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Drugs, the illegal and recreational kind, are available in Thailand: marijuana, ecstasy, heroin and “yaba” (a very addictive methamphetamine/caffeine cocktail that’s become a major problem).

Do not mess with drugs because:

• The penalties throughout Asia are VERY harsh (as in lengthy prison terms and even the death penalty). You don’t want to get caught. Extra judicial executions of Thai drug dealers occur with no apologies offered.
• You really don’t want to know what the inside of a Thai prison looks like (Think: truly appalling third world conditions).
• Thais don’t want, and will make examples of, foreigners coming to their country to partake of these substances (Thais are already embarrassed enough with being viewed as the world’s brothel).
• The person who just sold you something may turn around and have you arrested for a reward. Why?
   
  Because he’ll be getting a very nice cut of the money you pay off the cops with to keep your virgin ass out of prison. Or because you’re buying from an undercover cop. It happens.

If you’re use to the casual smoking of marijuana - forget it. This is serious stuff in Thailand. If you’re use to swaggering about in your home country and telling people that it’s “Safer than alcohol and alcohol is legal - so I don’t see a problem with marijuana“, well, get rid of that attitude because THEY DON’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK The law is the law. You must not do this in Thailand. It’s not subject to debate. It’s not something to chuckle about and wink and go off and do anyway. Doing so will put you in jail for a very long time and deported forever thereafter. Your embassy will not be able to help you. Do you really want to tempt fate? On the other hand, many drugs sold strictly on a prescription basis at home are available as over-the-counter medications. If you want to knock yourself out with Valium, then have a ball. Body builders get anabolic steroids without any problem. And best of all, Viagra and Cialis are sold everywhere!

The legal drug of choice is alcohol. It’s consumed in copious amounts. In fact, there’s no such thing as a celebration (and Thais do love to celebrate) without it. No doubt it causes far more harm than all other drugs combined but that’s the way things are.

So you’ll just have to make do with all the beer and whiskey you can drink - and all the pussy you can bed.

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