yet to pass a long-awaited cannabis bill, leaving the regulatory framework for the industry in limbo. Maybe after the General Election, it will be criminalised again by a new parliament! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 4 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand struck cannabis from its list of banned narcotics in June 2022 after a high-profile campaign by Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to establish the kingdom as a global hub for cannabis for medical purposes. For medical purposes? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4dang Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 3 hours ago, zib said: If a farm in the US can produce weed so cheap that it's cheaper than local grown even after imports and middle man cuts then the local weed is priced wrong and they are just greedy. isn't the US weed smuggled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 4 hours ago, webfact said: Local businesses say foreign money is filling the gap, with many dispensaries across the country pushing low-cost cannabis imported illegally from the US. So how is it being "illegally imported"... are customs not doing their job? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4dang Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 21 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: Maybe after the General Election, it will be criminalised again by a new parliament! unless they get paid enough not to......big bucks already invested 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bwanajohn Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 The government needs to put 100% tax on foreign weed like they did coffee beans . Then they can have another domestic industry that never evolves to compete internationally. I find most of the bud here is old and stale probably due to poor handling. 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted May 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 8, 2023 5 hours ago, zib said: If a farm in the US can produce weed so cheap that it's cheaper than local grown even after imports and middle man cuts then the local weed is priced wrong and they are just greedy. Yes, this is the problem. They're selling it 100's of times more expensive than it should be. It's just a plant. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00dle Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, BritManToo said: Would have thought the 3bht/gm brick from Laos would be of greater concern than the 500bht/gm flower from the USA. read the story. The article claims Thia weed is 300 baht and smuggled US weed is 150-180 baht per gram. I am assuming those are wholesale prices. That said i found a weed supplier that does a sativa at 3 for 1000, and it is so potent im terrified of it despite the fact that i am a lifelong smoker used to very high quality weed. Edited May 8, 2023 by n00dle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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