Report Cannabis Advocates Warn of Fallout from Thailand’s New Medical Use Rule

[pomchop]

2 hours ago, still kicking said:

Cannabis is a drug

so is alcohol so is aspirin so are millions of other pills  plants etc that have been used for centuries all over the world....given a choice of picking whether to eliminate alcohol or pot there is zero comparison as to which drug causes more problems worldwide...not even close....get drunk get belligerent get into fights and worse....smoke pot, eat cookies and listen to pink floyd.

[StandardIssue]

18 minutes ago, pomchop said:

so is alcohol so is aspirin so are millions of other pills  plants etc that have been used for centuries all over the world....given a choice of picking whether to eliminate alcohol or pot there is zero comparison as to which drug causes more problems worldwide...not even close....get drunk get belligerent get into fights and worse....smoke pot, eat cookies and listen to pink floyd.

 

Just because you think there is "zero comparison" doesn't mean there is no comparison. 

 

1) Not everybody becomes belligerent and hostile while drunk. Some just go to sleep and become very tired and docile.

2) Not everybody becomes completely docile while high either. Some become extremely paranoid and act on the delusions.

 

People become addicted to THC period. It is no accident there is MA. Marijuana Anonymous and it has a global fellowship.

 

There are laws to prohibit people from driving under the influence of THC for good reason.

[Excalibur1550]

so far Scientists have stated that long-term cannabis use can cause dementia in the long run, end  with more than normal mood swings

[frank83628]

14 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

 Pot users are getting the standard azz whooping from the drug dealers profiteer play book.

 

1) Get it out there cheap and easy and get them hooked

2) start driving up the price

3) make em' jump through more hoops and start taxing them addicts

4) Police get involved making extra tea money on arrests.

 

Drug addicts get suckered again. 

 

Thailand is just running the drug pushers profiteer playbook game on they azz.

Written by someone without a clue

[papa al]

5 hours ago, still kicking said:

Cannabis is a drug

invented by 

God.

[Luuk Chaai]

6 hours ago, still kicking said:

Cannabis is a drug

so is caffeine ...    so what's your point ?

[gargamon]

12 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

I’m sure a 500 baht fee will resolve the issue of certificates, just as it does for driving licence medical certificates

You pay 500 baht for a driver's license medical certificate? The last one I did wad 100,

[sungod]

7 hours ago, still kicking said:

Cannabis is a drug

 

So is alcohol, anyway he was talking about addicts.

[sungod]

5 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

 

Yea, there are plenty of people with cannabis addiction, quite a few of them in Thailand. They are - in affect - drug addicts.

There isn't a Marijuana Anonymous Organization for nothing.

https://marijuana-anonymous.org/

It is an addictive drug that has become a problem for a great many people.

Keep going so we can all keep laughing.

[StandardIssue]

3 hours ago, frank83628 said:

Written by someone without a clue

written by someone in denial about there addiction and needing blunt chemicals to deal with  life.

[EVENKEEL]

5 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

 

Just because you think there is "zero comparison" doesn't mean there is no comparison. 

 

1) Not everybody becomes belligerent and hostile while drunk. Some just go to sleep and become very tired and docile.

2) Not everybody becomes completely docile while high either. Some become extremely paranoid and act on the delusions.

 

People become addicted to THC period. It is no accident there is MA. Marijuana Anonymous and it has a global fellowship.

 

There are laws to prohibit people from driving under the influence of THC for good reason.

Try a few puffs with your drink of choice. You're welcome.

[frank83628]

47 minutes ago, StandardIssue said:

written by someone in denial about there addiction and needing blunt chemicals to deal with  life.

I don't smoke weed or cigarettes, I used to do both, I have done and occasionally do recreational drugs, and i drink alcohol when meeting friends when going out.

Not addicted to anything but I do know how things work, the comment I replied to was ridiculous.

[Trippy]

It's only a proposal, no matter what the clickbait title says.

[BritManToo]

4 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

written by someone in denial about there addiction and needing blunt chemicals to deal with  life.

Written by a returning forum troll.

Now where's my coffee/tea/paracetamol?

[wensiensheng]

6 hours ago, gargamon said:

You pay 500 baht for a driver's license medical certificate? The last one I did wad 100,

You know, I think you are right. It was only 100, maybe 200, last time I got one.

 

I guess I was postulating that some kind of “fee” will mean that a medical certificate for cannabis use will be ridiculously easy to obtain

[Mavideol]

On 5/24/2025 at 8:02 AM, webfact said:

especially from those who have heavily invested in the cannabis industry following decriminalisation.

Anutin comes to mind

[Aussie999]

23 hours ago, PeeJayEm said:

Thailand's official stance has always emphasized medical and health-related use, even during the liberalization wave. Recreational use has never been formally legalized, though it was de facto tolerated for a brief period due to legal loopholes.

100% correct

[Aussie999]

22 hours ago, black tabby12345 said:

Once deregulated completely.

And then, made illegal again(use without permission subject to arrest).

Will Thai jails be full of "new offenders"?

 

Always was for medicinal purposes.

[JackGats]

On 5/24/2025 at 8:55 AM, JoePai said:

who have heavily invested in the cannabis industry

 

Tough, that's biz

No it isn't biz. It's government killing business.