Thread: Ganja

^ Welcome to the Buffalo Board...Lots of dung to smoke here...

Nah, I don't smoke 'dope' anymore 55...

My industry (construction) seems crazy busy this year, so I need to conserve all my energy and focus for my business/work.

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

Big 'dry spell' in NZ at the moment... until April... (or so my drug lord tells me)...

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Should have stocked up. As we should all know

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You're not wrong mate.

Because as we know,

"Dope see's you through times of no money, better than money see's you through times of no dope"

Sorry, just read the text on the FFFB cartoon.

Don't call me Trigger

If the different governments around the world didn't make so much money on keeping it ILLEGAL then the world would be a better place.

You may well be a dumb arsed, batty bike riding shiester, but you're right sometimes.

Originally Posted by BaitongBoy

^ Where is it now?...

Up in smoke....unfortunately

^
Northern Laos if you b clucking

The thing is though : it's mostly Indica, which just knocks you for a six.

In my day, I always preferred Sativa.

Thailand Will Soon Allow Its Citizens To Grow Cannabis At Home To Sell To The Government

Thailand is ramping up medical marijuana legalization efforts that will soon allow all Thais to cultivate six cannabis plants in their homes and sell their home-grown harvest to the government, to turn into medical marijuana.

“We are in the process of changing laws to allow the medical use of marijuana freely,” said recently-appointed Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, in Bangkok on Wednesday. “We have high confidence that marijuana will be among the major agricultural products for Thai households. We are speeding up the law changes. But there is a process to it.”

Back in September, Anutin alluded, “In the near future, families will be able to plant cannabis trees in their back gardens like any other herb.”

In addition to the historic push for “home grow” regulations, Thailand has built what the government describes as the largest, industrial-scale medical marijuana facility in Southeast Asia.

On September 2, Maejo University researchers planted 12,000 new marijuana seedlings in northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai, while government officials looked on. The seedlings were provided by the government’s Department of Medical Service, according to the Asia Times.

Officials expect the plants will produce medical marijuana within six months.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarabri.../#5a7c4d73591e


Related story:

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) hopes to cultivate the plants to harvest enough ingredients to manufacture one million bottles of cannabis oil, each containing five milliliters, by February 2020.

Not a matter of politics?

“The university will be a center where ordinary people can learn how to plant and grow good quality cannabis. Cannabis is not an issue of politics; it is a product that can benefit people’s health,” Anutin said.

While Anutin claims that cannabis is not a political issue, he caused a commotion in advance of Thailand’s general election in March, by campaigning for the legalization of household cultivation. He led his middle-sized Bhum Jai Thai (Proud to be Thai) party’s campaign earlier this year during parliamentary elections by promising each household could cultivate six marijuana plants. Incidentally, his Bhum Jai Thai party is now part of the ruling coalition.

He also assured his voters of their economic advancement, by proposing the sale of each mature marijuana plant to the government for $2,225. Subsequently, a household could earn $13,350 for selling their entire allotment of six plants. Quite an alluring prospect, considering the average Thai salary is reportedly $8,200 per year, nationwide (or 24,000 baht per month).

It doesn’t grow like a weed.

Before Thai citizens get their hopes up over a potential green rush, cultivation experts caution that not every plant that reaches maturation produces medical-grade cannabis. Additionally, the ones that do are difficult to cultivate. Amateur cultivators could probably produce low-grade marijuana. However, without taking time to tend to the plants properly or invest in necessities such as nutrients and proper lighting equipment, the flower produced would potentially not qualify for medical use, purchasable by the government.

The arguments for adult-use:

If adult-use cannabis is allowed, private growers could earn more natural profits from the protean plant with less quality control.

Anutin predicts fully legalized marijuana would be a more significant and lucrative crop for Thailand than rice, sugarcane, tapioca, rubber, or other produce in his nation’s mostly agrarian economy.

He has suggested Thailand’s low wages could quantify competitiveness in international markets, compared to larger, foreign cannabis companies where manufacturing costs are significantly higher. Although, as the entire world seemingly races to market to capitalize on, and benefit from, the plant’s healing and profitable possibilities, up-and-coming competitors in Latin America, Africa and elsewhere in Asia, could outgrow Thailand.

