Pot in The Philippines. Every Man Has a Story
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If they would legalise marijiuana they will raise their economy a lot
is logic
I agree with you 💯
The fact they even opened up a “Cookies” store in Thailand is INSANE. I wish Philippines hops on the trend.
I was thinking about coming to Philippines but not until thats fixed.
I'm with you. Fixing the prostate issues meant no more beer or booze, which is fine with me, as I much rather a nice hybrid. Ironically some of the best weed that I ever smoked was in the mid 1970's in Subic City.
@@markscott9622those are gone now. Local weed is shite.
You can LEGALLY use derivatives of the Opium Poppy which can be fatal but you cannot use a derivative of the Cannabis plant which can’t.
If the Philippines makes cannabis legal I'm going to get my permanent residency card there and move a lot sooner than I expect to.
Sameeeee
Every day I am out and about in Cebu I see so many foreigners. In the grocery stores, the malls, the restaurants I see lots of foreigners!!!
Even in a small city in Mindanao I see other Americans. It wasn't like that before. Gingoog City.
Very informative. Also of note is the Thailand health minister in May 2022 started a plan to distribute 1 million marijuana plants to Thai households. I thought that was pretty telling of their viewpoint to get it going and quick.
Cannabis is more than decriminalized in Canada. It's fully legal. Also, Mexico is on their way to legalizing it too.
I am one of those guys that go between Thailand and the Philipines. The only thing that the Philipines has going for it is the use of English. Thailand cheaper, food better, woman better looking and Its a lot more fun. Yes pot is the big draw, especially among those that are retired. Since Thailand made pot legal it is now the go to place. The PI. is failing behind, why go to the Philipines when you can go to Thailand and have a much better time. Best Regards
Thank you for watching and for taking the time to share your experiences
Here in B.C. west coast, pot, as the rest of Canada, is legal. After all the trumpets, its biz as usual. Same amount maybe more, smoke as before. Legalize and tax it, no big deal.
Thanks for making this video Mark, you look good today. The thing is that situation can put travelers in dangerous situation. They can freely posses MJ while they are in Thailand, some of them will forget and carry them in their pocket or purse or luggage then they travel to countries such as Indonesia where MJ is banned and considered illegal, they can be put in jail for life.
Would be nice if they would at least ditch the one health pass, what a hassle
I arrived in July, One Health Pass was the most simple and forgettable hoop I was asked to jump through. No biggie 🤷🏻♂️
Thanks Mark, looking good these days
We have too much drugs here in the Philippines and we don't want it to be legalized. Plus you could get it very easy.
From a traveling/tourist perspective: pot is going to be a definite immediate positive for the travel experience (eg Amsterdam); quality matters and tourists would want high quality products; it needs to be a net social benefit - because genuine travelers/tourists want to see positive things happening in visited countries (eg artisan growers, cafes and other small business opportunities, income for locals, etc - if it caused social disruption, created economic cartels or criminal cartels, nobody respectable wants to see that happening
The Medical Cannabis Law has passed at the House of Representatives and is currently at the Senate already. Last Monday, Aug 26, 2024, hearings were done at the Senate and hoping that it will be enacted into law by the President after the Senate.
Thailand is definitely cheaper than the Phils. Hotels are more varied and cheaper. There is a lot more options for tourists as far as entertainment goes. Even girly bars are safer in Thailand. I've been to a few in both countries and I felt unsafe and stared at by the local guys in the Phils. Not that there are no scams at the bars in thailand, but It feels safer there.
Looking good Mark glad to see your taking care of yourself.
It will never happen in Malaysia, Singapore, or Indonesia.
One of my favorite times on an airplane is landing at Changi on Singapore airlines. The pilot reads this long list of things banned in Singapore, including, "Drugs . . . BANNED in Singapore! Penalty, DEATH!"
I'm in the US here and they legalize it a while ago , I've just noticed the lack of work ethic and the bums are everywhere.
@Phil Stevens , I know. It is legal on the state level but not on the federal level , that might change soon,where I live there's dispensaries everywhere so basically it's legal, lets not split hairs.
Not the point of my comment.
Here in NM it was just made legal... Now I smell it coming out of many cars that pass me as I do my daily 10 mile walk/bike around the city... DUI is out of control now.
Thailand has legalized it to the point that it is everywhere. In Pattaya they sell it from shops, stalls, privately, etc. You can buy just grass in different strains, pre rolled joints, etc. In my opinion it’s a tourist incentive that will ultimately have the opposite effect. Thanks for sharing Mark.
Thailand legalized the use of medical marijuana but as expected, the drug is openly sold even for recreational use. That was not the intention of the law.
