English Man Caught In Possession Of 200g Of Marijuana In Central Pattaya

[sriracha john]

I just weighed the small amount "for personal use" and it is like 2 grams and looks like more. I have had it for 3 months. In fact i had forgotten i had it until reading this!!

Pardon me again, but what did you use to weigh that small a quantity?

[KhunMarco]

That pack is def. 100 gr.

disclaimer: I don't smoke weed in Thailand, it's illegal and way too risky .

Edited May 23, 2006 by KhunMarco

[nathansouthall]

Look at the pics .... in pic one you can see the size of the bag relative to his hand .... (and 200g is less than 1/2 a pound)

I doubt he'd still be holding on to the bag at the police station, looks like a cell phone to me. Check out the other hand, is that a blunt or a cigarette?

Pardon me, but what is a "blunt?"

To answer you're question 'What is a blunt?' please see photos attached. A blunt is like a rolling paper.

The name, "Blunts," is a street name used to describe a marijuana and tobacco cigar. Other street names include "el-pees" (LP's), According to one source, blunts originated among Jamaicans in New York City in the early 1980's (1). Blunts take their name from "Phillies Blunt" brand cigars, although other brands of similar make (such as El Producto, White Owl, and Dutch Masters) are also used for this purpose(1). Tobacco is removed from the inside of the cigar, and replaced with marijuana.

You can now buy flavoured blunts i.e. Strawberry / Blueberry / Coconut etc to enhance the flavour of you're joints...

Hope this helps!!

N@

[sriracha john]

Thank you for your informative and photographic post.

The extensive knowledge base available in Thaivisa on practically every subject matter never ceases to amaze me.

[zxray]

English man caught in possession of 200g of Marijuana in Central Pattaya.

Officers from Pattaya Police Station were on routine patrol in the Central Pattaya area on Wednesday Night when then spotted a foreign man who appeared nervous when he spotted their distinctive Brown uniforms.

The Officers decided to approach the man who was driving his motorbike along Soi Jirapon. He was asked to pull-over and fully complied. A search of the man, later identified as Mr. Steven Church aged 42 from England, was conducted and he was found to be carrying a 200g packet of the class 5 drug Marijuana.

At Pattaya Police Station he gave no information on the origins of the drug but did claim the Marijuana was purchased for personal use only. He was charged with Class 5 drugs offences and is now in the hands of the Pattaya Provincial Court who will decide his fate.

-Pattaya City News

Thursday 18th May 2006

He was stopped because he appeared nervous! Yeah right.

Any farang naieve enough to think that they can be part of the local drug trade, belongs in jail

[Donz]

Its not only that he may of appeared nervous, but 200 grams would smell abit.

They probaly just followed there nose.

[hughden]

"A Blunt" is a crap English singer/song writer. Rhymes with......

[game4shame]

I just weighed the small amount "for personal use" and it is like 2 grams and looks like more. I have had it for 3 months. In fact i had forgotten i had it until reading this!!

Pardon me again, but what did you use to weigh that small a quantity?

electronic scales i'd imagine.

Pardon me, but what is a "blunt?"

a marijuana and tobacco cigar

correct.

[somchai jones]

It may appear a large amount for personal, but not so.

After an average joint or two, the remainder, resealed in plastic bag will serve as a pillow.

Ingenious really!