News Forum - Cannabis supporters urge Thai PM to prevent reclassification as narcotic

[Thaiger]

Wisarat Phanprasat, head of the Western Herbal Community Business Network in Kanchanaburi, led a significant demonstration alongside over 1,000 cannabis supporters, submitting a draft of the People’s Cannabis Act and a petition to the prime minister. This event took place in front of the United Nations in Bangkok. The primary demand was to oppose the … …

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[LeReynard]

Pot is not the problem it is alcohol.

[MrStretch]

1 hour ago, LeReynard said:

Pot is not the problem it is alcohol.

And the never ending stories about yah ba and yah ice.

[ChrisS]

" Wisarat personally invested over 2 billion baht (US$54 million) in cannabis farms,"

Not really surprising he is objecting then is it. He would no doubt be objecting even if he thought it SHOULD be re classified to protect his investment. Personally I do not care one way or another but must confess to finding the smell of it being smoked in some areas quite unpleasant so maybe a bit more enforcement over where it can be smoked might be a step in the right direction.

[Marc26]

11 hours ago, LeReynard said:

Pot is not the problem it is alcohol.

I do tend to agree with you.................alcohol is much worse than pot

 

But this legalization has brought a lot of riff raff to Thailand and there are so many inconsiedrate weed smokers not caring who they are around when they smoke

 

I am a weed smoker and I think it has been bad for the country

[Vigo]

Cannabis is not a narcotic and should not be classified as one. However, restrictions on the public use should be introduced. Society recognizes that tobacco smoke is harmful. It also recognizes that the smoke from burning leaves, fields, rubbish etc. is harmful. Cannabis is no different. If people want to  consume in their own space without disturbing others with the smoke, good for them. However, if they want to smoke in places where the cloud of smoke envelopes others, no thank you.  The regulations just need a bit of tweaking to introduce some common sense. It's always the same scenario, a few idiots exploit a situation and make life difficult for the rest of society.

It is rather weird for me to watch the people who use the product in public in PKP and it is typically older white male farangs and the usual yob contingent. Thais tend to be discrete and do it the way western adolescents used to do it, with friends in a private space.  None of my Thai friends uses it, but they are all mid 30's and older.  I expect that Thais are like westerners, and most people grow out of it by their mid 20's.

[MrStretch]

12 hours ago, ChrisS said:

 maybe a bit more enforcement over where it can be smoked might be a step in the right direction.

This is the case with many "laws" in Thailand, the obvious lack of enforcement.  Sporadic road checks don't stop people from not wearing helmets, mom and pop shops selling alcohol during prohibited hours don't keep people from buying or drinking during that time, widespread prostitution is denied because "it's not legal, therefore it doesn't exist".  All illegal and all quite prevalent.

There are laws on the books that say you can't smoke weed in public if it is creating a nuisance, and that isn't being enforced, which is the problem.  It should be one of those things that there is signage about, when entering the country, and enforcement when it happens. It would greatly reduce the travelers who smoke anywhere and everywhere.

I occasionally partake but only at home, and understand the complaint of anyone that is offended by or think it's a nuisance to be subject to someone else's smoke, regardless of the plant being smoked.  Enforce the laws on the books and let the industry, which has grown considerably, continue to provide economic benefit to those involved.

[LeReynard]

11 hours ago, Vigo said:

Cannabis is not a narcotic and should not be classified as one. However, restrictions on the public use should be introduced. Society recognizes that tobacco smoke is harmful. It also recognizes that the smoke from burning leaves, fields, rubbish etc. is harmful. Cannabis is no different. If people want to  consume in their own space without disturbing others with the smoke, good for them. However, if they want to smoke in places where the cloud of smoke envelopes others, no thank you.  The regulations just need a bit of tweaking to introduce some common sense. It's always the same scenario, a few idiots exploit a situation and make life difficult for the rest of society.

It is rather weird for me to watch the people who use the product in public in PKP and it is typically older white male farangs and the usual yob contingent. Thais tend to be discrete and do it the way western adolescents used to do it, with friends in a private space.  None of my Thai friends uses it, but they are all mid 30's and older.  I expect that Thais are like westerners, and most people grow out of it by their mid 20's.

In the UK, cannabis is see n as an old people's drug. Because of decades old and faded subcultures, and medicinal used that are often age related.