Can anyone explain to me why there are cannabis shops everywhere?

[balo]

I was surprised to see that Pattaya has turned into some sort of cannabis heaven , but I can't see many customers inside, most of them looks empty?  There must be hundreds of them in the city centre alone.  How can it be profitable?  Most of the local Thais can't afford it . 

 

There are now more cannabis shops than 7-elevens.     
 

[scubascuba3]

Same reason why there are so many massage shops, indian restaurants and bars

[balo]

Clear enough answer, I just add them to my list of shops to ignore  ,anything Indian and now this. 

[KhunLA]

7 hours ago, balo said:

Most of the local Thais can't afford it . 

Most Thais aren't that stupid to pay those silly prices, just for pretty buds.  When 10 baht a gram gets you the same buzz  

[still kicking]

I traveled to BKK a few weeks ago I counted 23 shops in a couple of hours  

[London Lowf]

 

8 hours ago, balo said:

most of them looks empty? 

 

The prices charged in the tourist weed shops are ludicrous, so they probably cover their costs with a couple of customers a day.

 

I only buy online and am aware that I am paying well over the odds, but it's convenient.

 

[mran66]

16 hours ago, balo said:

I was surprised to see that Pattaya has turned into some sort of cannabis heaven , but I can't see many customers inside, most of them looks empty?  There must be hundreds of them in the city centre alone.  How can it be profitable?  Most of the local Thais can't afford it 

 

 

9 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Most Thais aren't that stupid to pay those silly prices, just for pretty buds.  When 10 baht a gram gets you the same buzz  

 

Sounds like national parks... another dual pricing scam it is! 

[Hummin]

16 hours ago, balo said:

I was surprised to see that Pattaya has turned into some sort of cannabis heaven , but I can't see many customers inside, most of them looks empty?  There must be hundreds of them in the city centre alone.  How can it be profitable?  Most of the local Thais can't afford it . 

 

There are now more cannabis shops than 7-elevens.     
 

It is the Chinese restaurant syndrom.

 

My best guess, money laundering and investment scam.

 

We will see what the government will do next year, and do as promised starting to shut down the business.

[connda]

Can anyone explain to me why there are cannabis shops everywhere?

 

To sell cannabis?  That's just a guess.  🙄

[Neeranam]

Traditionally, rich Thais gave a coffee shop to their useless, waster kid to run, now it seems to have changed to Ganja shops, don't need profit. 

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, connda said:

Can anyone explain to me why there are cannabis shops everywhere?

 

To sell cannabis?  That's just a guess.  🙄

Coincidentally I found one that I think is better than the online options.

Why?

Fair price. Excellent and FRESH product which you can see and smell how FRESH.

I'm not into the 10 baht a gram stuff. I like higher end. I can get higher end online for maybe 30 baht less, but sometimes they ship STALE product and popcorn buds when you paid for more.

At the shop I used, there was another customer who appeared to be a regular coming in as I left. 

So yes they're there to sell products.

Obviously, there is an oversupply of shops.

I guess it's an easy business to start is the reason there are so many. 

[Jingthing]

9 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Most Thais aren't that stupid to pay those silly prices, just for pretty buds.  When 10 baht a gram gets you the same buzz  

It's kind of like wine.

Many people don't appreciate better wine. In fact, their palate doesn't register the difference.

But many people do.

The different strains REALLY do have different effects.

[mokwit]

Heads you make a profit, tails you can still launder money.

[Jingthing]

BTW, at the shop that I found that I like, I asked about their customer base.

They told me all the tourist nationalities and Thais as well. 

[KhunLA]

22 minutes ago, mran66 said:

 

 

Sounds like national parks... another dual pricing scam it is! 

Yea ... ฿10 a gr or ฿500.  Easy choice for me. 

 

I don't fall for the marketing.  10-15-20% THC level, all does pretty much the same thing, for the type I smoked so far.  4 different strains.  No major, noticeable different.

 

I rarely make it though a half of a 1 gr doobie.  Don't indulge much, and 1 gr would be more than enough if I did.

[Jingthing]

18 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Yea ... ฿10 a gr or ฿500.  Easy choice for me. 

