A housewife from Singapore spoke to The Straits Times on 24 September, sharing about how she had unwittingly consumed cannabis while tucking into a “nice” bowl of noodle soup during her holiday in Chiang Rai.
She said that he only realised that she had made a mistake when she ordered the same dish the following day, and noticed a picture of a cannabis leaf next to the dish’s photo on the menu.
She said that there was no indication that the dish that she ordered had contained cannabis, and she was shocked to find it in an ordinary dish.
She described the cannabis as being boiled in the soup of her noodles just like any other vegetables, and she had thought that it was just kangkong.
Cannabis sold almost everywhere in Thailand
This comes in the wake of Taiwan relaxing their laws on cannabis earlier this year, with more cannabis products being available and accessible in the country.
Another 33-year-old Singaporean who is having his holiday in Phuket, Thailand, shared with Shin Min Daily News that the local shops that are selling cannabis products are found almost everywhere.
In the Patong beach area, there were at least 4 cannabis shops within just a 1km stretch of road, and they can also even be found in convenience stores, supermarkets, bars and etc.
A cannabis syrup cocktail at a bar, costs just 280 baht, or SGD $10.67.