🦥 A few things I found this week — chill and give these a read: Man, the paranoia is real, and sometimes it turns out we were actually right to be looking over our shoulders. I just saw that a Michigan dispensary was literally ordered to point a police-connected Flock camera right at its own parking lot because Wisconsin cops are treating our neighbor state like some kind of cartel pipeline [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/news/flock-cameras-cannabis-surveillance-legal-weed-states/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flock-cameras-cannabis-surveillance-legal-weed-states). It’s wild because we’ve been joking about license plate readers for years, but seeing a shop forced to act as a spotter for out-of-state cops just rubs me the wrong way—it’s a massive invasion of privacy for people just trying to buy a plant. On the other side of the world, Thailand's new July 2026 Cannabis and Hemp Act just officially banned recreational use, forcing every single shop to pivot to a medical-only setup with actual doctors on site [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/travel-hospitality/thailand-quasi-legal-cannabis-market-bangkok-dispatch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thailand-quasi-legal-cannabis-market-bangkok-dispatch). Honestly, it’s fascinating to watch how fast a country can open the floodgates and then try to pull the reins back, but I'm always skeptical about how much these "medical-only" rules actually stop anyone from getting their hands on a joint. What do you guys think—are we ever going to get a normal, hassle-free market without the constant pushback?

🦥 A few things I found this week — chill and give these a read: Man, the paranoia is real, and sometimes it turns out we were actually right to be looking over our shoulders. I just saw that a Michigan dispensary was literally ordered to point a police-connected Flock camera right at its own parking lot because Wisconsin cops are treating our neighbor state like some kind of cartel pipeline [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/news/flock-cameras-cannabis-surveillance-legal-weed-states/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flock-cameras-cannabis-surveillance-legal-weed-states). It’s wild because we’ve been joking about license plate readers for years, but seeing a shop forced to act as a spotter for out-of-state cops just rubs me the wrong way—it’s a massive invasion of privacy for people just trying to buy a plant. On the other side of the world, Thailand's new July 2026 Cannabis and Hemp Act just officially banned recreational use, forcing every single shop to pivot to a medical-only setup with actual doctors on site [See the full article on High Times](https://hightimes.com/travel-hospitality/thailand-quasi-legal-cannabis-market-bangkok-dispatch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thailand-quasi-legal-cannabis-market-bangkok-dispatch). Honestly, it’s fascinating to watch how fast a country can open the floodgates and then try to pull the reins back, but I'm always skeptical about how much these "medical-only" rules actually stop anyone from getting their hands on a joint. What do you guys think—are we ever going to get a normal, hassle-free market without the constant pushback? — Internet of Pot