On 6/25/2025 at 9:31 AM, Hakuna Matata said:

This is a move in the right direction! Next step is to ban it completely. It only attracts scumbags from all over the world to Thailand.

 

I think there's another profession here that attracts many, many more of the type of people you are concerned about.

 

22 hours ago, atpeace said:

For whatever reason the smell and the act of smoking is upsetting to many. 

 

My theory is that there is organized and paid opposition to weed legalization. I'm guessing they focus-group tested this message and found a sympathetic audience since most people genuinely don't want to cause discomfort in others. That's why they come across as so upset about it - pure manipulation.

 

15 hours ago, Bert got kinky said:

Oh I get it, you are trolling.

Not interested.

Goodbye.

Says the bloke who stated about Expats on this forum - quote ;-

"You forgot to mention how spiteful these idiots are.

Fancy getting bent out of shape just because people are enjoying themselves."

 

When I threw a little sarcasm at you for making that comment, you not only did not get it - but when told what it meant you run away screaming 'troll'. Now that is the literal definition of the Pot calling the Kettle black.  Maybe the term Stones and Glass Houses rings a bell mate. Thanks for the laugh.

5 hours ago, atpeace said:

You cut out a portion of my comment to misrepresent what I stated.  Is it really that important to be right that you have to be deceitful?  Sad man you are...

 

You need to chill and listen in lieu of being aggressive.  You are the worst type of smoker and the type that caused the ban.  You can only see your perspective and enjoy bashing other alternative perspectives.  I've smoked a lot over the years but completely understand others reservations and do my best to indulge while blending in.  

 

Dude - where is all the anger and terrible manners coming from?

Comes from idiot comments like yours...your perspective is just someone looking around to justify their own ridiculous prejudices.... if you want to find a drug that interfere with work performance etc just look at alcohol and see what it's done to your own ability to think.

Sat in a bar yesterday. Two Benidorm Brits sat down and lit up a joint. 

 

I could literally not believe it. I asked them politely they couldn't smoke that here. They turned and look at me in the typical council estate way Brits do, and were yearning for a fight to complete their day. 

 

I looked around at the some of the workers who were quite frankly unequiped to deal with this. 

 

We just left.

 

But it's absolutely vile. 

11 minutes ago, DonniePeverley said:

Sat in a bar yesterday. Two Benidorm Brits sat down and lit up a joint. 

 

I could literally not believe it. I asked them politely they couldn't smoke that here. They turned and look at me in the typical council estate way Brits do, and were yearning for a fight to complete their day. 

 

I looked around at the some of the workers who were quite frankly unequiped to deal with this. 

 

We just left.

 

But it's absolutely vile. 

If you're that easily upset, best to avoid bars

Full of dirty hookers, aggressive drunks and smelly smokers .......

 

Surprised you didn't leave wearing a free beer!

30 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

If you're that easily upset, best to avoid bars

Full of dirty hookers, aggressive drunks and smelly smokers .......

 

Surprised you didn't leave wearing a free beer!

 

 

Easily upset? 

 

I don't want to inhale marijuana smoke. No sane person who isn't smoking that stuff would want to either.

 

I tell you what next time i see you i'll just cough in your face, we will see how easily offended you are. 

 

The marijuana laws have attracted Bendirom Magaluf types Brits, from council estates. Anything to stop them is welcome in my opinion. 

1 hour ago, DonniePeverley said:

I don't want to inhale marijuana smoke. No sane person who isn't smoking that stuff would want to either.

Passive smoking is already covered by the law.

On 6/25/2025 at 6:58 PM, Marco100 said:

That's great . Now they gona create an Underground Cannabis Cartel ! Or what you think all those shop owners will do ? 

The ones who want corrupt money are very happy now it is illegal again.

Good luck getting the genie back in the bottle! 

But the FDA website for homegrowers (https://nar.fda.moph.go.th/) and the app  Plookganja are still active.

From AseanNow to AseanEntertainment.

@atpeace

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On 6/26/2025 at 5:25 PM, DonniePeverley said:

The marijuana laws have attracted Bendirom Magaluf types Brits, from council estates. Anything to stop them is welcome in my opinion. 

And my opinion ........ I'd prefer them here, rather that you here.

On 6/26/2025 at 10:27 PM, Dirk Z said:

Good luck getting the genie back in the bottle! 

 

  It worked for Major Tony Nelson.

The government betrays the good, hard working people of Thailand once again. They made the mistake of trusting them, and invested billions. Whipsaw policy. Regressive lawmakers. 

On 6/25/2025 at 8:39 AM, tonypattaya said:

Why jump from one extreme to another. Some people wish to use it as a recreational drug, just as they do with cigarettes. Banning the substance is not the answer; it will only create pushers, jail more users, waste police time.

Why not make it less available:
1. restrict the number of outlets (say 2 in Pattaya, 4 in Bangkok, etc) by charging a huge licence fee, to the highest bidders. 2. charge a very high duty on the sale of the product.

