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Crime Brawl Erupts Among Middle Eastern Tourists in Pattaya’s Soi Yensabai
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What Would Make You Leave Thailand, Permanently?
That would be absolutely fatal. No one is going to park 2m thb simply to live in this broken country. On 2M/60k USD that's a loss of about 2,500usd per year on simple interest. That's close to the minimum monthly wage of Thailand per month in lost internet. In other words, that Thais could and do live on the amount that would be lost in simple interest alone. It's also probably a years auto insurance premium and a huge chunk of a private health insurance policy. There would be such a hard exodus that the only people left would be characterized as total losers simply because staying would be characterized as such a stupid move. What's more there would be such acrimony that the only people that might return would be those with family. I don't see any retirees that would want to do a 6/6 after getting the boot. Too much bitterness -
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Crime Brawl Erupts Among Middle Eastern Tourists in Pattaya’s Soi Yensabai
The Thai police should bring out the water cannons parked at each end of the Soi, -
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Analysis Trump’s 50-Day Pause: Russia’s Green Light for Ukraine Push
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What’s all this GACP talk?
I thought I would help to clarify what GACP (Good Agricultural and Collection Practices) means and what it does not mean, having worked (my company) under its guidance several times. I will address several posters concerns as to PGRs (Plant Growth Regulators) and pesticides. GACP is a set of guidelines and standards for medicinal plants (cannabis) to ensure quality and safety. The guidelines were initially developed in the infancy of medical cannabis legalization by the WHO (World Health Organization) in 2003, although guidelines for botanical derived medicines have been around for quite some time before that. The USA and the EU each have a different set of standards. I suspect Thailand will adopt the EU guidance. The guidelines differ from country to country, state by state (USA). Depending on how products will be used, I.e flower, edible, extract or pharmaceutical. Different production standards can apply and in different jurisdictions. Confusing? Yes. Let me explain. GW Pharmaceuticals produces Epidiolex and Sativex, both cannabis (botanical) derived drugs. Their adherence to GACP and GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) differs greatly than producing flower in a medical cannabis dispensary. Consistency and repeatability is paramount with pharmaceuticals. Flower, not so much unless a single strain (chemotype) is grown for specific cannabinoids. It is understood that no two cultivators will get the same reported results form multiple strains grown by varying models, conditions and inputs. For the most part, it is self-regulating and self-reporting, as to logs, SOPs and procedural guidelines relating to: cultivation and post-harvest, up to downstream processing (extracts) where GMP guidelines take over. The guidelines were set up for export and sale to pharmaceutical companies. The emphasis is on export, hence the quality control. Inspections and verification of consistency only relate to the downstream products. In the US, there are third party companies authorized to consult and certify GACP (GMP) facilities. Yes, GACP is a certification, but it does NOT assure against the use of pesticides or PGRs. When GACP is applied to medical flower production, there is no stipulation to the cultivation model: indoor (CEA), greenhouse or outdoor. There is no stipulation as to nutrient regiment: organic or non-organic or additional inputs like kelp, humic/fulvic, silicon, etc. The guidance for pesticides is suggestive: “….minimal use”, “…..should be avoided”, with biological pesticides preferred over chemical. PGRs are a contentious subject for sure. We experimented with them many years ago and stopped when they were banned on food crops in the USA. Chitosan and kelp are two PGRs (albeit natural) that are used in cultivation and are not banned. Ethylene, auxins, and cytokinins are also PGR’s that are not banned, as long as they are plant derived. PGRs that are being used in cannabis cultivation by bad actors come from the ornamental horticulture space. Many are known carcinogens. GACP “emphasizes” a strong preference for minimizing chemical interventions to ensure consumer safety and product quality. GACP as it relates to flower, is all about the assurance of contaminant free product. Testing and verification is paramount to GACP, which leads me to Thailand. We have all lived through a grossly unregulated market. A clumsily rolled out legalization, no tax structure/remittance to municipality or state, no microbial or heavy metal testing, no THC % testing and blatant lies as to the term, ‘organically grown’. GACP is ALL about the consumer. I have “harped” about the lack of testing on this forum for quite some time. As “concerned” as some of you might be, the overwhelming topics are about THC%, names of strains (another HUGE lie) and where to buy the perceived best at the lowest price. Some of you are human THC% meters, able to look at a photo on this forum, and tell what the THC amount is. Quite the skill! You should all be concerned about contamination, pre and post-harvest. The most obvious problem I see throughout Thailand is post-harvest handling and degradation of quality in the shops. So, I ask you, how well will a ‘certified’ GACP medical cannabis program fare, here in Thailand? Will there be inspections? Audits? Testing? Stringent record keeping? Training? Will growers make workers wear hair nets? LOL. How will present growers come up to speed? The process is NOT self directed. It requires external evaluation and, from what I have experienced, infrastructure purchases, as well as a top down commitment to training and onerous record keeping. I foresee one hairy, hot mess replaced with another, and as well executed and deficient as the present status quo. It would make for good conversation to hear what smokers and growers (so few on this forum, if any?) feel about GACP and testing. In fact, in well developed legal markets, like the USA and Canada, it is the consumer that dictates quality standards as to what excellence is. THAT drives the market! A bunch of whining expats will never move the needle. GACP is not the needed criteria for assuring safety and purity to the consumer, mandatory batch testing for contaminants (pesticides, microbial and heavy metals) and seed-to-sale compliance is. Please chime in. -
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Best to still to legit software or use stuff like LibreOffice which is free and just as good.
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