How will it have the opposite effect? It sounds like you are saying that it will keep tourists away?
@@33afterM no it will attract tourists because of the dope. It will turn other tourists away in time as Thailand will become the dope Country of S/E Asia. Look at S/E Asia as a total. You cross the border and in Malaysia they are hanging people at the gallows for this. I've spent six month of this year in Thailand and it is possibly the biggest backwards move they have made in years. I'm not judging it. I'm just wondering how this will play out.
Opposite effect…look, if you don’t like it, don’t use it. LOS has tons of ladyboys…doesn’t seem to be keeping people away! Really, no one cares if you don’t like weed and choose to drown your sorrows in a bottle of beer. I’m not knocking you for boozing it up. So for the chaps who hate weed, just move on…weed would be good for the Philippines! I’m not holding my breath tho…somehow I doubt anyones gonna choose PR over LOS cause they’re put off by weed….
@@evans1120 who said I don’t like weed? Love the stuff. I’m talking from an economical perspective not a moral one.
No one should go there unless they legalize
it would help the country and could improve health concerns too if it's done right -my wife thinks it's a hard drug like shabu lol,she's from the province ,just shows some peoples ignorance regarding what kind of thing it is
Educate her. Having a province girl is hard work hehe. Mine is still a work in progress but after dating city girls I'll have it no other way. If I just could get her from putting her feet in the coach after walking around in slippers outside we gonna make it lol but she's come a long way hehe haha✌🏼👊🏼
@@stateofmind4341 u have that right lol
@@MrAcousticman7 sounds like we in the same boat but again I'm winning✌🏼💪🏽🙃
it's already legal in the Philippines for extreme cases and by special permit
Probably this has very little effect on the Expat Retirement Community. Some politician should introduce a bill to tax cannabis and use the tax for Road/Infrastructure improvements... another area that Thailand has an advantage over the Philippines.
Don't hold your breathe!
Recreational marihuana is NOT legal in Thailand. Mark, please check your facts
Don't let facts get in the way of a good story kuya.
You are a great guy and you are one of the three CZcams video people that I want to meet after I arrive.. keep up the great work because I know it is work and I can never do it because I can never give up my privacy like you do.. I can do an interview that would smoke your screen up but I would have to be incognito and then of course nobody would believe me..
I would love if you made a video about TRT (testosterone replacement therapy) in the Philippines. How common it is and how easy it is to get it there etc. Very interesting for people who are already on it and want to continue it there.
I would like to also hear more about this subject
Theres a famous singer named Charice that turned in to Jake in the Philippines. If a woman can turn into a man, then im sure testosterone there exists.
Ditto. I too would like to know about this. Know that there are doctors and clinics there who specialize in this. Also, many gyms there sell it "underground."
Please take care of your hearts and get some backup info on the makeup of the trt
Me too I need it every 2 weeks.
One of my friends uncle's has been in drug trouble in the Philippines twice. Some people never learn...
I used to love the stuff but I quit cause it chokes me to death. My sister said try the cookies and brownies and candy. I just don't crave the stuff anymore. I don't drink or anything now. Well I don't drink at home. When I was in the Philippines I drank rum every other day. I was there 33days and was never drunk but had a fifth of captain Morgan's rum every other day. I fell in love with the place and many other places there as well. My Filipina and I spent a week in Boracay and we fell in love all over again there. She was the perfect guide while I was there. We paid a Kuya 60 bucks for the day to take us everywhere we wanted to go while in Manila and he even took us to and from the airport for our trip to Boracay
It’s hard enough to smoke a cigarette in some parts of Philippines.
I tried it in the 70’s but didn’t like it….can’t pay me to smoke it…
Then that's ok for you. Do you drink beer/alcohol? Personally, can't pay me to drink. I smoked daily until Reagan instituted his "Nanny" state and took away my personal freedom. I'm subject to Random drug testing, so I can't wait to retire and move from my "Red" state to a more sensible state, or Thailand or Phil's if they legalize it.
No one asked you lol
Hi Mark like your videos don't always have the time to watch them when I do I catch up on them marijuana it good bad and the ugly and just like alcohol if you drink responsibly it's ok marijuana is done the same way it's ok but unfortunately drink too much and and consume marijuana there is problems marijuana Thailand road traffic accidents have gone up by 15% abusive behaviour has risen by 12% and this is because people are under the influence of alcohol plus marijuana as you know if you get drunk you are not in control of your situation double it with alcohol and marijuana big problem
A valid point
Too much weed and booze…you don’t want to fight. You’ll be preying to the porcelain gods…
Easiest way to regulate other drugs is to legalise weed, drug lords can't compete with free stuff. It's been legal for a decade here in Australia but one state only and it's Canberra, where most politicians reside.😉
Don't think you are correct about "drug lords can't compete" w/r to USA legalization... Mexican cartel run grow farms in Cali are doing a booming business since California legalized weed.