 

I don't fall for the marketing.  10-15-20% THC level, all does pretty much the same thing, for the type I smoked so far.  4 different strains.  No major, noticeable different.

 

I rarely make it though a half of a 1 gr doobie.  Don't indulge much, and 1 gr would be more than enough if I did.

I would never pay 500.

My range is 100 to 180 usually with volume discount.

I think there is more to it than just THC percentages.

With better stuff, when they are marketed as having an identifiable flavor, you can actually taste the flavor, which is pretty cool.  Plus of course the differences in strain effects.

For very infrequent indulgers, that's even more reason to go for better stuff.

 

[WorriedNoodle]

9 hours ago, still kicking said:

I traveled to BKK a few weeks ago I counted 23 shops in a couple of hours  

OCD or anxiety issues perhaps?

[Patong2021]

A new money laundering format.

[bkk6060]

Pattaya is crowded, but still some empty bars and restaurants and massage shops also.

 Too many think they can open and run a business not considering the over saturation.

[Yagoda]

1 hour ago, mokwit said:

Heads you make a profit, tails you can still launder money.

If folks want to buy it, folks will sell it.

[balo]

2 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

A new money laundering format.

 

That's what I'm thinking as well, too many "coffee shops" .  I predict 80% of them will be out of business within 2 years.

[Ralf001]

20 hours ago, balo said:

 

 

There are now more cannabis shops than 7-elevens.     
 

 

got a link to that data ?

[novacova]

20 hours ago, balo said:

Can anyone explain to me why there are cannabis shops everywhere?

Because the world has gone to pot.

[balo]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

got a link to that data ?

 

Walk up and down the sois, real time data. 

[Ralf001]

13 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Most Thais aren't that stupid to pay those silly prices, just for pretty buds.  When 10 baht a gram gets you the same buzz  

 

The GF told her mum I suffer from insomnia.... Mum send me an ounce of nice hydro buds every month, god bless.

 

I give it to a friend.

 

[Ralf001]

Just now, balo said:

 

Walk up and down the sois, real time data. 

 

So you got nothing then.

 

colour me surprised !

[balo]

What a stupid remark, i counted more than 100 in the city centre alone, from Naklua to South Pattaya. Plenty of 7 elevens around too, but not that many ,

 

Anyone who actually lives in the city can confirm it. 

 

 

[Njoku]

On 12/29/2024 at 12:41 AM, KhunLA said:

Most Thais aren't that stupid to pay those silly prices, just for pretty buds.  When 10 baht a gram gets you the same buzz  

Seems the plant nursery know about the benefits, seen a dozen plants for sale at one on Saturday. 

[Njoku]

On 12/28/2024 at 5:35 PM, balo said:

I was surprised to see that Pattaya has turned into some sort of cannabis heaven , but I can't see many customers inside, most of them looks empty?  There must be hundreds of them in the city centre alone.  How can it be profitable?  Most of the local Thais can't afford it . 

 

There are now more cannabis shops than 7-elevens.     
 

If you had been alert you would have noticed that the moment the previous government made it legal the shop fronts of dope magically appeared over night, this telling sign suggests that Thai business men where behind the lobbying of dope knew when it would happen ran around buying up or securing leases and where ready to pounce, id say there would be several prominent Thai business's behind the majority of stores so id expect that about 80% of the trade of doping the nation and tourists in particular to be in the hands of just a few, this practice of flooding I also noticed back in Melbourne AU, pre corvid, with the high number of Chinese students studying at Melb Uni Chinese business men threw up a lot of establishments to keep Chinese money in Chinese hands, even one Chinese woman quite wealthy and self made and a resident in the land of oz who I knew as I did a few projects for her pulled down a house on a tram route to La Trobe Uni and put in its place 16 single bed condos.....to attract Chinese studying there....That came right out of her mouth. Thats what asians are good at...

[KhunLA]

On 12/29/2024 at 2:18 PM, balo said:

What a stupid remark, i counted more than 100 in the city centre alone, from Naklua to South Pattaya. Plenty of 7 elevens around too, but not that many ,

 

Anyone who actually lives in the city can confirm it. 

 

 

I counted 40 on Gmaps, without out zooming in, which would show more.