If you go Thailand and accidentally take marijuana (eg. in food), you can be arrested when you return to Sg

[tobelightlight]

Marijuana should not be classified as a drug. It's a naturally occurring plant, nature's gift to us. Just like tea leaves, tobacco leaves, coffee beans, cocoa. It even has medicinal properties.

The most important fact of all is Marijuana is totally vegan and vegetarian.

 

[eatshitndie]

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Thailand makes marijuana legal, but smoking is discouraged​

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Thailand’s government has warned that those eager to light up for fun that smoking in public could still be considered a nuisance, subject to a potential 3-month jail sentence and 25,000 baht ($780) fine.

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Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like a dream come true for an aging generation of pot smokers who recall the kick delivered by the legendary Thai Stick variety.

The public health minister’s plan to distribute 1 million marijuana seedlings, beginning Friday, has added to the impression that Thailand is turning into a weed wonderland.

The decision by the Food and Drug Administration to remove all of the plant from the category of narcotic drugs makes Thailand the first nation in Asia to decriminalize marijuana for medical and industrial use. But it is not following the examples of Uruguay and Canada, the only two countries so far that have legalized recreational marijuana on a national basis.

So far, it appears there will be no effort to police what people can grow and smoke at home, aside from registering to do so and declaring it is for medical purposes.

Some Thai advocates celebrated on Thursday by buying marijuana at a café that had previously been limited to selling products made from the parts of the plant that do not get people high. The dozen or so people who turned up early at the Highland Café were able to choose from a variety of buds with names such as Sugarcane, Bubblegum, Purple Afghani and UFO.

“I can say it out loud, that I am a cannabis smoker. I don’t need to hide like in the past when it was branded as a illegal drug,” said 24-year-old Rittipong Bachkul, the day’s first customer. Marijuana is also known as cannabis or ganja in Thailand.

“As far as the government is concerned, it’s their job to promote medical use only. But it is pretty clear that we have come very far and finally are legalizing its use. The government understands that it’s more pros than cons,” said Rattapon Sanrak, the café’s co-owner and a longtime legalization activist.

The country is known for its Thai Stick variety, which is named after the way its potent flowers are dried and tied into sticks and is the origin of many strains now grown overseas.

Thailand’s government has warned that those eager to light up for fun that smoking in public could still be considered a nuisance, subject to a potential 3-month jail sentence and 25,000 baht ($780) fine. And marijuana extracts, such as oil, remain illegal if they contain more than 0.2% of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the chemical that makes people high.

Tourists should proceed cautiously until the rules become clearer after a new cannabis law is passed, said Prof. Sarana Sommano of Chiang Mai University’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.

“There are still risks. The problem is that cannabis is no longer considered a narcotic but there are no ministry regulations and rules governing the use of it,” she said. “There is no mention of limits on use, drug-impaired driving laws. This could be a mistake by the government in trying to rush out its policy to please voters without really planning the details and explaining to the public what’s going on,”

Thailand mainly wants to make a splash in the market for medical marijuana. It already has a well-developed medical tourism industry and its tropical climate is ideal for growing cannabis.

“We should know how to use cannabis,” Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, a marijuana booster, said recently. “If we have the right awareness, cannabis is like gold, something valuable, and should be promoted.”

Some immediate beneficiaries of the change are people who have been locked up for breaking the old law.

“From our perspective, a major positive outcome of the legal changes is that at least 4,000 people imprisoned for offenses relating to cannabis will be released,” Gloria Lai, Asia regional director of the International Drug Policy Consortium, said in an email interview.

“People facing cannabis-related charges will see them dropped, and money and cannabis seized from people charged with cannabis-related offenses will be returned to their owners,” she said. Her organization is a network of civic groups worldwide advocating drug policies that incorporate human rights, health and development.

Predicted economic benefits are at the heart of Thailand’s marijuana reforms, projected to boost everything from national income to small farmers’ livelihoods. But there is concern whether the benefits will be distributed equitably.

One fear is that large corporations could unfairly benefit from proposed regulations involving complicated licensing processes and expensive fees for commercial use that would handicap small producers.

Taopiphop Limjittrakorn, a lawmaker in the opposition Move Forward party, said that under some proposed regulations, the cannabis industry could end up being controlled by a few big companies, as is the case with alcoholic beverages. His party wants the laws now being drafted to tackle the problem.

Small operators are eager to move into the marijuana business.

On a recent hot Sunday afternoon in eastern Thailand’s Sri Racha district, Ittisug Hanjichan, owner of the Goldenleaf Hemp cannabis farm, led his fifth training course for 40 entrepreneurs, farmers, and retirees. They paid about $150 each to learn tips on nicking seed coats and tending the plants to get quality yields.
One of the attendees was 18-year-old Chanadech Sonboon, who said his parents used to scold him for trying to secretly grow marijuana plants.

