Certain parts of the world are associated with present or historical use of one or more psychoactive drugs. Over the 12+ years I spent writing The Drug Users Bible I sought them out, eventually visiting 33 countries, and taking thousands of drug related photographs.
I have recently started to organize these properly, and following suggestions on this platform I will be posting a selection of them here. This post presents some of those I took on my visit to Bangkok, Thailand (limited to 20 due to platform constraints).
Please note that, when visiting any territory, should you choose to use any psychoactive substance it is vital that you conduct your own research with respect to legality and law enforcement. Don’t get banged up abroad. For the attention of law enforcement: none of this post constitutes a confession that I broke the law in any place or at any time.
BANGKOK
Bangkok, as a vibrant cosmopolitan city, probably needs no introduction, but let’s take a look around.
A good place to start is Khaosan Road. This has legendary status as a backpacker destination, particularly so during the hippie era. It comes alive at night.
I can’t imagine why this (near Patpong) caught my eye.
This place is perhaps best known for the imprisonment of foreigners on drug related offences. In a previous epoch I once visited on a humanitarian mission. Inside, it’s an enormous campus.
Bangkok now has more than its fair share of cannabis dispensaries. This shopping mall contains only cannabis related shops and stores.
I met her on Sukhumvit, and fell in love.
Sukhumvit is in fact particularly well provisioned with cannabis stores. This one is on the corner of Soi 5.
They come in all shapes and sizes. To illustrate this I have uploaded a couple of dozen photographs to a Flickr album here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/157786281@N07/albums/72177720304491523/
At the other end of the spectrum there are posh stores in posh malls.
Can I help you sir?
What’s on the menu today?
I try to.
If edibles are your preference Bangkok has you covered.
On a recent visit I noticed this headline. I approve: get the heat on them!
I spy with my little eye… fly agaric!
If psychedelics have taken you down the path of enlightenment, transcendence and meditation, there are a significant number of Buddhist temples for you to visit.
Yes, kratom is legal too… and available. Here it’s processed to help consumers get over that appalling taste.
Or perhaps authentic snus is your thing?
If alcohol is your hard drug of choice you won’t be disappointed either.
Cocktails or cannabis sir?
Make no mistake about it; Bangkok has a great deal to offer in the form of regular tourism too. You certainly won’t run out of things to see and do.
.
LAST & ABSOLUTELY NOT LEAST: STAY SAFE
Whatever the circumstances of your own travel do not suspend judgement, safety or the use of a harm reduction process. Please refer to The Drug Users Bible for further information. You can download a free copy of the PDF version from the BB Chemical Library: https://bbgate.com/resources/the-drug-users-bible.3477/
I have recently started to organize these properly, and following suggestions on this platform I will be posting a selection of them here. This post presents some of those I took on my visit to Bangkok, Thailand (limited to 20 due to platform constraints).
Please note that, when visiting any territory, should you choose to use any psychoactive substance it is vital that you conduct your own research with respect to legality and law enforcement. Don’t get banged up abroad. For the attention of law enforcement: none of this post constitutes a confession that I broke the law in any place or at any time.
BANGKOK
Bangkok, as a vibrant cosmopolitan city, probably needs no introduction, but let’s take a look around.
A good place to start is Khaosan Road. This has legendary status as a backpacker destination, particularly so during the hippie era. It comes alive at night.
I can’t imagine why this (near Patpong) caught my eye.
This place is perhaps best known for the imprisonment of foreigners on drug related offences. In a previous epoch I once visited on a humanitarian mission. Inside, it’s an enormous campus.
Bangkok now has more than its fair share of cannabis dispensaries. This shopping mall contains only cannabis related shops and stores.
I met her on Sukhumvit, and fell in love.
Sukhumvit is in fact particularly well provisioned with cannabis stores. This one is on the corner of Soi 5.
They come in all shapes and sizes. To illustrate this I have uploaded a couple of dozen photographs to a Flickr album here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/157786281@N07/albums/72177720304491523/
At the other end of the spectrum there are posh stores in posh malls.
Can I help you sir?
What’s on the menu today?
I try to.
If edibles are your preference Bangkok has you covered.
On a recent visit I noticed this headline. I approve: get the heat on them!
I spy with my little eye… fly agaric!
If psychedelics have taken you down the path of enlightenment, transcendence and meditation, there are a significant number of Buddhist temples for you to visit.
Yes, kratom is legal too… and available. Here it’s processed to help consumers get over that appalling taste.
Or perhaps authentic snus is your thing?
If alcohol is your hard drug of choice you won’t be disappointed either.
Cocktails or cannabis sir?
Make no mistake about it; Bangkok has a great deal to offer in the form of regular tourism too. You certainly won’t run out of things to see and do.
.
LAST & ABSOLUTELY NOT LEAST: STAY SAFE
Whatever the circumstances of your own travel do not suspend judgement, safety or the use of a harm reduction process. Please refer to The Drug Users Bible for further information. You can download a free copy of the PDF version from the BB Chemical Library: https://bbgate.com/resources/the-drug-users-bible.3477/