After testing positive for methamphetamine, the residing monks in Thailand were defrocked and shown the door — via TheGrowthOp
Not the first Thai monks in hot water over drugs
It’s not the first time that monks have been shipped off for a bit of drug re-education. In the late spring of 2022, just four days after being ordained, four Buddhist monks were kicked out of the order for taking bong hits. Indeed, the teens were caught smoking weed while taking part in a nine-day drug rehab program partly run by the order, Buddhist Sangha, and the criminal court., a monk who rose to fame two years ago after claiming to have omniscient powers, was disrobed after being charged with
and a couple of months earlier in January, another monk was similarly punished after getting caught consuming meth pills and selling them to local youths.Article contentIn Thailand, methamphetamines are a Schedule I drug.
Increased production is combining with decreased prices. The wholesale and street prices of both tablet and crystal methamphetamine in Malaysia and Thailand fell “to all-time lows in 2021 as the supply surged.”Article content
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