He said his father has changed his mind and now sees marijuana as a medication rather than something to be abused. The family runs a small homestay and café and hopes to one day provide cannabis to its guests.

once the cat is out of the bag it’s sextremely difficult to enforce. it will result in “close-an-eye” enforcement which basically means zero enforcement.

 

[eatshitndie]

The most important fact of all is Marijuana is totally vegan and vegetarian.

cocaine and opium (of which heroin is a derivative) are also plant based.

 

[tobelightlight]

cocaine and opium (of which heroin is a derivative) are also plant based.

These are not legalised and decriminalised in Thailand. Plant don't produce heroin, manipulated and brainwashed humans do.

 

[tobelightlight]

Brazilian student apprehended at Bali airport for bringing marijuana from Thailand​

https://coconuts.co/bali/news/brazi...airport-for-bringing-marijuana-from-thailand/

A Brazilian national was arrested upon arriving at the Bali airport last week after authorities caught him having 9.1 grams of marijuana in his possession.

He confessed that he bought the psychedelic buds in Thailand, where weed has been decriminalized, but did not know that Indonesia still enforces harsh penalties for drug possession.

In what can be described as a “bruh moment”, the 25-year-old Brazilian student, identified by his initials ASG, was arrested upon his arrival at the Ngurah Rai International Airport on Tuesday last week.


ASG flew to Indonesia on an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur at around 8pm. He was apprehended after airport authorities grew suspicious when his luggage passed through the X-ray machine.

After checking through his belongings, airport security found four packages labeled “SUPERMAO” (literally means ‘super drunk’ or ‘super high’ in Thai language) containing marijuana.

“Based on his confession, he obtained these illicit goods by purchasing them in Thailand because he lived in Thailand before and they are for his own consumption. The suspect did not know that in Indonesia, it is forbidden to bring in marijuana,” Ngurah Rai Airport Police Drug Enforcement Unit Chief I Kadek Darmawan Said said.

ASG has been charged with importing and possession of a Class I illegal narcotic, which includes marijuana, under Indonesia’s Narcotics Law. He may face up to 15 years behind bars and pay a fine of up to IDR10 billion (US$667,022).

While Thailand recently announced new rules regarding marijuana (Coconuts Bangkok has reported extensively on this subject here, here, and here), the plant is still categorically illegal in Indonesia.

There have, however, been talks among the government to at least review the use of marijuana for medical practices. For now, just don’t be stupid enough to bring it here, folks, and maybe make a habit of Googling the local laws of your destination prior to departure.

The Thai airport authority told Coconuts Bangkok last month that travelers may fly domestically with weed following its decriminalization. On the same day, Thailand’s health ministry issued a bulletin that traveling in or out of the country with any cannabis or hemp products was still illegal.

Coconuts Bangkok has reached out to Thailand’s airport authority for comment regarding ASG’s arrest in Bali.

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include details on Thailand’s regulations on traveling with marijuana as well as some translation.

 

[glockman]

Folks are already getting stoned in Thailand. Huat ah!! Stone ah!

 

[eatshitndie]

Folks are already getting stoned in Thailand. Huat ah!! Stone ah!

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they will smoke marijuana everywhere and police will close an eye. may be collect angpow money when they see unker wearing lolex and acting rich. highly unenforceable and troublesome to prosecute. better to ask for cash.

 

[glockman]

they will smoke marijuana everywhere and police will close an eye. may be collect angpow money when they see unker wearing lolex and acting rich. highly unenforceable and troublesome to prosecute. better to ask for cash.

Yah, you are probably right. Are shops considered public or private spaces? The way I see it, it belongs to the shop owner and is private property.

 

[eatshitndie]

Yah, you are probably right. Are shops considered public or private spaces? The way I see it, it belongs to the shop owner and is private property.

can smoke indoors? i know own home can, but shared places like eateries and shops?

 

[glockman]

can smoke indoors? i know own home can, but shared places like eateries and shops?

Not sure about that too. Grey area I guess. Which makes it interesting! Or can always prepare ang pow money

 

[eatshitndie]

Not sure about that too. Grey area I guess. Which makes it interesting! Or can always prepare ang pow money

i know thighland has places where smoking is prohibited by law:
Shopping malls
Office buildings
Government buildings
Temples
Schools
Airports
Public parks
Public transport
Markets
Many beaches
Offshore boats
Many hotels
Bars
Nightclubs
Restaurants
Zoos

some clubs, bars, and restaurants allow you to smoke in designated areas such as a marked off patio or corner. can ask owner or manager first before pulling out a cig.

 

[BraelynHughes]

The punishment for drug abuse is justified. Each country has its own rules that need to be respected. While some countries and states have legalised the sale and use of marijuana, others do not. Of course, the illegal sale of drugs is quite common, but this does not absolve people from responsibility. I smoke marijuana occasionally to relax. I moved to Amsterdam for a few months. Here, marijuana use is allowed absolutely everywhere. I usually order cannabis from herbheaven.co. I don't abuse weed, and I know when I need to stop.