What I find also interesting is that I keep seeing updates online from one vendor I occasionally buy from. They are still listing per gram prices for the various strains they offer, usually around 25 strains at any given time, with quantities ranging from as little as 1 gram to as much as 6 kilograms.
 

I am not sure who would be purchasing that much now, even amounts like 100 grams (about 3 ounces) or 450 grams (roughly a pound), considering the recent changes in the law. It seems they are still openly selling quantities that would be considered to exceed a typical 30-day medical supply.

 

I know this vendor is now requiring a medical certificate to purchase, but I have not contacted them to ask whether they will actually sell more than a 30-day supply, meaning more than 30 grams. I assume they do, given that they are advertising prices for much larger quantities.
 

They also started offering a few GACP-certified strains since the law changes were announced in June, but the majority of their stock still does not appear to be GACP certified. I would assume that if they were violating any laws here they would have at least stopped advertising their large quantities and non-GACP products, but that is just my speculation.

More from ChatGPT, although I'm not sure it's a 100% accurate data. I would suggest verifying the information below for yourself with a local clinic when obtaining your prescription:

 

In Thailand, legal medical cannabis use is based on a prescription system. To be fully compliant, patients must obtain a valid P.T.33 prescription from a licensed clinic or doctor. This prescription allows legal purchase of cannabis products from licensed dispensaries and is valid for 30 days. Many clinics also offer a one-year smart card for convenience, which links to your patient record and makes monthly renewals easier, though it is not legally required for possession and this is only issued by doctors and clinics and not an official card provided by the government.

 

The typical cost involves a fee of around 500 Baht for the one-year smart card and a monthly fee of around 200 Baht for the prescription. The P.T.33 form must be surrendered to the dispensary for their records when making a purchase, meaning you will not have it in your possession afterward. Some clinics may also provide an optional medical certificate describing your condition, but this is not necessary to meet legal requirements.

 

If you are ever questioned by authorities, the most important thing is to be able to prove you have a valid, active P.T.33 prescription. Since you do not keep the physical copy after purchase, it is a good idea to take a photo of it and keep purchase receipts from your dispensary. The smart card alone is not enough to prove legal possession.

 

In summary, staying legal requires keeping your monthly prescription up to date and retaining evidence of it even after you surrender the form. A smart card and receipts help but do not replace the legal necessity of a valid prescription under Thai law.

6 hours ago, Ebumbu said:

 

I read that it's 30 grams max. It's supposed to represent 30 days. Apparently, the license says max 30 grams. I am scrambling to remain legal. They don't make it very bloody clear. I have to figure out details or risk potential prison. 

probably best if you cut down a bit, your posts indicate you are a bit paranoid, 

What's the score with travelling on domestic flights within Thailand? Would you be able to travel with just a gram's worth on the plane and would you pack it in checked baggage or just carry it in some clingfilm in your pocket?

9 hours ago, Galong said:

Yeah, I knew that was always the 'rule'. I should have said the smoke complaints factored into the new status on cannabis in general.

Now, where do I go to complain about cigarettes and black smoke trucks? 🤔🤷‍♂️

Noticed more than a few Euro idiots with Thai rentals by their side smoking right outside in public. It always tend to be the idiot obnoxious foreigners both tourist and expat that cause rules and laws to suddenly change and those that try to live here in harmony and just want to be left alone suffer. One reason I tend to avoid groups of foreigners only a matter of time before one of them gets YOU into trouble often drunk.

3 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

probably best if you cut down a bit, your posts indicate you are a bit paranoid, 

I would not worry to much about it right now. Things are changing by the day or hour at times. Everyone both foreign and Thai notices the government is famous for flip/flop creating their own problems. They create the problems not the general public.

4 hours ago, RSD1 said:

More from ChatGPT, although I'm not sure it's a 100% accurate data. I would suggest verifying the information below for yourself with a local clinic when obtaining your prescription:

 

In Thailand, legal medical cannabis use is based on a prescription system. To be fully compliant, patients must obtain a valid P.T.33 prescription from a licensed clinic or doctor. This prescription allows legal purchase of cannabis products from licensed dispensaries and is valid for 30 days. Many clinics also offer a one-year smart card for convenience, which links to your patient record and makes monthly renewals easier, though it is not legally required for possession and this is only issued by doctors and clinics and not an official card provided by the government.

 

The typical cost involves a fee of around 500 Baht for the one-year smart card and a monthly fee of around 200 Baht for the prescription. The P.T.33 form must be surrendered to the dispensary for their records when making a purchase, meaning you will not have it in your possession afterward. Some clinics may also provide an optional medical certificate describing your condition, but this is not necessary to meet legal requirements.

 

If you are ever questioned by authorities, the most important thing is to be able to prove you have a valid, active P.T.33 prescription. Since you do not keep the physical copy after purchase, it is a good idea to take a photo of it and keep purchase receipts from your dispensary. The smart card alone is not enough to prove legal possession.

