16 hours ago, emptypockets said:

Read it again.

Academics and anti drug advocates. May have been a couple of doctors.

And drug pushers say the doctors know nothing

24 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

And drug pushers say the doctors know nothing

I don't believe that to be true.

Can you define a drug pusher?

Is it someone who supplies potentially and harmful illegal substances?

Or someone who supplies a legal substance?

A legal cannabis outlet?

A medical or traditional medicine doctor?

A medical doctor who overprescribes, potentially, unnecessarily?

 

See the problem with motherhood statements such yours?

17 hours ago, Old Farang said:

Just wondering why Thailand is the only country I hear of regarding "cannabis poisoning", when there has to be other drugs involved, Yaba, Ice, and good chance too much alcohol.  Been around a long time, smoked a lot of pot in my day, went on to a great career in retail, retired here in 2013, kind of agree about the medical certificate, but just regulate it smartly, States in the US that legalized it seem to doing it quite well, maybe Thailand needs to study their programs.

 

Agree wholeheartedly. 

My career was in engineering, and I smoked pot from time to time for many years.

The problem isn't with cannabis per se but with people who are predisposed to problems from consumption.

To paraphrase the NRA, pot doesn't cause problems, people cause problems.

1 hour ago, emptypockets said:

I don't believe that to be true.

Can you define a drug pusher?

Is it someone who supplies potentially and harmful illegal substances?

Or someone who supplies a legal substance?

A legal cannabis outlet?

A medical or traditional medicine doctor?

A medical doctor who overprescribes, potentially, unnecessarily?

 

See the problem with motherhood statements such yours?

A drug pusher is someone who manufactures either by growing or manufacturing substances who then pass it onto unlicensed outlets for re-sale, drug pushers are also people  who buy said material and sell it illegally to anyone who wants to buy un-prescribed drugs. 

16 hours ago, emptypockets said:

Dope houses?

Going mad everywhere?

 

You are deluded.

Sorry someone sell you some bad smoke 

8 hours ago, geisha said:

Plus, it’s not only cannabis that they’re selling! Lots of stuff under the counter for the right price. 

like cigarette papers , bongs, and decorative ashtrays    truly shocking

37 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

A drug pusher is someone who manufactures either by growing or manufacturing substances who then pass it onto unlicensed outlets for re-sale, drug pushers are also people  who buy said material and sell it illegally to anyone who wants to buy un-prescribed drugs. 

pushers rarely manufacture drugs, and are almost never involved in growing ,  they sell addictive hard drugs and their  technique is generally to offer the substances for free or at a reduced price until addiction is complete. They actively and aggressively "push " their product , hence the name .    Their best friend is prohibition, and  legalisation puts them out of business immediately   They don't bother with cannabis as it is not addictive to enough people to make it worth their while and its effectively legal here at present

4 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

pushers rarely manufacture drugs, and are almost never involved in growing ,  they sell addictive hard drugs and their  technique is generally to offer the substances for free or at a reduced price until addiction is complete. They actively and aggressively "push " their product , hence the name .    Their best friend is prohibition, and  legalisation puts them out of business immediately   They don't bother with cannabis as it is not addictive to enough people to make it worth their while and its effectively legal here at present

Anyone in the illegal drug trade are pushers, one way or another

43 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

A drug pusher is someone who manufactures either by growing or manufacturing substances who then pass it onto unlicensed outlets for re-sale, drug pushers are also people  who buy said material and sell it illegally to anyone who wants to buy un-prescribed drugs. 

So you have no problem with legal cannabis use in Thailand?

Which is what this thread is about.

22 hours ago, Captain Flack said:

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On 10/15/2025 at 1:48 PM, emptypockets said:

coalition of doctors, academics and anti-drug advocates sent an open letter,

 

No,no it hasn't.

Read it again.

Academics and anti drug advocates. May have been a couple of doctors.

 

The doctors will say whatever they are paid to say,    Many  "doctors are providing the ridiculous prescriptions that presumably are alleged to remove any negative effects from smoking cannabis use, for a fee of course  lol

9 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Anyone in the illegal drug trade are pushers, one way or another

Pushing refers to aggressively encouraging people to take addictive  drugs . Not applicable cannabis , ever

On 10/15/2025 at 9:13 PM, Bday Prang said:

My logic (real logic), grow one's own , say nothing , pay nothing, smoke discreetly , enjoy   Served me well for decades

That's a better plan 

On 10/16/2025 at 12:15 AM, Bday Prang said:

its a wonder anybody ever smoked it in the first place

 

Yeah you'd think after 3000+ years human apes would know better...

