Popular Post Conan The Barbarian Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 I mean why not have it on both anyway both of them are harmful to your health and I guess alcohol is more harmful I don't drink nor do I smoke. 7 4 3 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 Already established business, same with tobacco, and too many vested in it. Along with both are a great tax revenue stream. Let those 2 deadly, profitable, tax generating, allowed vices sink in, when govt states they care about your health & well being ... worldwide Weed is controlled, because it is, a weed, an any idiot can grow it, eventually. 3 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BangkokReady Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, Conan The Barbarian said: I mean why not have it on both anyway both of them are harmful to your health and I guess alcohol is more harmful I don't drink nor do I smoke. I often wonder about this myself. When it comes to other things that people want banned, cigarettes and guns seem a lot more urgent. It's weird, because alcohol causes more harm than guns, yet serves no actual purpose, while guns are useful for self-defence. Equally, cigarettes are often the target of negative press, while alcohol, which also has a lot of negative health effects, pretty much gets ignored. I think the problem is that alcohol is simply too popular for the cons to outweigh the pros. That is, the harm caused by alcohol doesn't bother people as much as not being able to drink it would. 1 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peterphuket Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, Conan The Barbarian said: I mean why not have it on both anyway both of them are harmful to your health and I guess alcohol is more harmful I don't drink nor do I smoke. How old are you? 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stocky Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 (edited) Alcohol, for good or ill, has a social history going back thousands of years, and in the modern world it's a multi-billion dollar business heavily integrated with food and hospitality. Basically alcohol is too ingrained with most cultures and there's too much money involved for it to be banned or overly restricted. Attempts at prohibition don't last long. . Edited May 21 by Stocky 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Booze has been around since the Roman times, ale was drunk by most in the UK because drinking water was contaminated with all sorts of nasties. So booze of some sort was/is part of the UK culture. Pubs were in easy walking distance, they were everywhere...........🤗 At the same time, tobacco, whether in a pipe or paper, has been around for centuries. Dope, I suppose we must thank the Chinese for that, though I am not going look.......😋 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stocky Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 4 minutes ago, transam said: Booze has been around since the Roman times Waaaaay earlier than that: the earliest evidence of wine production comes from jars at the Neolithic site of Jiahu in China, where residue analysis has identified a fermented concoction of rice, honey and fruit that site dates to 7000BC. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 Hypocrisy. 1 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bday Prang Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 3 hours ago, KhunLA said: Already established business, same with tobacco, and too many vested in it. Along with both are a great tax revenue stream. Let those 2 deadly, profitable, tax generating, allowed vices sink in, when govt states they care about your health & well being ... worldwide Weed is controlled, because it is, a weed, an any idiot can grow it, eventually. producing alcohol is hardly rocket science, we did it at school as a chemistry project when we were about 12 years old 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bday Prang Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, Stocky said: Alcohol, for good or ill, has a social history going back thousands of years, and in the modern world it's a multi-billion dollar business heavily integrated with food and hospitality. Basically alcohol is too ingrained with most cultures and there's too much money involved for it to be banned or overly restricted. Attempts at prohibition don't last long. . Not only that, alcohol has not been the subject of a 100 years long targeted hate campaign , courtesy of the good old USA. even though the propaganda was based on misinformation and at times laughable it has still stuck in the minds of some people (as can readily be seen on this forum. The title of the OP is a bit misleading there are restrictions on alcohol , I believe its not available for sale tomorrow (Buddha day or similar?) That's why the anti cannabis brigade have been a bit quiet today, they are all out stocking up, at least they will be when they have read this if they didn't already know 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 3 hours ago, KhunLA said: Let those 2 deadly, profitable, tax generating, allowed vices sink in, when govt states they care about your health & well being ... worldwide God bless em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tropicalevo Posted May 21 Popular Post Share Posted May 21 I do not understand the heading. From what I see and read, there are very few restrictions on weed and they are ignored by the sellers anyway. There are far more restrictions on alcohol and again, many ignore them (in Thailand). 