What will the new penalties be when its criminalized again?

 

I guess the police have not been idle these last couple of years and stoners will be easily identified. 

Edited May 20, 20242 yr by Angus55

Might want to change the title again to something more accurate.  

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Might want to change the title again to something more accurate.  

Weed Smokers to be Prosecuted Persecuted

There - Fixed it! 

5 hours ago, Angus55 said:

What will the new penalties be when its criminalized again?

 

They will be stoned by stoner 

Hub of government policy u-turns.

Wait for the laws to happen but it's logical to assume that if they reclassify weed as a narcotic that non medical "recreational" users will be arrested as before. 

Weed smokers will continue as usual!

4 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Weed smokers will continue as usual!

No doubt, but if you're a foreigner and you want to buy some if it becomes illegal again, you could easily get snitched on, forced to pay a massive bribe / or sent to jail, then deported. This is an expat forum and we have risks Thais don't. 

The title should have a question mark.  It is all speculation at this point.

15 hours ago, connda said:

Weed Smokers to be Prosecuted Persecuted

There - Fixed it! 

Weed Smokers To Be Stoned To Death.

It will be as before.

 

Get pinched for weed; arrest, confinement, deportation ect

 

Or, as the RTP officers are poor (read corrupt, greedy etc)  they may just confiscate the weed, accept a donation (sans receipt) to their retirement fund and William is your mom's brother.

 

Fortunately the sinfully weed will be higher quality than pre legalization brick.

16 hours ago, connda said:

Weed Smokers to be Prosecuted Persecuted

There - Fixed it! 

 

I was thinking 

 

Weed smokers will be prostituted.

 

One track mind I guess

21 hours ago, Angus55 said:

What will the new penalties be when its criminalized again?

 

I guess the police have not been idle these last couple of years and stoners will be easily identified. 

Smokers will be handcuffed and named publicly with a photo (see Donald) and then send back to where they came from. And Thais....will follow the law of course🙏

Being caught for testing positive aside with like some weed was before it was legal already 5K by judge decision in court. It's just gonna become a money grab for the police, where you think the complaints come from to begin with, they want a piece of the pie.

 

So they will soon charge all shops, and perhaps randomly take bribes from tourists too. Generally speaking I doubt any Thai nor people like me would care if it changes, keep smoking at home. I mean, they just finished building the 2nd biggest seed plant in Mukhadan, in the world. Seeds will be everywhere.

Edited May 21, 20242 yr by ChaiyaTH

22 hours ago, Angus55 said:

What will the new penalties be when its criminalized again?

 

I guess the police have not been idle these last couple of years and stoners will be easily identified. 

 

IDK I'm not sure, sellers never asked me for ID when I buy weed in Thailand, so there's no comprehensive database of users like in the US or Spain, but probably they can start sorting out Google reviews of shops because that's where I left some of my cannabis footage 🥲

1 hour ago, Denim said:

 

I was thinking 

 

Weed smokers will be prostituted.

 

One track mind I guess

 

Wonder where they done this

 

Asking for a friend

Too early to say. Thaksin is behind the proposal to re-criminalize. As he has done in the past he may have over-estimated his importance in the Thai hierarchy. Many top people heve invested in the cannabis business recently.

As I posted before. All of you that indulge in the habit should just get out there and start buying. It's not as though the product is going to go off if you buy a year's supply while it's still legal.

8 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Wait for the laws to happen but it's logical to assume that if they reclassify weed as a narcotic that non medical "recreational" users will be arrested as before. 

I have smoked weed even when it was illegal. I could buy from various sources. It was a chocolate man in Bangkok, Nana security guards, and some motorcycle drivers. Even during COVID, I was able to procure it, though at a hefty cost. The quality was poor, and the cost was high. I was never caught for smoking weed but I was once caught for smoking ice. I had to pay 10,000 baht and spend all night in a room adjacent to the police station, where they wanted me to tell them about the person from whom I bought it. I bought it from a chocolate man, but I kept insisting that it was a Nana lady who came to my room and we smoked together. After four hours of interrogation, I had to pay 10,000 baht. 

Once again totally false information I was smoking at an outdoor restaurant just last week and no problem. I even asked for permission first and they even encouraged me to. It’s not going anywhere no matter how much the old Brits and Australians hate it. 🤣

9 hours ago, ignore it said:

William is your mom's brother

Never heard of him but ROBERT is my mothers brother

why do I feel like the war on weed is actually war on farmers/growers

or probably am I wrong, the weed farmer are more privileged than weed smokers and dealers in black market? doesn't it means trap to keep the chain supply but with illegal status?

On 5/20/2024 at 12:24 AM, Angus55 said:

I guess the police have not been idle these last couple of years and stoners will be easily identified. 

 

i identify as a stoner. 

On 5/20/2024 at 5:29 AM, Celsius said:

 

They will be stoned by stoner 

 

hey. i do not support violence. no way. 

7 hours ago, stoner said:

 

hey. i do not support violence. no way. 

Peace man ...

On 5/21/2024 at 8:35 AM, ignore it said:

It will be as before.

 

Get pinched for weed; arrest, confinement, deportation ect

 

Or, as the RTP officers are poor (read corrupt, greedy etc)  they may just confiscate the weed, accept a donation (sans receipt) to their retirement fund and William is your mom's brother.

 

Fortunately the sinfully weed will be higher quality than pre legalization brick.

 

That was not the case before. It was treated fairly harshly and from my understanding a joint could cost you 10-50k and if prosecution already started double or triple that. Most definitely get some form of blacklist and probably a bit of jail if it gets dragged into procecution

Edited July 6, 20242 yr by Max_Headroom

 

Well, there goes many Thai lifetime savings, investment. World Bank GDP says 1.9-2.4 which is recession territory

 

Condos in/around Thong Lor rent will be dropping. Ah, Thai economics at work. 😂 Hahaha

 

Alcohol lobby and monopolistic, crony, old boy network.

Edited July 6, 20242 yr by Max_Headroom

1 hour ago, Max_Headroom said:

 

That was not the case before. It was treated fairly harshly and from my understanding a joint could cost you 10-50k and if prosecution already started double or triple that. Most definitely get some form of blacklist and probably a bit of jail if it gets dragged into procecution

Yeah Max, I stand corrected, thanks,

 

I forgot there are no corrupt cops in Thailand.

Everybody I knew who got busted for weed bought off the cops, but there were only 4 of them. So maybe they were lucky to find the only 4 bent cops?

That would be a horrendous u-turn, a huge step back for Thai society, however it would make the police very happy as the legalization removed an enormous franchise for those jokers, and their incomes were reduced significantly. 

We'll all pay the medical bribe for the BS certificate and continue as usual. This is about money only: not health, children, nor crime. 

My biggest fear is that they only allow liquid extracts for medical use and not flower. That would suck. 

And, as I've said before, all use is medical use. Recreation and relaxation relieve stress. Stress is a factor in most diseases.