Cabinet Lowers Meth Possession Limit to a Single Pill

[snoop1130]

 

The Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, has announced that the Cabinet has agreed to change the Ministry of Public Health's laws to lower the legal limit of methamphetamine in anyone's possession to a single pill.

 

In a Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister explained that the Ministry of Public Health had proposed new draft regulations which had been approved by the Cabinet. The primary change is that they are modifying the allowed quantity of narcotics and controlled psychotropic drugs that are assumed to be for personal use.

 

The possession limit of methamphetamine has been changed from five pills down to just one. Other types of methamphetamine, such as powder or crystal, have also seen a reduction in the allowed amount, with the limit now being a single unit for usage or a net weight of 100 milligrams.

 

This new limit also applies to the drug known as crystal meth or ice - now only one dose can be legally held. The Council of State's office has taken on the task of checking this new draft regulation's precision.

 

This change, which limits pill or unit usage to a single one, is understood to be a method to reduce the number of smaller drug dealers. This could potentially break the cycle of drug distribution and also cut down the number of drugs held for illegal selling.

 

File photo for reference only

 

-- 2024-06-11

 

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[BangkokReady]

You used to be able to have meth legally?  (And probably enough to mess you up if you took them all at once.)

[dinsdale]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

crystal meth or ice - now only one dose can be legally held

What exactly would one dose of this be then????????

[Ralf001]

I know pic is "for reference only" in the OP but really...

Tallking bout meth which is not sold in pill form and select an image from the internet for fake oxy tab !

 

[stoner]

11 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

What exactly would one dose of this be then????????

 

is there an age limit too ? will police ask for id when you are caught with 1 tablet. 

 

 

[dinsdale]

4 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

is there an age limit too ? will police ask for id when you are caught with 1 tablet. 

 

 

Caught with two and it won't be ID the BIB won't, it'll be money. Same with dope. 

[Ben Zioner]

How could even a single dose be "legal" ? 

 

Sounds like absolute nonsense.

[patman30]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

This change, which limits pill or unit usage to a single one, is understood to be a method to reduce the number of smaller drug dealers

This change pretty much means nothing has changed,
it is more like a Yaba promotion
it will not make anyone buy a small amount of powder or crystal, especially when the seller deals in grams anyway
to suggest it will limit usage is hilarious
 

[patman30]

29 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Tallking bout meth which is not sold in pill form

They mean Yaba (meth and caffiene)
they recently advertised announced on the local news that the price has dropped 90% and is back to 20 baht a pop

[dinsdale]

41 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

I know pic is "for reference only" in the OP but really...

Tallking bout meth which is not sold in pill form and select an image from the internet for fake oxy tab !

 

Yaba. Transliteration is medicine crazy. Thai version of meth mainly coming in from Laos and Myanmar. I agree about the pic though. Took me less than 10 seconds to get this pic and it's what the article is about.

[patman30]

15 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Yaba. Transliteration is medicine crazy. Thai version of meth mainly coming in from Laos and Myanmar. I agree about the pic though. Took me less than 10 seconds to get this pic and it's what the article is about.

your pic is missing the odd green one
there is always the odd green one lol

[Ralf001]

7 hours ago, patman30 said:

They mean Yaba (meth and caffiene)
they recently advertised announced on the local news that the price has dropped 90% and is back to 20 baht a pop

 

Yeah I know they are talking about Yaba... would have taken them the same 5 seconds to grab a pic of yaba pills from the internet instead of the oxy pic.

 

20b a pill is great value, might have to dabble again !!

 

[jippytum]

Five pills changed to one pill.Cannabis legal then illegal . Tourists to be charged 300baht then another U turn . This government sucks .

[HalAndLois]

Quote

This change, which limits pill or unit usage to a single one, is understood to be a method to reduce the number of smaller drug dealers. This could potentially break the cycle of drug distribution 

This is possibly the dumbest rationale you could imagine.  Yeah, this will solve the problem.

[300sd]

Makes no difference to a drug addict or one who enjoys the life that dealing can provide. They will do it until they get caught or pay the police to remain in business.

[sidneybear]

Good news. Meth is dreadful stuff that wrecks lives.

[Foxx]

As if Thai prisons weren't already massively overcrowded.  

 

And 80% of Thailand's prisoners are incarcerated for drug-related offences.

 

https://www.tijbangkokrules.org/uploads/publications/th-belqtuvxz459.pdf

[john donson]

smart dealers use kids to avoid having more than one pill ? same as in... 

[Andycoops]

So now you can have legally 1 a day in your possession, how wonderful for the drug addicts, the limit should be zero.

 

As usual the Thai government are completely oblivious to the carnage raging through the whole country.