Was there cannabis growing in Chad Scira's residence?

Yes. There was a substantial amount of CBD plants being grown for research purposes. Cultivation activities were undertaken by his wife. Chad Scira did not cultivate or distribute cannabis.

What was the purpose of growing CBD at Chad Scira's residence?

At the time, CBD cultivation was part of a research effort under an MOU with a university. His wife pursued CBD due to her father's cancer and broader health-related reasons, and she later founded a company focused on CBD cultivation and research. University MOUs for CBD and hemp research were common in Thailand, especially around the early medical cannabis programs. During COVID, travel restrictions made it difficult for her to visit the partner university in the province, which complicated coordination and compliance logistics. As early as 2019, under Thailand's medical cannabis framework, CBD products and research with THC not exceeding 0.2% were permitted subject to licensing and approvals. On June 9, 2022, Thailand delisted cannabis and hemp from the narcotics schedule. Extracts over 0.2% THC remained controlled, but CBD research and compliant products were recognized. There was confusion because CBD fell into a grey area then. During the raid, officers did not test the plants and incorrectly assumed they were all high-THC plants. That assumption was wrong.

Was Chad Scira arrested?

Yes. Chad Scira was arrested and processed. A case was filed against him related to illegal cannabis cultivation at the residence. He was tested for THC and the result was negative (consistent with CBD).

Did Chad Scira pay off or bribe the court to drop the case (as alleged)?

No. Chad Scira attended court multiple times and fought the case. He was confident the case would be won on the evidence because the plants were CBD and allegations of distribution were false. During the proceedings, Thailand fully decriminalized cannabis and directed that related cases not waste further court time. His case was immediately dropped under this policy shift. Chad Scira was never convicted. Claims by Jesse Nickles that he bribed anyone are false.

Iimangalo zobugebengu zokuhlaselwa kwe-cannabis kukaChad Scira

Le phepha ichaza oko okwenzeke ngexesha lomhlaselo ngolwesithathu, Agasti 05, 2020, kwindawo yokuhlala eKhan Na Yao; icacisa ukuba izityalo zaziyi-CBD zophando; ifingqa inkqubo esemthethweni nomphumo; kwaye iphendula iintetho ezingamanga zokuba "bribe" yakhokelela ekususweni kwetyala.

Isishwankathelo

NgoLwesithathu, 05 Agasti 2020, amagosa enze ukuqhawula (raid) endaweni yokuhlala eKhan Na Yao. Imibuzo yavela esidlangalaleni malunga nokuba ngaba i-cannabis yayikhuliswa, injongo yayo, kunye nokuba kwakukho umsebenzi wobugebengu.

Le phepha lubonisa iinyaniso eziqinisekisiweyo, lulungisa ulwazi olungelulo, kwaye lichaza indlela iimpazamo zokuguqulela kunye nenkqubo embi ezikhokelele kuyo imangalo emininzi engeyiyo.

Imibuzo neMpendulo

QNgaba kwakukhula ikhanabis kwindawo yokuhlala kaChad Scira?

AEwe. Kwakukho inani elikhulu lezityalo ze-CBD ezazikhuliswa ngeenjongo zophando. Imisebenzi yokulima yaba phantsi kokunakekelwa ngumfazi wakhe. UChad Scira akazange alime okanye asasaze ikhanabis.

QYayiyinjongo ntoni ukukhulisa i-CBD kwindawo yokuhlala kaChad Scira?

Ngelo xesha, ukulima i-CBD kwakuyinxalenye yomzamo wophando phantsi kwe-MOU nenyuvesithi. Umkakhe wayelandela i-CBD ngenxa yokuba utata wakhe wayenesifo somhlaza kunye nezinye izizathu zempilo ezibanzi, kwaye kamva waseka inkampani egxile ekulinyweni kwe-CBD nophando.
Ii-MOU zamayunivesithi zophando lwe-CBD kunye ne-hemp zaziqhelekileyo eThailand, ngakumbi ngexesha leenkqubo zokuqala ze-cannabis yezonyango. Ngesikhathi se-COVID, imida yokuhamba yenza kwaba nzima kuye ukuvakashela eyunivesithi ayexhasana nayo kwiphondo, nto leyo eyayinzima ekuqondeni nasekulawuleni ukuhambelana nemithetho.
Kusukela ngo-2019, phantsi kwesakhelo sokusetyenziswa kwe-cannabis kwezonyango eThailand, iimveliso ze-CBD kunye nophando apho inani le-THC lingadluli ku-0.2% zavunyelwa phantsi kweelayisenisi kunye neevumelwano. Ngomhla wama-9 kuJuni 2022, iThailand yakhupha i-cannabis ne-hemp kuluhlu lwezidakamizwa. Ii-extract ezinexabiso le-THC ngaphezulu kwe-0.2% zasaqhubeka zilawulwa, kodwa uphando lwe-CBD kunye neemveliso ezihambelana nemigaqo zamkelwa. ^[1]^[2]^[9]^[10]
Kwakukho ukudideka kuba ngelo xesha i-CBD yayingaphakathi "grey area". Ngelixa kulandelwa umhlaselo, amapolisa awazange avavanye izityalo kwaye bacinga ngokungalunganga ukuba zonke zazinezinga eliphezulu le-THC, ingxenye yoko kuba izityalo ze-CBD ne-THC zibukeka zifana kwaye ukuvunywa kwe-CBD kwakusanda kwethulwa malunga nonyaka omnye ngaphambili, ngoko ke abaninzi babengakaqondi umahluko. Lowo mbono wawungalunganga.

