Kanchanaburi student faints after cannabis use at school event

[webfact]

Picture courtesy of MGR Online

 

by Bright Choomanee

A 15 year old student from Dan Makham Tia district in Kanchanaburi province became unconscious after allegedly smoking cannabis at school. The provincial governor has ordered an investigation into the incident, which was initially reported by the local news page Kan News Agency, alleging that a senior student coerced a junior student into using cannabis during a National Children’s Day event.

 

When officials arrived at the student’s home, they met with the boy and his guardians to gather more information. The student, who recently transferred from Chumphon province to a local school in Dan Makham Tia district in the second term of his second year of secondary school, recounted the events of January 10.

He explained that he and two friends from a lower grade decided to purchase cannabis from a local vendor without any coercion. Despite never having smoked before, the student admitted to using cannabis three times.

 

After returning to school, the student experienced dizziness and fainted. Teachers and fellow students quickly intervened, and emergency services transported him to Dan Makham Tia Hospital, where he stayed overnight before being discharged. A teacher accompanying the investigation shared that the school generally monitors student attendance closely and restricts exit and entry without permission.

However, during the National Children’s Day event, the increased number of attendees, including parents, allowed easier access to and from the school, resulting in the incident.

 

Following the event, school officials contacted the student’s guardians to inform them of his behaviour. The school has since recorded the incident and deducted behaviour points, reported KhaoSod.

 

They plan to implement stricter preventative measures, including daily random urine tests and bag checks upon entry. Meanwhile, the police investigation unit of Dan Makham Tia will continue their investigation to identify and apprehend the cannabis supplier for legal action.

 

Picture courtesy of MGR Online

 

Source: The Thaiger 

-- 2025-01-13

 

 

[watchcat]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

He explained that he and two friends from a lower grade decided to purchase cannabis from a local vendor without any coercion. Despite never having smoked before, the student admitted to using cannabis three times.

 

Youngsters under 23 years, shouldn't take any drugs including alcohol, as their brains aren't fully developed.

[Gottfrid]

2 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

Youngsters under 23 years, shouldn't take any drugs including alcohol, as their brains aren't fully developed.

Change that immediately 😉 It should be 30 years of age minimum in Thailand.

 

After that, who told him to smoke that much? 🤣

[connda]

Back to the daze days of Reefer Madness, 'eh?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

Youngsters under 23 years, shouldn't take any drugs including alcohol, as their brains aren't fully developed.

And when the get sick?

[watchcat]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Change that immediately 😉 It should be 30 years of age minimum in Thailand.

 

Correct, I was thinking about people outside of Thailand.

[Bday Prang]

is this "shock horror " story the start of the latest anti cannabis campaign by state sponsored media?    Can we expect some sort of announcement from the authorities soon?   

[Bday Prang]

7 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

Youngsters under 23 years, shouldn't take any drugs including alcohol, as their brains aren't fully developed.

rubbish

[phil2407]

So wasn’t coercion at all & admitted to using it 3 times before- think he threw a “Whitey” 

if can’t handle it don’t use it - simple but now Governor involved hahaha 😂 

[PETERTHEEATER]

The woman with the swarm of flies around her head has a BO problem

[SiSePuede419]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

After returning to school, the student experienced dizziness and fainted.

Uhh, I think that's called "heroin". 

 

No healthy 15 year old faints from smoking weed.

 

[mrfill]

1 hour ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Uhh, I think that's called "heroin". 

 

No healthy 15 year old faints from smoking weed.

 

Its called a whitie

 

Meanwhile in other parts of Thailand, several 15 year olds became unconscious after drinking too much beer. Nobody cared.

[Gottfrid]

7 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

Correct, I was thinking about people outside of Thailand.

Ok, understood. 🙂 

 

[still kicking]

6 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Uhh, I think that's called "heroin". 

 

No healthy 15 year old faints from smoking weed.

 

Nonsense, in Western Australia one young guy killed 3 or 4 people in a car crash who was high on weed.

[SiSePuede419]

6 hours ago, mrfill said:

Its called a whitie

White-outs.

Uhhh, I never had WOs until my 40s.

And I smoked red hash oil in high school.

I'm sticking with my original statement --this is not normal for a healthy 15 year old. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[SiSePuede419]

1 hour ago, still kicking said:

Nonsense, in Western Australia one young guy killed 3 or 4 people in a car crash who was high on weed

Lots of teenagers kill themselves with cars.  Usually they're drunk. 

 

However car deaths have been going down as more and more people switch to cannabis from alcohol.

 

Nationwide car accident fatalities have slightly decreased compared to the same period last year, according to recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

 

Almost always teenagers killing themselves it's because of excessive speed, not harmless weed.  Show me one accident where speed wasn't a factor and the only risk factor was weed.  C'mon, that's absurd. 🙄