Like cigarettes the product should not be flaunted to the sight if non-users and children.

whats with all this faux concern  about "the children"     All these vulnerable children in pattaya will see people drinking alcohol every day , do the poor souls not require shielding from that ? if not why not?

go on say it ,,, "its drugs innit"

On 6/26/2025 at 11:25 AM, DonniePeverley said:

 

 

Easily upset? 

 

I don't want to inhale marijuana smoke. No sane person who isn't smoking that stuff would want to either.

 

I tell you what next time i see you i'll just cough in your face, we will see how easily offended you are. 

 

The marijuana laws have attracted Bendirom Magaluf types Brits, from council estates. Anything to stop them is welcome in my opinion. 

3 lines of total fantasy

There are people campaigning in the UK to have cannabis classified as a class A drug. One of the main reasons being stated is that it induces psychosis in some users.

20 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

There are people campaigning in the UK to have cannabis classified as a class A drug. One of the main reasons being stated is that it induces psychosis in some users.

That happens,some people that use Cannabis are not suitable for using it,they should not use it,end off.

With any drug there is use and abuse,nobody forces you to use any of them.

No need to class it as a class A drug,many people enjoy using it.

 

 

On 6/24/2025 at 9:26 PM, wensiensheng said:

To be fair, most weed users seem to claim that it does not promote violent or aggressive behavior and in fact the opposite calming and “spaced out” effect.

 

I think in most occupations such an effect would be viewed as demotivating

so because someone smokes you think they will smoke at work too?? do you think people that drink are drinking at work??  This is the stupidest post I've seen. 

On 6/24/2025 at 9:39 PM, tonypattaya said:

Why jump from one extreme to another. Some people wish to use it as a recreational drug, just as they do with cigarettes. Banning the substance is not the answer; it will only create pushers, jail more users, waste police time.

Why not make it less available:
1. restrict the number of outlets (say 2 in Pattaya, 4 in Bangkok, etc) by charging a huge licence fee, to the highest bidders. 2. charge a very high duty on the sale of the product.

Like cigarettes the product should not be flaunted to the sight if non-users and children.

because the Thai government doesn't do things that are rational or sensible and the last 10 years have been the worst. 

On 6/24/2025 at 10:31 PM, Hakuna Matata said:

This is a move in the right direction! Next step is to ban it completely. It only attracts scumbags from all over the world to Thailand.

seriously....from all over the world???? Like it's only legal in Thailand!

Also, there was plenty of weed around Thailand prior to it being legal. 

Go to Cambodia or Laos you wont have any issues finding weed there either. 

 

1 hour ago, ericthai said:

so because someone smokes you think they will smoke at work too?? do you think people that drink are drinking at work??  This is the stupidest post I've seen. 

I've  worked with people who drink at work.

On 6/25/2025 at 8:11 AM, Andrew65 said:

It would seem that many non-users don't like the smell of it wafting around public places. It's a 'pungent' and not very pleasant smell. In the UK recently a colleague complained that he could smell it when his neighbours were smoking it (in their back garden).

(I'm not virulently anti-drugs, I've had a smoke a few times before, partly out of curiosity, quite pleasant).

Yes, and most importantly, "I can't stand the smell" passes off as less bigoted than "I can't stand people getting high".

 

The smell of weed is one plant-based smell among many. There are dozens of kitchen smells with far more potential to make many people retch than the smell of weed, ranging from garlic and durian to fermented fish sauce (I forgot the name, pla ra?). Not to mention the ubiquitous smell of drains in TH.

 

Having often grown my own in Europe in the past, I found that the smell of a living cannabis plant, whether in the growing or the flowering stage, was 9 times out of 10 considered mildly pleasant by people who didn't know what the plant was.

Just now, Andrew65 said:

I've  worked with people who drink at work.

those people are called alcoholics just like someone that needs to smoke all the time is a drug addict. 

Normal people dont go to work and drink or smoke. 

 

10 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

There are people campaigning in the UK to have cannabis classified as a class A drug. One of the main reasons being stated is that it induces psychosis in some users.

 

 

Having seen the effect it has on some in Thailand - i am beginning to believe it.

 

I saw one guy attempting to swim in a tiny puddle in a random soi. He was British 

8 hours ago, ericthai said:

those people are called alcoholics just like someone that needs to smoke all the time is a drug addict. 

Normal people dont go to work and drink or smoke. 

 

Back in the 80's smoking (tobacco) at work was very common. In fact in the 80's people seemed to smoke EVERYWHERE!😊

32 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

Back in the 80's smoking (tobacco) at work was very common. In fact in the 80's people seemed to smoke EVERYWHERE!😊

Drinking at work also common, my editor used to drink a bottle of whiskey every day, bottle always on his desk in the newsroom. Taking cocaine at work, also common.

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Drinking at work also common, my editor used to drink a bottle of whiskey every day, bottle always on his desk in the newsroom. Taking cocaine at work, also common.

Way back when I worked overseas my boss would walk around at 6.45am at work with one of those big plastic mugs that had a sealable-top on. It was full of whisky & coke. Because he was the boss he could get away with it.