Seems @KannikaP and @Hummin are in a bad mood. @fredwiggy is just being himself 😊

8 minutes ago, JakeC said:

Simple sanity test for you @Hummin...

Have you ever seen me write about smoking? Have you ever seen me write about smoking in public?

Since the answer to both of those questions is no, then do you imagine that a sane, balanced person would suggest that my future is based on how I behave with weed in public? You are ranting at someone who has nothing to do with your problem, but you are treating me as if I do. is that your normal behaviour?

You are having an episode.

 

Oh my, 

Just now, JakeC said:

Seems @KannikaP and @Hummin are in a bad mood. @fredwiggy is just being himself 😊

Yes, we're all miles above you're maturity level and education. Who'll be next on your troll parade?

11 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

More people over the World have been killed by drinking alcohol, or the effects and consequences, than by folk using cannabis.

 

Never argued against it

6 minutes ago, JakeC said:

Oh dear @fredwiggy have a word with yourself. You seem to be having a temper tantrum. Go stand in the corner with @Hummin

"...proven me wrong or a lot more educated..." 😊 Stop it @fredwiggy Do you even have a Bachelors to your name? I guess you don't.

Do you post while intoxicated? 

57 minutes ago, JakeC said:

 @Hummin You have told us multiple times about the background for your poll....

 

 

So if it nothing else, then what is the point of the poll? I am telling you, you are behaving strangely. Not making sense and ranting and accusing people of which you have no knowledge at all. Yet you want to assert that you are the normal one. That's not how it looks from here. You know that I do not lie nor try to mislead. If I tell you your behaviour is off the wall....it's off the wall.

And so is yours. How the F do I know that you are so righteous that you do not lie or  (try to ) mislead. You stick to your views and everyone else to theirs, OK.

Unhappy people... 😊

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51 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

More people over the World have been killed by drinking alcohol, or the effects and consequences, than by folk using cannabis.

 

People with no self control, similar to the people who die from obesity related illnesses. I'm fine with alcohol, just not too much

Indeed, live and let live. Accept that people will live their lives differently from you. Pure arrogance to accuse everyone on the forum of smoking in public and it's all their fault that recriminalisation was being considered. The whole premise is complete nonsense. But the OP is stuck, in his mind. Cannot get his head around the fact that it was being used as a political bargaining chip.

The ignorant responses from the hardcore weed smokers here proves my point.

 

And you continue to make up reasons for my agenda, and as well I blaim all the pot smokers for the negativity against smokers, and numerous times addressed pot tourism as the biggest drawback with the decriminalization of weed in Thailand. 

 

But again people read what they want to read, and makes their assumptions based of their lack of understanding of the real problem 

 

Thais in general do not want it! 

 

That's it 

 

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And I'm not even angry Jake 🤗

26 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

People with no self control, similar to the people who die from obesity related illnesses. I'm fine with alcohol, just not too much

Cheers!

On 8/31/2025 at 5:38 PM, short-Timer said:

I agree, yet there is an unlimited supply of anti-weed numpties wanting to debate it 24/7. Take the OP for example, now that's a crusader!

I am sure I could come up with song for every subject or reply here on AN.

They need to nip the smiggling by air at the Thai side..can sniffer dogs not detect it or something ?

6 minutes ago, freedomnow said:

They need to nip the smiggling by air at the Thai side..can sniffer dogs not detect it or something ?

 

They can and they are really good at it. However the sheer volume of people vs the number of customs officials makes it extremely difficult to find it all. 

 

Sprinkle in corruption and you're faced with the current scenario in Thailand.

How they ever get through customs/security I do not know.

Just read that electric toothbrushes are dangerous. OK, the vague possibility that the batteries MAY catch fire is there, but someone with over 20kg cannabis/cocaine/ Yaba, I cannot imagine how they THINK they will get through several airports. 

10 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

People with no self control, similar to the people who die from obesity related illnesses. I'm fine with alcohol, just not too much

I've been using various forms of weed for 50+ years, couldn't give a F/F weather it's legal or not, my choice, never had any problems with the law, never even been questioned, never used in public, only ever use on my own or with like minded individuals, never had a problem with supplies wherever I've been.

3 minutes ago, Jeff the Chef said:

I've been using various forms of weed for 50+ years, couldn't give a F/F weather it's legal or not, my choice, never had any problems with the law, never even been questioned, never used in public, only ever use on my own or with like minded individuals, never had a problem with supplies wherever I've been.

The majority of other cannabis users are likely very much the same. Don't cause anyone any problems with it and don't have any of their own. 

9 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Nice try, very nice try 

Yep, AI does very good job of reading all the posts in a topic and analyzing. Just give it the link and it does the rest. How lucky we are. 

