A new dangerous souvenir, for the removal of which naive tourists can pay seriously – up to imprisonment – has appeared in Thailand. The fact is that on June 9, the cultivation and use of cannabis “for medical purposes” was “decriminalized” in the country. Now in the kingdom “grass” can be safely sold and grown.
However, as in other countries that decided to introduce legalization, problems immediately arose. The government, as reported by Thai media, is taking steps to “tamp down freedom and introduce some rules and restrictions on its use.” First of all, they issued a warning to tourists to remind them that legalization in Thailand is not the same as global legalization, and importing cannabis into other countries can have serious consequences.
“In other countries, possession of marijuana by a tourist can result in serious penalties!” – they warn both tourists and their citizens. “Weed” is banned in almost all countries of Southeast Asia. Moreover, for example, in Indonesia for importing marijuana, you can be sent to prison for 15 years, and in Singapore, both residents and foreigners who will be found with “weed”, however, in commercial quantities – from 500 grams – and at all risk being sentenced to death.
The Thai embassy in South Korea has already been forced to issue a warning to its tourists not to try to import any products or parts of this plant into the country. Similar warnings were also issued by embassies in Indonesia, Japan, and Vietnam.