 

In summary, staying legal requires keeping your monthly prescription up to date and retaining evidence of it even after you surrender the form. A smart card and receipts help but do not replace the legal necessity of a valid prescription under Thai law.

It would be so nice and handy if the government would provide a list of shops they consider legal. Maybe a nice monthly news letter on current rules up to date by the hour as they seem unable to make up their minds. Making everyone a criminal over night.

A legal shop has their license form in the window.

13 hours ago, Ebumbu said:

I have read that hash is not legal. It's not flower. Am I reading wrong, or nobody really knows  yet? If it is legal, surely they don't weigh it the same as flower. Also, it's considered a narcotic, but cannabis flower is not. Can anyone sort this?

hash is illegal and smuggled into the country
concentrates are illegal
brownies, gummies are illegal 
Buds are legal
smoking in public has always been illegal and in clubs, yet here in phuket there are many so called clubs where people gather and smoke, ( just like a bar for drinking) 

 

form the greenhead clinic in kamala

"As the only licensed clinic in Kamala we are now offering a checkup with prescription for 500thb + at least 1g from our clinic. Having a receipt over the amount you carry on you plus prescription will be proof that you are a registered patient in our clinic with legal Cannabis.

We can confirm that the Thai police are already checking prescriptions, even though the new law is at least 120 days away and currently paused.
👨‍✈️After a lengthy discussion at a police stop over a empty joint hull we want to protect you from the same experience, especially tourists will he easily intimated by these checkpoints and won't know how to protect themselves with a prescription."

I'd never flush weed anywhere, if ur that worried, place it outside ur home 

Cannabis Is Not Cash and Announcements Are Not Laws?

6 minutes ago, Mitkof Island said:

Cannabis Is Not Cash and Announcements Are Not Laws?

If it’s a law, rule, or regulation published in the Royal Gazette, that means yes, that’s the green light that it’s now official and enforceable. 

2 hours ago, zzzzz said:

especially tourists will he easily intimated by these checkpoints and won't know how to protect themselves with a prescription."

But prescriptions are  only valid once within a 30 day period for 30 grams, and original scripts have to be handed in when you purchase, so nobody will be carrying scripts unless they havent used it yet.

 

Its the medical card I'd say is what you need at checkpoints, and a photo of the script on your phone

16 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

But prescriptions are  only valid once within a 30 day period for 30 grams, and original scripts have to be handed in when you purchase, so nobody will be carrying scripts unless they havent used it yet.

 

Its the medical card I'd say is what you need at checkpoints, and a photo of the script on your phone

Scripts are for buying weed,
does not mean u HAVE to smoke the whole 30 grms you buy in a month>
so

1 scripts/receipt showing u brought it legally means u can carry less that amount till.......

 

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"Having a receipt over the amount you carry on you plus prescription will be proof that you are a registered patient in our clinic with legal Cannabis."

 

On 7/15/2025 at 8:52 AM, Mitkof Island said:

Many of these resent stories about ganja by the Thai media I have serious doubts about. Reminds me so much of the same garbage we heard back in the 60,s ,70,s, 80's . Remember well watching the F.B.I. on tv as a kid they had an episode about smoking weed and dying babies in the bathtub. 

 

The Thai government just made it much more easy to buy and drink booze while at the same time attacking those who smoke week. How odd to all happen at the same time. More and more convinced Thaksin is behind all of this Reefer Madness. This has nothing to do with safety its all politics and games. What a farce! In the meanwhile I am going to ........................

It's always wise to be skeptical about what you read/ view/ hear in the MSM. Their political masters and advertisers largely decide what is news and how to spin the message.

 

Serious question: Are journalists in Thailand allowed by law to report anything no matter how true it is, if you see what I mean?

2 hours ago, Galong said:

If it’s a law, rule, or regulation published in the Royal Gazette, that means yes, that’s the green light that it’s now official and enforceable. 

I understand your point of view and why you purchased the card. Here is a different opinion. A quote from Ben the lawyer in Bangkok.

 When cannabis was legalized the doctrine of codification kicked back in to protect Thai liberties thereby requiring a LAW BE PASSED to allow for curtailment of said liberty and/or regulation thereof. Politicians approximately 18 months ago acknowledged that fact and said they were going to pass a law through Parliament. They never did and now this Public Health Ministry want us all to believe they can dictate the terms of cannabis usage through arbitrary and capricious "announcements". I expect there will be serious challenges to all of this in the Administrative courts at the very least. --BWH

13 minutes ago, zzzzz said:

Scripts are for buying weed,
does not mean u HAVE to smoke the whole 30 grms you buy in a month>
so

1 scripts/receipt showing u brought it legally means u can carry less that amount till.......