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1 hour ago, Jeff the Chef said:

I've been using various forms of weed for 50+ years, couldn't give a F/F weather it's legal or not, my choice, never had any problems with the law, never even been questioned, never used in public, only ever use on my own or with like minded individuals, never had a problem with supplies wherever I've been.

Much the same as yourself. Because of my job I stopped for over 20 yrs except for an occasional few hits every blue moon. If I'm alone and out the smell doesn't offend me but if I'm with the kid out and about, it irritates me to have the smell around me. 

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5 hours ago, short-Timer said:

Yep, AI does very good job of reading all the posts in a topic and analyzing. Just give it the link and it does the rest. How lucky we are. 

 

Still it was a nice try to clean yourself from being the very first heating up the debate as usual when it comes to critics about how the weed was decriminalized and how it have been practiced since then. 

 

On 8/31/2025 at 12:34 PM, short-Timer said:

Yet another gem of anti-weed nonsense. I wonder how many more idiotic posts like this we’re going to have to suffer through? Prolly endless. Funny how weed smokers are usually chill and mind their own business, but being around a drunk is one of the worst experiences imaginable. Unless of course she’s only had a couple and she’s riding reverse cowgirl, in which case, carry on.

 

@BritManToo if this is the case, the whole thread should disappear, as it's clearly not fit for purpose. At least a balanced discussion of the poll results might have lent the thread some legitimacy. Without that, what was the point of a poll in the first instance? It just seemed to be a way in for the OP to rant about his pet hates.

Removing the poll result discussion brings it back to that.

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there will always be drunks and pot heads
choose wisely 
I have made my choice

regardless, it should not be illegal,  anywhere for anyone over 21 

On 8/30/2025 at 4:31 PM, Hummin said:

Just a simple poll about the majority of the members here and their relationship with weed. 

 

Does it bother you or not? Should it be legalized or not, and what about smoking in public? 

 

Hummin, you’ve made over forty posts on this topic of yours moaning about people lighting up in public, near tourists, near families, in restaurants. We get it, you don’t like the smell. But some do like the scent of its pungent terpenes and the moment you try to elevate your own personal tastes into some grand principle, it collapses under its own contradictions.

 

First, you admit you smoke it yourself. So you’re not on some higher platform standing outside the issue, you’re conflicted and your own consumption makes you part of it. You just want to set yourself up as the judge of when and where it’s acceptable. That alone knocks the legs out from under your moral high ground.

 

Then there’s your comparison game. You shout about joints ruining the atmosphere but skip right past all the alcohol consumers and drunks whom are vomiting, screaming, and fighting in the very same public spaces you say are being tainted by pot smokers. Alcohol causes a thousand times the nuisance but somehow that gets a free pass from you while a whiff of cannabis is your crusade. That isn’t principle, it’s selective outrage.

 

And you keep calling for “responsibility,” but when pressed you fall back on this vague idea that people should just know better. In plenty of these public places there aren’t even rules posted, no signage, no consistent enforcement. You can’t demand people follow invisible rules and then claim they’re “ignorant” for not reading your mind.

 

The truth is simple. Until the government lays down and enforces clear regulations, which is something they may never even do, some people will smoke in public and some won’t like it. If you want change, it may or may not happen. It's not in your hands or anyone else's, nor is it your place to decide, only the government and the law end authorities are in a position to curb the so-called issue that gets your back up. But ranting for page after page about how annoyed you are doesn’t solve anything.

 

Right now, all you’ve really done is show that you dislike the smell and want your personal irritation treated like law. That’s not a principle, it’s just a gripe. And forty plus posts later, it still doesn’t add up to more than that.

12 minutes ago, Alpha84 said:

 

Hummin, you’ve made over forty posts on this topic of yours moaning about people lighting up in public, near tourists, near families, in restaurants. We get it, you don’t like the smell. But some do like the scent of its pungent terpenes and the moment you try to elevate your own personal tastes into some grand principle, it collapses under its own contradictions.

 

First, you admit you smoke it yourself. So you’re not on some higher platform standing outside the issue, you’re conflicted and your own consumption makes you part of it. You just want to set yourself up as the judge of when and where it’s acceptable. That alone knocks the legs out from under your moral high ground.

 

Then there’s your comparison game. You shout about joints ruining the atmosphere but skip right past all the alcohol consumers and drunks whom are vomiting, screaming, and fighting in the very same public spaces you say are being tainted by pot smokers. Alcohol causes a thousand times the nuisance but somehow that gets a free pass from you while a whiff of cannabis is your crusade. That isn’t principle, it’s selective outrage.

 

And you keep calling for “responsibility,” but when pressed you fall back on this vague idea that people should just know better. In plenty of these public places there aren’t even rules posted, no signage, no consistent enforcement. You can’t demand people follow invisible rules and then claim they’re “ignorant” for not reading your mind.

