I knew this was going to happen and am just kind of happy about how "cool" the police and government are being about it. When weed was made 100% legal for personal use about a month ago I knew that it was going to be a bit of a shit show of a rollout. Almost immediately, independent retailers started setting up stands all over the city and they even have food trucks of sorts that roam around the city selling their wares like an ice cream truck.
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This was always going to happen because when the government made the drug legal, they didn't give very specific information about the capacity in which it was legal but just simply stated that smoking weed in public is considered a "public nuisance" and was punishable. They didn't state who could sell it and where so naturally the public jumped at the opportunity to be the first on the scene.
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Now the government is stepping in and stating that the only legal places that can sell buds are registered dispensaries and I would presume that this also means that they obtain their product from government approved growers and they tax the hell out of it.
While this isn't exactly the sort of freedom that I was hoping for I suppose it is still a massive leap from what the rules were before. The people who set up these stands and have the trucks are not being arrested or charged but simply warned that they are not allowed to do that and that if they see them there again, their good will be confiscated. This is actually a very nice gesture of the part of the authorities compared to what it has been like in the past.
I think it was a good idea to legalize the harmless plant, but I called it very early on when they didn't specifically designate who was allowed to sell it, when, and where. I suppose they are working it out now. I just hope that this doesn't become like everything else in Thailand where just the already rich are allowed to be in the trade, leaving the common man behind.
Lol. Imagine having a weed truck as this was quick thinking on their part. I suppose that the tax thing is genuine and those retailers selling it have also paid for a licence. I know here you need a licence and I am sure anywhere in the world that would also be the same.
yes of course. While this sort of seemed like police looking for a handout we have to keep in mind that this is a dramatic turn of events as far as the overall laws are concerned. People need to remember to not "take the piss" or they could just reverse the entire thing.
I saw alot of the articles written when they legalised marijuana and it certainly sounded like every man and his dog could start growing mj but there wasn't much said about sellers of it. As you said, hopefully it's not just the rich who will benefit financially.
This being Thailand it will probably be the rich who get the lion's share. Microbreweries are still illegal in an attempt to protect the two big breweries that dominate the country. Why wouldn't they do that with weed as well?
Why not indeed. Money breeds money and the folks at the bottom of the ladder never benefit.
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Oh yes definitely saw this one going to happen, I'm pretty sure that was the whole plan from the start.
unfortunately, I agree. Placate the plebs by letting them have some weed, but don't let them benefit from it financially.