 

 

 

 

On 10/15/2025 at 8:16 PM, candide said:

A side benefit is that smoking weed usually leads people to consume less alcohol, which is more dangerous than weed.

This is where all this anti-cannabis propaganda comes from. Everywhere that has legalized cannabis has seen a consistent drop in alcohol consumption. Of course, this is actually good for society, but bad for business for the likes of Singha or Hong Thong, and they have powerful lobbies in government

 

The alcohol industry always fights against cannabis legalization because it hurts their sales. Same for the pharmaceutical industry

 

The vast majority of propaganda against marijuana out there is fabricated by industries threatened by its legalization

On 10/15/2025 at 3:24 PM, emptypockets said:

Dope houses?

Going mad everywhere?

 

You are deluded.

You I bet are a user and Completely blind to side effects 

 

1 hour ago, kiwikeith said:

You I bet are a user and Completely blind to side effects 

 

Wrong.

On 10/16/2025 at 3:41 AM, Bday Prang said:

pushers rarely manufacture drugs, and are almost never involved in growing ,  they sell addictive hard drugs and their  technique is generally to offer the substances for free or at a reduced price until addiction is complete. They actively and aggressively "push " their product , hence the name .    Their best friend is prohibition, and  legalisation puts them out of business immediately   They don't bother with cannabis as it is not addictive to enough people to make it worth their while and its effectively legal here at present

Exactly!

 

 

4 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

You I bet are a user and Completely blind to side effects 

 

 

4 hours ago, RileyHayes said:

This is where all this anti-cannabis propaganda comes from. Everywhere that has legalized cannabis has seen a consistent drop in alcohol consumption. Of course, this is actually good for society, but bad for business for the likes of Singha or Hong Thong, and they have powerful lobbies in government

 

The alcohol industry always fights against cannabis legalization because it hurts their sales. Same for the pharmaceutical industry

 

The vast majority of propaganda against marijuana out there is fabricated by industries threatened by its legalization

Ant the best they can do is regurgitate the reefer madness rhetoric from the early part of the last century, not forgetting of course to add a little bit more out of "concern for the children" 

Restricting alcohol to adults is widely considered sufficient to protect children from all  its ill effects , although I don't see that it reduces domestic violence so commonly reported, which can have a profound effect on kids 

 Why then  is that not considered a satisfactory way of protecting children from the evils of the devils lettuce, why the calls for an all out ban?  

As always follow the money

4 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

You I bet are a user and Completely blind to side effects 

 

Does it make people blind now?   thats a new one on me.   

38 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Does it make people blind now?   thats a new one on me.   

Anyway, I will therefore just smoke a bit and wear glasses, 

On 10/20/2025 at 7:14 AM, fondue zoo said:

 

Yeah you'd think after 3000+ years human apes would know better

Most of the apes do know better now , hence the sweeping legalisation that has occurred globally.  Of course there will always be some who resist, 100+ years of b/s propaganda was bound to affect some people but thankfully only those without the ability to think for themselves ( and a few who don't like the smell bless them)

22 hours ago, emptypockets said:

Wrong.

So you don't take it down 

2 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

So you don't take it down 

Take what down?

Be nice if your comment had some context

19 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

Does it make people blind now?   thats a new one on me.   

No only your take 

Just now, emptypockets said:

Take what down?

Be nice if your comment had some context

Smoke 

Just now, kiwikeith said:

Smoke 

Mind your own business.

19 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

 

Ant the best they can do is regurgitate the reefer madness rhetoric from the early part of the last century, not forgetting of course to add a little bit more out of "concern for the children" 

Restricting alcohol to adults is widely considered sufficient to protect children from all  its ill effects , although I don't see that it reduces domestic violence so commonly reported, which can have a profound effect on kids 

 Why then  is that not considered a satisfactory way of protecting children from the evils of the devils lettuce, why the calls for an all out ban?  

As always follow the money

Your completely mixed up, it has no effect on alcohol sales in other countries you only mentioned Thai beer and where is your sales figures 

12 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Mind your own business.

See it does make people angry