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSam Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Why? One word, TAX. IF alcohol is banned, people will make it at home and the gov't gets nothing from it. IF weed is banned, people will grow it in their backyards, and once again, nothing for those in power who need copious amounts of money from the population to sustain themselves and their next ten generations of family members in uber-luxury. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) 12 hours ago, transam said: Dope, I suppose we must thank the Chinese for that, though I am not going look.......😋 Actually, I suppose we must thank the British for that... https://www.britannica.com/topic/Opium-Wars https://asiapacificcurriculum.ca/learning-module/opium-wars-china https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/hong-kong-and-the-opium-wars/ Edited May 22 by klauskunkel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 16 hours ago, BangkokReady said: guns are useful for self-defence I'm 75 years old and have never, not even for a moment, considered that I've needed a gun for self-defence. 1 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post newbee2022 Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 17 hours ago, KhunLA said: Weed is controlled, because it is, a weed, an any idiot can grow it, eventually. And any idiot can consume it🙏 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neeranam Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 As a recovered alcoholic/drug addict, I say life is much better without both. If you need a crutch of weed, better eat it as it caused emphysema in me. Maybe it was all those hot knives and bongs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgard Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 There are restrictions on alcohol!!! 1. Under Thai law you must be 20 years old to buy it legaly. 2. You can only buy alcohol between 11 am to 2 pm and 5 pm to midnight. The 2. restriction is complete nonsens if they check buyers about the 1. restriction. But it is a real stupid restriction if you drive just once the week into the city for shopping. This are the times with the most traffic and if you are just 1 second to late at the cashier you don't get alcohol. And if you drink beer which you can't buy everywhere (Leo Strong No.8) 😎 you have a real problem. The staff in 7/11 are the best. If you want to buy a box of 12, they will charge you the bottle price * 12 or they not sell the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsius Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 18 hours ago, Conan The Barbarian said: I don't drink nor do I smoke. Something alcoholic and smoker would say 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gottfrid Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 18 hours ago, Conan The Barbarian said: I don't drink nor do I smoke. But your interest in the subject is truly remarkable. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: I'm 75 years old and have never, not even for a moment, considered that I've needed a gun for self-defence. Whilst countless others have, making your point irrelevant. Edited May 22 by BangkokReady 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 39 minutes ago, Neeranam said: better eat it You can get vaporisers also (not vapes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 3 minutes ago, BangkokReady said: You can get vaporisers also (not vapes). Cool, if they are unharmful to the lungs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 7 minutes ago, BangkokReady said: 53 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said: I'm 75 years old and have never, not even for a moment, considered that I've needed a gun for self-defence. Whilst countless others have, making your point irrelevant. Edited 3 minutes ago by BangkokReady Which means that I have managed to avoid either the wrong company or living in a country where people are in such fear of their life that they feel obliged to carry a gun for self-defense. I think I win. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surasak Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 15 hours ago, Bday Prang said: producing alcohol is hardly rocket science, we did it at school as a chemistry project when we were about 12 years old You had a community minded teacher then? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan The Barbarian Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 17 hours ago, Peterphuket said: How old are you? 34 old enough to marry your daughter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish star Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 17 hours ago, Stocky said: Waaaaay earlier than that: the earliest evidence of wine production comes from jars at the Neolithic site of Jiahu in China, where residue analysis has identified a fermented concoction of rice, honey and fruit that site dates to 7000BC. Yeah the World revolved around China lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, snowgard said: The staff in 7/11 are the best. If you want to buy a box of 12, they will charge you the bottle price * 12 or they not sell the box. And why shouldn't a retailer do that? Edited May 22 by Liverpool Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post proton Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 No booze sales today, half pissed already on Red Horse, cheers.🫠 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VBF Posted May 22 Popular Post Share Posted May 22 I really don't understand why weed / dope / whatever cannot be regulated, and age-restricted just like alcohol and tobacco. Leave we consenting adults to choose our own vices! My opinions don't just apply to Thailand, of course - this is an issue in many places. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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