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

[riclag]

It reminds me of the old saying, Monkey see Monkey do!

I mention this is a non sarcastic or disrespectful way.

 

Up where I live theres copy cats for everything  . Food stalls, odd& ends cheap 20 bht shops. 
 

[PJ71]

On 12/29/2024 at 2:19 AM, London Lowf said:

The prices charged in the tourist weed shops are ludicrous

I guess it's the convienience?

[KhunLA]

Yes ... convenience.   Same reason there are bars, massage shops & 7-11s.

 

Personally have no need or desire for the first 2, and just 7-11 comes in quite handy, when O&A 

[redwood1]

The reason there are so many weed shops is except for the rent its a pretty low overhead business......And with high prices no mush needs to be sold to turn a profit......And anyone who is ok with paying a 1000-1500 baht bar fine is also ok with paying 300 baht a gram....

[Thingamabob]

I doubt that cannabis is their only business..

[ignore it]

Pattaya Second Road.

Indian restaurants and weed shops.

and a few massage parlors.

 

Does it get better than that?

[Espanol]

On 12/29/2024 at 4:36 AM, Jingthing said:

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.

 

 

 

Where is it? When you talk about restaurants you put all the details about where it is and how to get there.

 

[Clapped out]

These 'cannabis shops' aren't really. They are a front for old fashioned fish & chip shops that the Brit government subsidizes. To avoid drawing attention and possible investigation they just say that they sell cannabis. If you insist on buying cannabis in one of these shops it will be expensive as they have to run down the street to buy your order and that takes time ( and they have to  pay street rates  😞)

[redwood1]

12 hours ago, Clapped out said:

These 'cannabis shops' aren't really. They are a front for old fashioned fish & chip shops that the Brit government subsidizes. To avoid drawing attention and possible investigation they just say that they sell cannabis. If you insist on buying cannabis in one of these shops it will be expensive as they have to run down the street to buy your order and that takes time ( and they have to  pay street rates  😞)

 

I agree 100%.........The weed shops are secretly selling fish and chips....

 

Pattaya has many fish and chips addicts who need their fix.....And they dont mind going to jail for buying black market fish and chips from weed shops..

[Centigrade32]

15 hours ago, Espanol said:

 

 

Where is it? When you talk about restaurants you put all the details about where it is and how to get there.

 

 

It's nonsense anyway.

[PJ71]

On 12/29/2024 at 2:19 AM, London Lowf said:

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

Still cheap like everything else when on holiday tho innit....

[London Lowf]

11 hours ago, PJ71 said:

Still cheap like everything else when on holiday tho innit....

 

True.

 

There's also the accessibilty - when I lived in South Africa I smoked every single day for four years and it is the same when I am in Thailand six months a year.

 

When I go home to the UK I wouldn't even know where to start looking for it and I would imagine that it is rather expensive and so I simply don't bother. It's not addictive - well, certainly not the weed that I have bought!

[VBF]

19 minutes ago, London Lowf said:

 

True.

 

There's also the accessibilty - when I lived in South Africa I smoked every single day for four years and it is the same when I am in Thailand six months a year.

 

When I go home to the UK I wouldn't even know where to start looking for it and I would imagine that it is rather expensive and so I simply don't bother. It's not addictive - well, certainly not the weed that I have bought!

I'm the same in UK - no idea and not interested. I used to know people who "smoked dope" but I never got into it partly because I never smoke anything.

 

I'm thinking of trying some more cannabis "cookies" or similar on my next trip to Pattaya  - one thing concerns me is that apparently it stays in your system for a very long time, so eating some a short time before returning to UK might make me guilty of drug-driving which has become a major issue in UK.

 

I just need to get some figures on those times (is it days, weeks, or ???), and most of the websites I've seen contradict each other. Plus,  of course, there's the matter of product strength to consider.

[EVENKEEL]

I live in a fairly small (no traffic lights) non touristy beach location and a fourth weed shop just opened.

[sungod]

On 1/23/2025 at 8:55 PM, VBF said:

I'm the same in UK - no idea and not interested. I used to know people who "smoked dope" but I never got into it partly because I never smoke anything.

 

I'm thinking of trying some more cannabis "cookies" or similar on my next trip to Pattaya  - one thing concerns me is that apparently it stays in your system for a very long time, so eating some a short time before returning to UK might make me guilty of drug-driving which has become a major issue in UK.

 

I just need to get some figures on those times (is it days, weeks, or ???), and most of the websites I've seen contradict each other. Plus,  of course, there's the matter of product strength to consider.

detectable in the system for about a month, to be within the legal limit is another thing.

 

https://drugdrivingsolicitors.co.uk/how-long-after-smoking-weed-can-i-drive/

[VBF]

5 hours ago, sungod said:

detectable in the system for about a month, to be within the legal limit is another thing.

 

https://drugdrivingsolicitors.co.uk/how-long-after-smoking-weed-can-i-drive/

Thanks. 👍 Nowhere in that article can I see reference to any time limit greater than "hours" but as you say, detectable and legal limits are different - (unless  I'm detecting just a tad of sarcasm in your reply 🙄 ) but being ignorant as I am, that's not a bad idea.

 

If I do turn into the cookie monster, I think it'll need to be at least a month before my return.

Mind you, it just occurred to me that if I'm this paranoid before I try the stuff, should I really even be thinking about it?  Rhetorical question, of course!

[BritManToo]

On 1/23/2025 at 8:27 PM, London Lowf said:

When I go home to the UK I wouldn't even know where to start looking for it and I would imagine that it is rather expensive and so I simply don't bother. It's not addictive - well, certainly not the weed that I have bought!

The smoking shed at your local pub is the normal place to buy in the UK. 20ish quid a bag, enough for 10 joints, so still cheaper than beer.

[sungod]

2 hours ago, VBF said:

Thanks. 👍 Nowhere in that article can I see reference to any time limit greater than "hours" but as you say, detectable and legal limits are different - (unless  I'm detecting just a tad of sarcasm in your reply 🙄 ) but being ignorant as I am, that's not a bad idea.

 

If I do turn into the cookie monster, I think it'll need to be at least a month before my return.

Mind you, it just occurred to me that if I'm this paranoid before I try the stuff, should I really even be thinking about it?  Rhetorical question, of course!

 

Nope, no sarcasm intended