Correct, already got my card and script, and fully aware you don't have to SMOKE 30 grams lol, but the law seems to say that 30g must be purchased at once. My point was people will need to show a copy of their scripts alongside their card if stopped at checkpoints, as the original script is kept by the shop you purchase from.

4 minutes ago, Mitkof Island said:

I understand your point of view and why you purchased the card. Here is a different opinion. A quote from Ben the lawyer in Bangkok.

 When cannabis was legalized the doctrine of codification kicked back in to protect Thai liberties thereby requiring a LAW BE PASSED to allow for curtailment of said liberty and/or regulation thereof. Politicians approximately 18 months ago acknowledged that fact and said they were going to pass a law through Parliament. They never did and now this Public Health Ministry want us all to believe they can dictate the terms of cannabis usage through arbitrary and capricious "announcements". I expect there will be serious challenges to all of this in the Administrative courts at the very least. --BWH

I certainly hope it's challenged in court.  It certainly doesn't look like it has gone through a sufficient number of legal channels. Where are the studies? Where is the unbiased research?  All we seem to have is "many have complained about the smell" and some irresponsible parent got their toddler extremely stoned. How about some science?  How about looking at other countries that have legalized it and see how they overcame hurdles?  How about showing the public how much tax income has been generated? Also, if there are 18,000 shops but only a small percentage are licensed, how about going after them and thus generating more tax. I see no serious downside to having cannabis legal, taxed, and regulated.  

[begin rant] At every level this is causing problems. Thousands of Thais have benefited from the surge in popularity when it was decriminalized. Now, for zero solid evidence that it's causing harm to society or the health of the participants, it's back to being scary. The government betrayed farmers, entrepreneurs, workers from all sort of associated businesses, etc.   

Plus, every time I heard about it affecting the 'image of Thailand' I can't help but think about how much damage alcohol ACTUALLY does to society, health, and safety.  Alas, they don't seem consistent in their concern over safety, health, or society when alcohol is involved. [end rant]

17 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

Correct, already got my card and script, and fully aware you don't have to SMOKE 30 grams lol, but the law seems to say that 30g must be purchased at once. My point was people will need to show a copy of their scripts alongside their card if stopped at checkpoints, as the original script is kept by the shop you purchase from.

"the law seems to say that 30g must be purchased at once" 😲  I haven't read that. What a silly position.

What if I like a certain strain that one shop offers and a different strain from a different shop?

18 minutes ago, Galong said:

"the law seems to say that 30g must be purchased at once" 😲  I haven't read that. What a silly position.

That's what i was told when i got my card and script. I was also told that the script can be used at any shop if needed, not just the chain of shops i got it from. If people aren't buying 30g at once, how will they monitor sales, and at what point does the shop(s) retain the original script for their records?.

 

On the flip side, once i got my script i bought 4 grams and my script wasnt taken.....

16 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

That's what i was told when i got my card and script. I was also told that the script can be used at any shop if needed, not just the chain of shops i got it from. If people aren't buying 30g at once, how will they monitor sales, and at what point does the shop(s) retain the original script for their records?.

 

On the flip side, once i got my script i bought 4 grams and my script wasnt taken.....

It's easier for them to force us to buy the monthly amount all at once. Purchases could be added to a database so we don't have to buy that much all at once. Oh well, just like the recent tax on income, they have not told us everything we need to know. This has not been thought through or planned out, which is what I've come to expect.  Grey areas create opportunities for the legal system to abuse people who might be trying their best to obey the rules.

30 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

That's what i was told when i got my card and script. I was also told that the script can be used at any shop if needed, not just the chain of shops i got it from. If people aren't buying 30g at once, how will they monitor sales, and at what point does the shop(s) retain the original script for their records?.

 

On the flip side, once i got my script i bought 4 grams and my script wasnt taken.....

why did u go thru all the hassle ( med card, see dr , get a script) extra expense
for 4 grms, when u could have brought that online with no hoops to jump thru?

to many here are jumping the gun

as long as online merchants. shops are selling with nothing required, as before, there is nothing to worry about

7 minutes ago, zzzzz said:

why did u go thru all the hassle ( med card, see dr , get a script) extra expense
for 4 grms, when u could have brought that online with no hoops to jump thru?

to many here are jumping the gun

as long as online merchants. shops are selling with nothing required, as before, there is nothing to worry about

Why would it be a hassle?, took 15 minutes. I'd rather be on top of things, this is Thailand, Where I buy it from is irrelevant and so is the quantity as my script is still valid and i would not smoke anywhere near 30g a month anyway. I want to be sure if I get stopped by the police i can show them that i am legally allowed to carry weed. 

 

Surely people can't be that stupid to think the police aren't going to use the new laws to try and get tea money.

 

Never ceases to amaze me how many people just do not forward think.

