Thaksin And Anutin Getting Together ‘Not An Attempt To End Row Over Marijuana’

[webfact]

De facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, his daughter/Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Interior Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul singing a song together at Khao Yai today, July 21, 2024. Photo: TV Channel 7 shared on X

 

AFTER a photo of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, his daughter and party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra singing a song together with Interior Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul at Khao Yao circulated today (July 21), government whip Visuth Chainaroon denied this is an attempt to patch up differences over as relisting marijuana as a narcotic by the end of this year, Naewna newspaper said.

 

The decriminalisation of marijuana was the brainchild of Anutin with the liberal marijuana policy becoming effective on June 9, 2022 when he was public health minister during the previous government headed by Prayut Chan-o-cha who is currently de facto Ruam Thai Sang Chart boss and privy councillor.

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has said that he wants the Public Health Ministry to  amend the rules and re-list cannabis as a narcotic in a stunning U-turn just two years after Thailand became one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalise its recreational use.

 

A network opposing the Pheu Thai-led government’s move to relist marijuana as a narcotic by yearend held a demonstration in front of the Government House earlier this month and submitted a proposal that a joint study be conducted on this step.

 

by TNR Staff

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-07-22

 

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[stoner]

you would need to be high to do karaoke with taksin. 

[Callmeishmael]

 

 

Are they putting out an album or just a single?

[Captain Flack]

A post with a derogatory intentional misspelling of Thaksin’s name has been removed.

[CallumWK]

Why would Anuthin have to meet with Thaksin to discuss anything related to the government. Is Thaksin now in the government?

 

 

[nobodysfriend]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

submitted a proposal that a joint study be conducted on this step.

 

Good idea .

Better than a bong study ?

Anyway , better check it out before they talk too much about it ....

 

[freedomnow]

Teflon Tony.

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

AFTER a photo of de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra, his daughter and party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra singing a song together with Interior Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul

Not bad for a guy on parole.

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Why would Anuthin have to meet with Thaksin to discuss anything related to the government. Is Thaksin now in the government?

 

 

He is the government.

[bob smith]

Tony Weedsome.

 

bob.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Whose the blonde in the white dress?

[thesetat2013]

Of course they are not getting together for this reason. They both have so much in common they must be meeting for a spot of tea. Surely since Thaksin has no governmental power he could not coerce Anutin. They share other commonalities like their hatred of foreigners. But given Thaksin controls things from behind the scene now. I am most certain he will convince Anutin to do the right thing (Thaksin's way) about his views on all topics needed where they disagree. 

[klauskunkel]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

Thaksin, his daughter Paetongtarn and Anutin singing a song together 

Yes, but is it the same song?

Thaksin: "𝄟 𝅘𝅥𝅯 I shot the sheriff
But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no, oh...🎵"

Paetongtarn: "𝄣 ♭ At first I was afraid, I was petrified 𝅘𝅥𝅯
Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side...🎵"

Anutin: " 𝄟 𝅗𝅥 You ain't seen nothin' yet
B-b-b-baby, you just ain't seen n-n-n-nothin' yet...🎵"

Edited July 23 by klauskunkel

[damian]

Ready Tony! 1,2,3:

 

You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free

[bob smith]

1 hour ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Whose the blonde in the white dress?

probably Anutins bit on the side.

 

bob.

[Thingamabob]

14 hours ago, freedomnow said:

Teflon Tony.

Not teflon. He ran away before, and will likely have to run away again.

[Purdey]

Karaoke is the way to negotiate in Thailand. I agree that a full inquiry needs to be conducted first with doctors providing medical evidence that weed kills, makes you go mad, or causes disability.

[freedomnow]

5 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Not teflon. He ran away before, and will likely have to run away again.

Is he in jail ?

[HugoFastor]

So Annie had Teflon Tony come up to his ranch in Korat to sing a few silly songs together so that Annie could make it clear that if they re-criminalize cannabis then BJT would pull out of the coalition. And so the deal was done to keep cannabis legal. 

The question now is, how is Tony and his band of bozos going to profit from it if they can't re-criminalize it to where the government can control all of the legal supply and distribution? 

Guess he's probably working on a Plan B. I assume they would love to be able to simply tax it, but it seems impossible when there are literally thousands of growers and there is no way to tax the supply coming from the growers, to the vendors, and on to the end users.

 

 

Edited July 24 by HugoFastor

[spidermike007]

They likely just needed to discuss aspects of the takeover, and the surrender to the army, and all the implications of completely selling out the PT.