Reviewing Cannabis Shops in Thailand: How to Write an Honest Visit Report

GOOD_BUDS · July 24, 2026, 9:55am

This board is for first-hand reports from people who have walked into a cannabis shop in Thailand. A useful report covers four things:

what the place was like
how much the staff knew
whether the products were labelled and lab-tested
whether the visit matched what the shop says about itself

Only your own, unpaid visit counts

Readers will only use this board if they can trust it. That means every review has to be honest and unpaid. Only post about a visit you made yourself. Do not post a friend’s story or something you read elsewhere.

What to record during your visit

Shops change their staff and products quickly. A visit from two years ago tells readers nothing about the shop today. Write down these six points during your visit or right after it.

Date and branch. Give the month and year of your visit and say which branch you went to. Readers can then judge whether your report still applies. It also matters because branches of the same chain can be very different.
The licence on display. Look for the shop’s licence on the wall and say whether you saw it. Thailand’s Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine counts not displaying the licence openly at the premises as a breach. So this is a reasonable thing to look for and mention.
Prescription check. Note whether staff asked for a prescription before selling you flower. This shows whether the shop follows the current sale rules (see the translator’s note below).
Labels and lab reports. Note whether each product had a label and what it said. Ask whether staff can show a certificate of analysis (COA). A COA is a laboratory report on the cannabinoid content and contaminant tests of one batch. This tells readers whether the shop’s claims about strength and testing can be checked.
Staff knowledge. Write down what you asked and how the staff answered. Did they explain dose and risks, or only recommend products? This tells readers whether the advice in this shop is reliable.
Claims and reality. Compare what you found with what the shop says on its signs or social media. This tells readers whether they can trust the shop’s own claims.

Translator’s note: Cannabis flower (ช่อดอกกัญชา) is a controlled herb under the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Controlled Herbs (Cannabis), B.E. 2568. This notification was issued under the Thai Traditional Medicine Protection Act B.E. 2542 and came into force on 26 June 2025. Since then, flower may be sold only with a PT 33 (ภ.ท.33) prescription, for a maximum of 30 days. Advertising flower and selling it online are both prohibited.

Translator’s note: The Ministerial Regulation on Controlled Herbs (No. 2) B.E. 2569 came into force on 30 April 2026. It tightened the criteria for getting a licence to sell cannabis flower. A licence you saw on the wall before that date may not tell you whether the shop meets the new criteria. That is one more reason to give the date of your visit.

Translator’s note: When you look at a COA, check that the lab name, the batch and the test date match the product on the shelf. A report with no lab name or date, or one for a different batch, proves nothing about the jar in front of you. Record what you saw and leave the conclusion to the reader.

Photos

Photos of the premises make a report more useful. Take pictures of the shopfront, the inside of the shop and the licence on display.

Do not photograph menus, price lists or shelves with prices on them. Those count as promotion (see the next section). Blur the faces of other customers and staff. If you show your own prescription, also blur your personal details on it.

Two rules that keep this board useful

Rule 1: no paid, exchanged or solicited reviews. This includes a free product or a discount in return for a post. It also includes swapping reviews with someone and posting because a shop asked you to (a “solicited” review). A shop may not review itself or a competitor. Shops that have their own board on this forum talk about their business there.

Rule 2: a review describes a visit. It is not an advert. Stick to what you saw and what happened to you. Menus, price lists and anything that reads as promotion break the Thai ban on advertising cannabis, so leave them out.

Here is the difference in practice:

Descriptive: “Two jars had labels showing THC % and a test date. Staff could not show a lab report for either one.”
Promotional (do not post): “Best prices in town, go now!”

Help start this board

This board has no reference articles yet. What it needs first is one honest visit report. After your next visit, copy the template below, fill it in and post it as a new topic here.

Visit date (month/year):
Shop and branch (town / district):
Licence displayed: yes / no / not sure (photo attached?)
Prescription asked for before selling flower: yes / no / did not buy flower
Labels: present on all / some / none; what they showed
Lab report (COA): shown / refused / not available; batch and date match the product?
Staff: what you asked, what they answered
Matched the shop's own claims: yes / partly / no, and how
Photos: shopfront, interior, licence (no menus, no prices)

If you are not sure whether a detail or a photo counts as advertising, ask under this topic before you post.