Anutin believes Thailand could gain a competitive advantage by creating niche strains for exportation.

Maejo University has reportedly developed a marijuana strain it calls “Issara” (independence), which offers 1:1 percentages of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), according to the Asia Times.

Thailand became the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize medical marijuana and kratom, in 2018. Adult-use cannabis remains illegal in the kingdom, with punishments including imprisonment. However, if Anutin keeps up the purportedly non-political momentum, that may soon be a thing of the past.

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Meanwhile, according to wiki, cannabis is listed as a class-5 narcotic under the Narcotics Act, B.E. 2522 (1969-79).

Penalties:
Possession, cultivation, and transport (import/export) of up to 10 kg (22 lb) of cannabis may result in a maximum sentence of five years in prison and/or a fine. Possession, cultivation, and transport of more than 10 kg is punishable by 2 to 15 years in prison and/or a fine. For the majority of people arrested for simple possession of small quantities of cannabis a fine, rather than prison time, is imposed. Narcotics police in Thailand view methamphetamine (yaba) as a more serious issue.

From 2 to 10 years' imprisonment or a fine of 40,000–100,000 baht or both for disposal or possession for the purpose of disposal.
Imprisonment not exceeding five years and or a fine not exceeding 100,000 baht or both for possession.
Imprisonment not exceeding one year and a fine of 100,000 to 1 million baht for consumption.

Enforcement:
Cannabis can be found openly sold in bars and restaurants in certain parts of the country. In tourist heavy areas cannabis is commonly found, businesses openly sell "happy" goods which have cannabis in them. Cannabis dealers sometimes work with police who shakedown customers and demand a bribe. Many tourists do end up in jail despite the relaxed attitude.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Thailand

"" Maejo University researchers planted 12,000 new marijuana seedlings in northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai,"""
Hopefully thats translated wrong. 12,000 seedlings!! Hopefully its 12,000 clones.

"""by proposing the sale of each mature marijuana plant to the government for $2,225. Subsequently, a household could earn $13,350 for selling their entire allotment of six plants."" unless each plant produces a lb I doubt those figures.



"""Anutin predicts fully legalized marijuana would be a more significant and lucrative crop for Thailand than rice, sugarcane, tapioca, rubber, or other produce in his nation’s mostly agrarian economy."""" Agree with that.

Originally Posted by marcusb

by proposing the sale of each mature marijuana plant to the government for $2,225.

They still have done no research, and dont have a clue what it going on. I bet most dont know there is a male and female plant. Its a joke as far as I see it.

The Laos growers seem to know, but what I have seen of bush weed here in Thai they don't destroy the males. Which of course brings any potency way down when the females are in seed.

^ you need to check for males every 2-3 days when they are turning and remove them gently.

Originally Posted by DrB0b

I grow my own. Now that auto-flowering varieties are easily available growing your own has become so simple that anybody can do it with any special equipment. Modern varieties are also so potent that even if you take very little care of the growing plant you still end up with something worth ingesting.

Jim bob...Err, I mean damn bob I thought It grew itself. In the ditches along the freeway, ect,ect.
PS, you only need a male if you want the seed I was told.

Once you have the female you wish, you clone her like a Japanese cyber doll.

This has been going on for decades. Hell, I'd bet snubbs figured that out in his basement thirty years ago. No phd needed just proper ph then N, P, K rebalanced as then more time in the dark is required...Bloom!

Sounds about right for Pattaya farmers. Hitting walking street after a happy shake searching for males every other night.

Japan has some of the strictest drug laws in the world, but they are ahead of Australia in making CBD oil available, as they recognise the medicinal benefits..

CBD oil in Japan

healthytokyo.com



Image: healthytokyo.com

CBD oil is legal in Japan, however THCTetrahydrocannabinol



Tetrahydrocannabinol is one of at least 113 cannabinoids identified in cannabis. THC is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis. With chemical name-trans-Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol, the term THC also refers to cannabinoid isomers.

en.wikipedia.org


is not. Most CBD oils available outside of Japan are allowed to contain small amounts of THC (0.3~0.4%).