Weed liberalization was dealt another blow in the court of public opinion today after photos spread of children smoking from water pipes on a Pattaya beach.
Cannabis opponents are seizing on recent images of two children toking on bamboo bongs to condemn the now six-month old de facto legalization of marijuana and slam its political sponsors.
“I understand that now ganja is free, but shouldn’t we have boundaries? Don’t ignore it. I pity these children. These kids, their future is still far away,” said Kritiwat Matrong, who said he happened along the children smoking what smelled like weed and publicized his encounter online.
The two young smokers told Kritiwat that they were 9 and 10. One said that he didn’t have any parents, while the other boasted his dad was in the military. A third kid did not smoke but did nothing to intervene despite Kritiwat’s…
