Hotbox? This can be a hot square.
An American tourist and cannabis entrepreneur gave bystanders a free whiff of his product at a preferred tourist destination in Phuket, Thailand.
The person — who has not been precisely identified but appears to be an associate of the Kush Life brand — filled a fog machine-like device with cannabis on Bangla Walking Street in Potong Beach, which is well-known for nightlife and cannabis dispensaries, at 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 18, in keeping with the Phuket Provincial Police.
Local authorities learned in regards to the incident from an Instagram post, where the American is seen releasing a blaze from his “kush cannon,” directed at passersby.
Law enforcement officials found the herb enthusiast and reprimanded him, saying, “Such actions can’t be done in public.” He quickly apologized, and departed the country on Aug.19, in keeping with Phuket Provincial Police’s Facebook post.
The suspect traveled to the South Asian nation on Aug. 15, ostensibly to advertise the Kush Life brand alongside The Lavender Boys, a cannabis-inspired lifestyle clothing line. Thailand recently became the primary country in Asia to legalize marijuana. Since then, dozens of cannabis dispensaries popped up on Bangla Walking Street.
The Post reached out to representatives from the brands, who declined to verify their involvement.
Nevertheless, there are still restrictions surrounding the substance, corresponding to prohibiting users from smoking weed in public, in keeping with the Washington Post.
Those that disobey the law may be charged under Thailand’s public nuisance law and could possibly be punished with a fantastic of $780 or three months in jail.
Other countries still consider marijuana a serious offense and a few Americans corresponding to WNBA basketball player Britney Griner and Supermodel Gigi Hadid have faced unlucky consequences because of their unawareness.
Griner was charged and sentenced to nine years for drug smuggling and possession in Russia but was released to US officials in Dec. 2022. Hadid was also arrested for marijuana possession while on vacation within the Cayman Islands on July 10 but was released on bail.