10 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

Why would it be a hassle?, took 15 minutes. I'd rather be on top of things, this is Thailand, Where I buy it from is irrelevant, I want to be sure if I get stopped by the police i can show them that i am legally allowed to carry weed. 

 

Surely people can't be that stupid to think the police aren't going to use the new laws to try and get tea money.

 

Never ceases to amaze me how many people just do not forward think.

There is no current or proposed law preventing ownership and carrying of cannabis bud.

And the proposed laws are changing so frequently, that there is no point of 'thinking forward'.

My plan was completed by keeping 500gm of bud in my fridge, purchased at 2-4bht/gm.

 

But no need to ever carry bud, I smoke at home, the postman does all the carrying.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

There is no current or proposed law preventing ownership and carrying of cannabis bud.

And the proposed laws are changing so frequently, that there is no point of 'thinking forward'.

My plan was completed by keeping 500gm of bud in my fridge, purchased at 2-4bht/gm.

Pretty sure there is, and its covered in earlier posts. There's always a point in thinking ahead here, wether its weed, immigration etc etc. It seems to me that the ones that don't always moan when they then have to 'jump through hoops'

 

I certainly wouldn't wont to take the risk currently of being in possession of weed if stopped without card and script or copy of script.

 

 'Recreational possession: Illegal; any amount without a prescription risks fines up to 25,000 Baht or 3 months imprisonment.'

38 minutes ago, Burgo1979 said:

Why would it be a hassle?, took 15 minutes. I'd rather be on top of things, this is Thailand, Where I buy it from is irrelevant and so is the quantity as my script is still valid and i would not smoke anywhere near 30g a month anyway. I want to be sure if I get stopped by the police i can show them that i am legally allowed to carry weed. 

 

Surely people can't be that stupid to think the police aren't going to use the new laws to try and get tea money.

 

Never ceases to amaze me how many people just do not forward think.

And then I would ask the police officer to please show me the regulations  as I have often done in the states. 99.9% of the time I was correct and they walked away pissed they could not touch me. The first person that gets grabbed will make national headlines I sure. Always  good to have a boogie man for a good distraction.

4 hours ago, zzzzz said:

 

We can confirm that the Thai police are already checking prescriptions, even though the new law is at least 120 days away and currently paused.

Wait, what? Now it's paused? I can buy again? Good lord. TIT is making my head spin. I can buy legally, without a prescription for 120 days? This is a crazy place. I may buy back what I flushed. 

Isn't having 6 ounces a felony crime, even with a prescription? I believe the prescription allows up to 30 grams. I flushed about 6 ounces. Took a while. It was very depressing. 

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

There is no current or proposed law preventing ownership and carrying of cannabis bud.

And the proposed laws are changing so frequently, that there is no point of 'thinking forward'.

My plan was completed by keeping 500gm of bud in my fridge, purchased at 2-4bht/gm.

 

But no need to ever carry bud, I smoke at home, the postman does all the carrying.

just about the worst place to keep it
Look it up
dark, dry, out of the sun in a glass jar!!

 

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I flushed about 6 ounces. Took a while. It was very depressing. 

why?????  stupid is as stupid does 
as i stated, keep it outside if ur worried the police are going to come to ur house 

1 hour ago, Ebumbu said:

Wait, what? Now it's paused? I can buy again? Good lord. TIT is making my head spin. I can buy legally, without a prescription for 120 days? This is a crazy place. I may buy back what I flushed. 

Isn't having 6 ounces a felony crime, even with a prescription? I believe the prescription allows up to 30 grams. I flushed about 6 ounces. Took a while. It was very depressing. 

I have a friend in the states that has been a pot flusher for years even when it was legal. He buys some smokes it could be days hours or minutes and he has the urge to flush before he changes his mind. Of course by the next day regrets it and buys some more. Told him numerous times to give it to a friend and he makes a run for the toilet just can,t control the urge. Likely has flushed pounds over the years ! Next time take a deep breath before you flush.

2 hours ago, Mitkof Island said:

I have a friend in the states that has been a pot flusher for years even when it was legal. He buys some smokes it could be days hours or minutes and he has the urge to flush before he changes his mind. Of course by the next day regrets it and buys some more. Told him numerous times to give it to a friend and he makes a run for the toilet just can,t control the urge. Likely has flushed pounds over the years ! Next time take a deep breath before you flush.

 

The only other time I have ever flushed was when the cops were literally at my door. One of the big dispensaries is running a huge sale right now. Legal to buy? Who knows? 

4 hours ago, zzzzz said:

just about the worst place to keep it
Look it up
dark, dry, out of the sun in a glass jar

Not true,

If between 57-62% it doesn't go mouldy. Had some vacuum packed in the fridge since Jan 2023, and it's still good.

 

Best not to write nonsense, in this forum, many of us have years of experience growing, drying and storing. Business insider not so much.