r/CannabisThailand Newsletter - Issue #14

Oct 09, 2022

Sawadee Everyone,

Before I can jump in to this week's update, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the mass shooting tragedy that occurred this week in Thailand.

While I don't want to trivialize what happened or the grief being suffered by the families, it does provide a reminder of why we are where we are with drug policies worldwide.

With families still in mourning, the Pheu Thai Party jumped onto the story and declared their intentions to launch another war on drugs as a result of the tragedy.

Their zeal for going after drugs is somewhat confusing because the first autopsy found no drugs in the shooter's system even though he had had meth problems in the past.

And Pheu Thai is basically the third version of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's political party.

And while people either love or hate Thaksin, undeniably one of the black marks on his time in office was his war on drugs which resulted in 2,873 people being killed and earning Thailand international condemnation from the UN, many countries, and rights groups worldwide.

And when Thailand's Independent Committee on the Casualties of the 2003 War on Drugs investigated in 2008 they concluded that 1,372 of the 2,873 people killed had no previous drug related offenses, going so far as to say that all 2,873 deaths should be considered crimes against humanity.

So, we have the political party largely suspected of being directed by Thaksin, who was responsible for nearly 3,000 people being killed during his drug war, suggesting another drug war, in response to an incident where it's not clear drugs were even involved?

And, on the other side of the world, the big news this week was that US President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people who were in federal prison for non-violent marijuana crimes.

On top of that, he also announced plans to review the US drug classification of cannabis. It is currently a Schedule I drug on par with heroin, LSD, and ecstasy, and laughingly considered more dangerous than meth, cocaine, and fentanyl (Schedule II drugs).

If the US reschedules cannabis either to a much lower tier or eliminates it from the narcotics list entirely (a long shot), the impact worldwide would be huge.

Cheers,

u/CannabisThailandMod

Weed Prices in Thailand

Based on our analysis, the average price per gram of cannabis in Thailand has been ฿638 over the 122 days since cannabis has been legal in the kingdom.

The average price of cannabis in Thailand in the last month has been ฿643 and ฿624 over the last week.

Source

Weed Prices in Thailand 2022-10-06 submitted by /u/CannabisThailandMod [link] [comments]

Meme of the Week

Polls

Last week we asked whether or not you had ever used cannabis in Thailand before it was legal and some of you are courageous individuals.

45.1% of you said you had used cannabis in Thailand when it was illegal and only 15.9% of you said you had not.

The other 39% answered "Nice try, narc." :-)

This week's poll is slightly less incriminating. We ask, do you prefer to get high first thing in the morning or do you prefer to get high before going to bed?

Voting until Wed.

[POLL] Wake and Bake or Toke and Sleep? — www.reddit.com

Do you prefer to get high first thing in the morning or do you prefer to get high before going to bed?

View Poll

submitted by /u/AutoModerator [link] [comments]

The Week in Review

Biden to pardon all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession in first major steps toward decriminalization | CNN Politics — www.reddit.com submitted by /u/CannabisThailandMod [link] [comments]

Pheu Thai seeks 'drug war' revival — www.reddit.com submitted by /u/CannabisThailandMod [link] [comments]

Cannabis business options. — www.reddit.com

So anyone run dispensary? Growing or reselling?

How it's going for you?

My question is would it be better to invest in grow lights seeds clones pots nutes and rent place to grow like house or just but good weed either imported ounces pounds or local quality weed and just sell online and may b open dispensary instead investing a lot in growing ?

What's ur take on it.

submitted by /u/DigitaICriminal [link] [comments]

Seed import laws — www.reddit.com

Is there a reference to the seed import laws in plain language? I don't think I quite understand the 1975 Seed Act. That makes it sound like you can import whatever you want as long as it isn't controlled and as you don't sell it.

submitted by /u/PotCleaner [link] [comments]

Thailand's new law shows just how conservative Australia is — www.reddit.com submitted by /u/CannabisThailandMod [link] [comments]

Aus Vs Thailand medical cannabis. — www.reddit.com

Hi, I'm an Australian flying over to Thailand for 5 weeks to visit my partners family.

Currently I'm on 6 drops of 155mg/ml CBD oil in the mornings and 20% THC Girl Scout Cookies flower per day.

Would anyone know if I can buy similar stuff in Bangkok, and if it's OK to fly domestically with it? I've heard mixed reports about THC flower.

I've got a spare dry herb vape that I've never used that I'm planning on taking over.

submitted by /u/decliningfont [link] [comments]

Study asks 80,000 cannabis users when, how, and why they use the plant — www.reddit.com submitted by /u/CannabisThailandMod [link] [comments]

‘Cloudy with a chance of munchies’ study ties legal cannabis to lower obesity rates — www.reddit.com submitted by /u/CannabisThailandMod [link] [comments]

Scientists are a step closer to their goal of developing a handheld tool similar to an alcohol Breathalyzer that can detect THC on a person’s breath after they’ve smoked marijuana — www.reddit.com submitted by /u/CannabisThailandMod [link] [comments]

Study: Cannabis Preparations Associated with Quality of Life Improvements in Adults with Autism — www.reddit.com submitted by /u/CannabisThailandMod [link] [comments]