@@Hiker_Mike it's because the democrats allows them to. If people are taught how to grow weed properly their own then they wouldn't have to rely on anyone. You can't just pot a pot, it takes skills.
@@PrinceofPeace2000 I watched a few YT videos, read a few articles on how to grow/harvest/dry/cure, bought some seeds on-line and then grew huge outdoor and indoor plants. I found it very easy to grow weed, that's why they call it weed.
@@Hiker_Mike that's the problem right there "just weed". Mango heads, brown heads, purple heads requires love👈🏾
@@Hiker_Mike them brown bois got it cheap
I haven't used marijuana products for decades but when I was 17 I smoked a little "Thai stick", best weed ever!
Anything good for the people will be good, but I hope it doesn't bring crime and shady people into the country. The people generally seem so gentle and kind; it would be a shame for that to change.
My gf is from surigao del sur in Mindanao. The pre duterte years were horrible for many many communities. Drugs, shabu and violence were rampant. Fines and jail sentences weren't the only thing happening to dealers as well as customers. The police/military killed many. It is still very raw in the minds of these provincial men and women. That is one reason why Marcos won so handily. A strong law and order system is demanded by the people. We can walk around the area in safety now and the people love it. Davao is one of safest cities in the world now. Drugs coming back. I doubt it very much.
True. For the record, I didn’t vote Duterte in the 2016 elections but he had a performance that left a hard spot in the hearts of Filipinos. Crime index can attest to it.
Crime rates in capital region to provinces in 2020 were down by 50% to 70% vs. 2016 (start of drug war).
For Filipinos especially those living in national capital region, we saw crime as daily news in 1990s to 2000s. Thugs and gang wars were common staples in the streets. Snatching, robberies, rape, shoplifting, carjacking, mugging, were still in our memories. Lo and behold, during the hard implementation of anti-crime, peace in communities started to be felt. The streets were cleared of thugs! Filipinos were using cellphones in public , in jeepneys without the fear of snatching. Carjacking (now a non-bailable offense) , robberies and rape were no longer the main staple in the news. Shoplifting and snatching have gone down as well. We live in peace.
Well so sad to say that if law makers legalized the use of marijuana here it wont be used for the medical purposes but rather had it abusively
That is happening in Thailand now. Just in a short period of time when the use of medical marijuana was legalized. Now, it is openly sold for recreation.. some ads in tourist districts of Bangkok have signages “get high”…
@@ronnienestor that sh/d be given with doctors prescription and with precautions,not for everybody to take generally speaking
the second it get legal im in leyte
Yup. Stay away. Stay where you are. Nothing to see here. Truly.
I highly doubt Philippines will ever legalized marijuana at least in my lifetime. The former president had a war on drugs and an overwhelming majority of the population was for it. It was all drugs. Marijuana and hard drugs are seen as equally bad. I am Filipino myself so I can see it from that perspective. In their thinking is that Marijuana can be a gateway to the harder drugs so they think it is just as bad.
It's wise to abstain from alcohol and/or recreational drugs. These mind control substances often lead to long term misery for the community. The short enjoyment of the so-called "high" is not worth the long term pain and suffering it will cause everyone.
A war on drugs is really a war on people.
@mike-mh8qu you'll never avoid pain and suffering in life. Everyone has to search for their own remedy. Conversely, everyone has the potential to make life worse..the answer is not simply " don't smoke or drink" that's a disingenuous and reductive mindset
It stinks. That’s my only concern. Hate to smell that crap everywhere now where it’s legal. Rude people smoking it around others. It smelly.
How do the reggae bands in the Phils survive?
"where you can fire it" lmfao OG definitely
Well, I guess we're going to Thailand then....
Its a matter of time for cannibus in PI.
I would be amazed if this happens. The situation in Thailand is not going to be copied worldwide.
So legalise it in a country that’s developing and have the next gen get high on weed for the sake of tourism and keeping up with Thailand!? Glad I live in Singapore where it’s zero tolerance to drugs of all forms and hence it’s a super safe place to live.
Btw I’m not a hater Mark - like your videos - just don’t see any benefit to it - unless it’s medicinal purely .. imagine the roads with stoned people riding motor bikes etc sheesh .. good luck with that!
Poverty and lack of education facilitate a criminal market. It's simple. If you're not miserable you won't seek to detach from reality.