 

The truth is simple. Until the government lays down and enforces clear regulations, which is something they may never even do, some people will smoke in public and some won’t like it. If you want change, it may or may not happen. It's not in your hands or anyone else's, nor is it your place to decide, only the government and the law end authorities are in a position to curb the so-called issue that gets your back up. But ranting for page after page about how annoyed you are doesn’t solve anything.

 

Right now, all you’ve really done is show that you dislike the smell and want your personal irritation treated like law. That’s not a principle, it’s just a gripe. And forty plus posts later, it still doesn’t add up to more than that.

 

I will skip through your post, and just say, I do not go to red light or party districts when Im travelling, where I have a choice. 

 

Quite impressive long post about my now 41 pots where I reply to those who disagree with me, mostly the same over and over, since you guys do not get it, even you say you get it. Another volume post, nothing else than trying to lecture me about me and my preferences. You guys are one of kind, I get it, and smoking pot makes something about being logical obviously.  

 

If I wanted a family holiday, would I book a hotel around Nana or Soi 6, or Bangla? 

 

We do not have that choice anymore when booking a rom or bungalow at the beaches around in Thailand, pot heads thinks they can smoke anywhere even at family restaurants. 

 

Again I have nothing against weed, smokers, just ignorant smokers. Last time for all of you who obviously again make me the problem. Im the problem because I reply to you guys just having a normal polite debate, and again, somebody need to reply and telling me about my mental problems. And if I needed or wanted to smoke, I would, but I do not smoke on regular basis, and have not done since I lived in Florida when I was 19. 

 

I had maybe the last 10 years smoked one joint, maybe. A few puff every second year maybe, and it just gives me the confirmation this is not for me. But if it was, I would, but not at restaurants, outside cicada in Hua HiN, at the beaches or annoying neighbours. 

 

And if my neighbours is drunk and shouting I am as much annoyed as anyone else. Do not worry, but most of the time, it is not a problem, if you book the right hotels or the right destinations. 

 

7 minutes ago, Hummin said:

 

I will skip through your post, and just say, I do not go to red light or party districts when Im travelling, where I have a choice. 

 

Quite impressive long post about my now 41 pots where I reply to those who disagree with me, mostly the same over and over, since you guys do not get it, even you say you get it. Another volume post, nothing else than trying to lecture me about me and my preferences. You guys are one of kind, I get it, and smoking pot makes something about being logical obviously.  

 

If I wanted a family holiday, would I book a hotel around Nana or Soi 6, or Bangla? 

 

We do not have that choice anymore when booking a rom or bungalow at the beaches around in Thailand, pot heads thinks they can smoke anywhere even at family restaurants. 

 

Again I have nothing against weed, smokers, just ignorant smokers. Last time for all of you who obviously again make me the problem. Im the problem because I reply to you guys just having a normal polite debate, and again, somebody need to reply and telling me about my mental problems. And if I needed or wanted to smoke, I would, but I do not smoke on regular basis, and have not done since I lived in Florida when I was 19. 

 

I had maybe the last 10 years smoked one joint, maybe. A few puff every second year maybe, and it just gives me the confirmation this is not for me. But if it was, I would, but not at restaurants, outside cicada in Hua HiN, at the beaches or annoying neighbours. 

 

And if my neighbours is drunk and shouting I am as much annoyed as anyone else. Do not worry, but most of the time, it is not a problem, if you book the right hotels or the right destinations. 

 

Hummin, thanks for clarifying. So let’s get this straight. You barely ever smoke, you carefully avoid red light and party districts, and your main annoyance is people lighting up near families or in the few areas you actually choose to visit. That is a very narrow slice of reality to turn into a crusade.

 

You call them ignorant smokers, yet your own admission shows your encounters are mostly because you are in public spaces where rules are not strictly enforced and the law itself is murky. Combine that with your selective irritation. Drunk neighbors are just as annoying but somehow do not get the same treatment. It reads less like principle and more like personal preference being elevated to moral outrage.

 

You have made dozens of posts repeating the same points, claiming the rest of us do not get it, while ignoring the obvious solution: avoid areas where public smoking happens or accept that minor annoyances are part of shared public spaces. Pretending that every joint in a restaurant or on a beach is a crime against decency is overreach. Your grievances exist mostly because of your choices and your heightened sensitivity, not because the world is failing to accommodate you.

 

At this point, your insistence on framing yourself as the victim of careless smokers collapses under its own contradictions. You are your own problem in many ways, Hummin, not the smokers you decry.

 

And let’s be honest. Forty plus posts later, all you have proved is that you can write a lot about being annoyed without actually changing anything. That is not principle. That is obsession-level frustration.