Druggie's paradise
Re: "Liquor limits", (PostBag, July 3). I read Felix Qui's passionate and poetically written defence of outright drug abuse.
Thailand's young already get hooked on cannabis and there is a weed shop on every corner of the block.
Under this law change, people now will invent any illness in the world to get a "traditional Thai doctor" (as in, let me lie and self-report a fake illness to a make-believe doctor to get that magical weed drug and light up to giddy myself).
So I have something simple to say in response to drug supporter Felix Qui:
Misused and poorly regulated, cannabis becomes a gateway drug, and what comes next for those millions of new recreational "booze + weed" users, including those underage, is crack/cocaine and God only knows what synthetic drugs; and it will happen and their lives will be ruined.
Legalising weed for everyone resulted in a free-for-all which was a disaster for Thailand.
Thailand has walked into a massive drug crisis, the Thai public seems to want it undone (too late).
Other nations are tired of seeing their citizens (as tourists in Thailand) come back a weed-smoking mess.
So, either Thailand will reign in the "weed for everyone" policy enacted a few years ago, or face the unfolding consequences because responsible tourists are no longer arriving anyway and the sink rate on their arrival just INCREASED.
Congratulations Mr Qui, you got what you wanted and the country is now a "narco nation" for the world to see.