What are you doing to make a difference? Do you even want to?
Okay I'm in Thailand right now been here 3 weeks now I'm not in a major city and I'm far in the North. I am near Phayao a town of 400 or so thousand people I've yet to see one marijuana product at all. I'm sure they're out there somewhere I don't see it in any of the stores in fact there's some stores I can't even find cigarettes in.
Well maybe I can live in Thailand and visit Ph. when I want to go back in time
What's annoying to me is that after legalization, cannabis smokers or vapers more commonly, can be incredibly inconsiderate when enjoying their um, products. Case in point, the countless elevators, hallways, and apartments and lofts here in the States that reek of stale gross weed scent. It's pervasive and super annoying. Legalize it, fine. But please stop smoking up everything guys 😂
Mark you really got me going on the subject now you can also buy in Thailand cigarettes with grass in them low medium and high you can buy them as a singular cigarette or a packet of 10 it is everywhere cigarettes food you can buy it in its natural form it has gone big very big very quickly I think there will be repercussions
Why risk using any kind of narcotics in SE Asia? Even though Thailand opened up the country to MJ, someone could get careless if say they are going to Singapore or Malaysia. Interesting vlog.
I mean I've been to the Philippines and I chose Thailand this time mainly because they had no testing or vaccine required at all starting October 1st. Everything seems better here. I've been here 3 weeks through multiple rain storms internet has never went out the electrics never went out the waters never went out. The only thing better about the Philippines is basically there's not as much of a language barrier
Good video.
its very far that mj could be legal here in Phillipines.. not so possible soon.
Hey Mark, off topic but wanted to inquire about your heart health. I saw the vlog a few months ago about your heart episode and surgery
We are same age with similar heart issues.
Hope your gaining strength.
7 years ago I got a slow ride getting to hospital, so half of my heart died from lack of blood, the LAD got clogged . So im running on half a heart. I've studied extensively in the last 7 years listening to many Doctor lectures, and reading. I've experimented with several disciplines and I got a whole better routine. Wouldn't mind trading some ideas with you. Never done learning !
I am active, feeling good, and thinking about trip to Philippines.
Hi mark. Have you though any on starting a small business there in the Philippines
Check out John Smulo's channel.
He's the expert.
He had thought of opening a big business. Cruise ship worth 13 million alone. Small business small fry. Be like Mark. Go big or go home.
Don't do it Philippines.
Testosterone replacement therapy easily available in the Philippines?
We should be in Dumaguete On Monday try and contact you then Mark
What about bringing in edibles?
Illegal
@@everymanhasastory not easily detected. I know some senators there are trying to push for legalization.
I can't see mj being legal being the deciding factor in simple tourism. Maybe for longer term expats.
Philippines could copy U.S. with medical marijuana issue states has been doing medical marijuana for long time as you well know and recreation too.
I guess I have a misunderstanding about visas being from America, I thought if you were coming from America you did not have to have a Visa. Please enlighten me, I'm planning on coming in January
The lack of tourists is probably just as much if not more due to the vaxx mandate than the legality of marijuana.
Not really. Those people make up very small portion of society.
@@frontendzen4852 A third of the population is hardly a small portion of society. And as time goes on and more complications from the vaxx become known, an even fewer percentage are willing to take the boosters.
@@collectivesoulify a third? Oh you must be from the USA 😂. Where I am from it's near like 100. If you want to travel around world freely without some sort of restrictions the next several years you likely will need. I find most of these guys who refuse are also of certain age too which is mind blowing considering their risk level. But as you know world travel has changed forever, new variants come and go, boosters get adjusted as do requirements. It is what it is.
You wouldn't survive in places like Singapore for sure. Super strict.
@@frontendzen4852 You are trading your freedom to travel for having a much shorter lifespan. Just in case SADS (Sudden Adult Death Syndrome) hasn't caught you attention yet, just wait 3-5 more years and you will see what I am talking about. There will be a mass die-off. I'm sure you think me crazy, but I've been studying this for the past 2 years. There's no doubt in my mind as to what is coming.
@@collectivesoulify you still have the natural infection to deal with too which can lead to Long Covid very easily especially if you're aging and not so great health. According to your logic everyone of my country's citizens is gone in 5 years. Guess that leaves your only option to stay home and distanced from all humans for the rest of time. I got Rona back in June of 2020 in the early and even to this day my taste hasn't been same. Something you need to be very careful of in USA land. I am thankful for these mandates/measures just like most of us in Singapore and Malaysia and throughout South East Asia. Travel has changed forever.
Hi again Mark just so you can let your viewers know there is a coffee and sandwich restaurant in Thailand and the name of the restaurant is chinua all it's food has marijuana extract in it so you go for a snack and a coffee come out highasakite
I agree
Thailand overturned that you might want to check your records again
Not really, medical use will still be allowed and everybody can have a prescription
Never ever. Living here for 11 years. But would be nice. 😁
my wife is a filipina ive been there many times and ill be heading back soon , but believe me Thailand has Philippines beat in every department
Here's my take on this.
Duterte got most of the population scared to death of possessing or using.
I used before, but the hassle of it (here) now makes it not worth the trouble.
If you want to stop a conversation with a local.... just say the M word. Most will pretend they didn't hear it.
Driving (on it) here would be almost impossible......too stressful for me. If you drive here, you probably know what I mean.
I wouldn't count on it becoming legal here ( in your retired lifetime ) despite Thailand. They're just so slooooow here. My neighbors plow their field with their water buffalo. I've yet to see a farm tractor.
Anyone interested in buying my grow light / :)))
You must be drooling to have a marijuana...ahahahha
I wouldn't even think about smoking it here. I haven't smoked it since I was a kid, I have a sleep disorder & have a script for a sleep aid and it is nearly impossible to get here,
Harry Carey☺👴
im just posting to keep it going
Great video , You are right weed is everywhere here. Was in a restaurant and the guy was pushing it on me while I was eating... hahah.
Actually I am just getting back from Laos. I spent a month in Laos exploring. It is illegal there as well but the guest house I was stying at had about 50 plants growing. On a side note, in Laos you can go into the pharmacy and buy things not available in Thailand. Just picked up my blood pressure medicine before I came back to Thailand for 8 dollars for 100 count. I am going to have to make it to the Philippines. I always seem to get stuck in Thailand , Laos , Cambodia, Malaysia... Ugggg
I think the lack of tourism is more about the vax mandate than pot. It is for me🤷♂️
good for Thailand, hope PH will keep up
No the biggest group of religious will say no to marijuana no way
Thailand is having all kinds of shootings and crime has risen. Don't do it Philippines.
Most shooting and crimesdue to met ( yaba ) not pot ...
@@philipmasie It isn't Weed doing that, it's Right-wing Fascists destroying the US.
@@thaimaxcan I agree but once you let one drug in, more will follow.
My state legalized it and all Hell has broke loose.
Yes, very SLOW , still wearing mask lol and if u go to hospital, still must wear face shield lol
Why you struggle to wear mask? We in Asia do always, no problem.
Med weed..... ho ho my back ..... ho ho my back...... 🤣
So very tired of NOT having any other choice for pain medication than MORPHINE. PLEASE PH. GOV. LEGALIZE MMJ.
Im not going to Philippines because they are not 100% open like other Asian country's are.
@@billyjohnson9166 And they mostly use English, and don't use condoms! Win/Win!🤣
@@bigjohnson7415 Most easy country to get a girlfriend
ok,then go to afghanistan ..... the taliban probably is excited to see you there ....... 😂🤣😂🤣-🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
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@@AlexMAGA2024 Sweet!👍👍👍
Pot has always been a Gateway drug and still is. You can’t go anywhere in Phoenix without smelling skunk in the air. Now the Fentanyl has taken over and the drug addicted everywhere slumping and nodding. NOT a big fan of legalization of pot, the Philippine economy can’t support a drug epidemic like the US has and what message are we sending to our children?
Philippine tourism doesn’t need a bunch of drug addicts to bring in revenue, let Thailand have them! My Thoughts 😏
So? I hope our country will not lagalize it. It will be disastrous since we have drug problems here. Oh my....
Thailand is not dirty and poor as ...... can get a normal coffee here, philippines is not really anything to write home about , sorry folks ,
...as your @ss?
Was thinking about going to the Philippines but now nope I will head to Bangkok
Why do we all have to be high on something? What's wrong with a Dr. Pepper?
I hope they don’t legalize it.
It’s just gonna make it more expensive there.
I like it cheap.
I hope it stays illegal in the Philippines. There are more positive ways to bring in tourism.
Robin Padilla is not smart at all. I do not think he is a good influence. Anyway, Philippines need not to legalize pot. It already sucks being in America having to tolerate with potheads. PH also need to relax their COVID mask requirements. Let people breathe without mask and pot!
Thailand has enough problems as it is now eg. gun control. Why you want to risk doing drugs in Asia anyway? If you cross borders with it in your system and go to places like Malaysia or Singapore you can get the death penalty. So no to drugs.
Nope.,it will not legalize here in Philippines.,we won't allow it.,I'f you need marijuana go to Thailand.,good luck to Thailand.,😂😂🤣