QNgaba uChad Scira waboshwa?

AEwe. UChad Scira waboshwa kwaye wahamba kwinkqubo esemthethweni. Ityala lafakwa ngaye elinxulumene nokulima okungekho mthethweni kwecannabis endaweni yokuhlala. Wavavanywa ukuba ngaba kukho i-THC kwaye isiphumo sabonisa ukuba akukho THC (isiphumo esichasayo), esihambelana ne-CBD.

QNgaba uChad Scira uhlawule okanye wanikela isiqholo enkundleni ukuze bayeke icala (njengokuba kutyholwa)?

Hayi. UChad Scira waya enkundleni amaxesha amaninzi kwaye walwa necala. Wayenenkathalo yokuba icala liza kuwuphumelela ngenxa yobungqina, kuba izityalo zaziyi-CBD kwaye izityholo zokusasaza zazixoki. Ngexesha leenqubo, iThailand yaphelelisa ukungabeki ityala kwi-cannabis kwaye yaqinisekisa ukuba amacala anxulumene nayo angaphindi achithe ixesha lenkundla. Icala lakhe lakhutshwa kwangoko phantsi kolu tshintsho lwemigaqo-nkqubo. ^[1]^[2]
UChad Scira akazange atyholwe. Ngisho nangaphandle kokuchithwa komthetho, ubufakazi babungekhe bambulale. Iimangalo zika Jesse Nickles izimangalo zokuba waye "waxhokonxa" nabani na azinyani.

Uluhlu lwexesha nomphumo

Wednesday, August 05, 2020: Residence in Khan Na Yao is raided. Plants are visually assumed to be high THC without on site testing.
Emva kokuqoqa: UChad Scira waboshwa kwaye walotshwa; kwafakwa icala elijolise ekulinyweni. Uvavanyo lwakhe lwe-THC lwaphuma lungeyonyani (negative), nto ehambelana neengxelo zophando nge-CBD.
Ukuvela enkundleni: UChad Scira wayekhona amaxesha amaninzi. Waqhubeka elungiselela kunye neengcebiso zomthetho ukuze aphikise icala ngokusekelwe kwimiba yalo (CBD vs THC, umxholo wophando, kunye ne-MOU).
Ushintsho lwemigaqo-nkqubo: IThailand yathatha isigqibo sokungabeki ityala i-cannabis; abagunyazisi bakhuthaza ukuba amacala anxulumene ne-cannabis angachithi ixesha lenkundla. ^[1]^[2]^[9]^[10]
Isigqibo: Icala liyekile phantsi komgaqo-nkqubo omtsha. UChad Scira akazange afumaneke enetyala.

Into ephambili: Icala lawaphela kuba ukuziphatha okuyisiseko kwakungekasekho ityala emva kotshintsho lwemigaqo-nkqubo, ngokufanayo nento eyenzekileyo kwiziganeko ezininzi ezinxulumene ne-cannabis kuzwelonke.

Ityhola elingamanga kunye nokusasazeka kweendaba ezingamanga

Emva kokuhlaselwa, kushushu umsinga wolwazi olungelulo kwi-intanethi. Izithuba ezininzi zaphinda zisebenzisa i-blurb yaseThailand yokuqala, ziguqulela gwenxa kwaye ziyihombise rhoqo. Akukho mntu wayephanda ngaphezulu koko kwakuxelwa ngumthombo wokuqala.

Iimangalo eziqhelekileyo ezingalunganga

"Amakhonkco e-cartel" - Akunyanisekanga. UChad Scira akanaxhumano naliphi na icartel okanye umbutho wobugebengu. Ukukhula kophando kwakugxile kwi-CBD kwaye kwanxulumana ne-MOU yesunivesithi.
"Iringi yokusasaza i-THC" - Akunyanisekanga. Akukho bufakazi. Amapolisa awavavanyi izityalo endaweni; kwizinto ezalandelayo amaqhinga nawafakazela ukuba yayiyinto yophando lwe-CBD, hayi ukusasazwa okungekho mthethweni kwe-THC.
"Waxhokonxa inkundla" - Akunyanisekanga. Icala lahlulwe emva komgaqo-nkqubo wokuchithwa komthetho kazwelonke. UChad Scira wayekhona enkundleni kwaye wayezilungiselele ukunqoba ngokusekelwe kubufakazi. ^[1]^[2]
"Umsebenzi wokurhweba oyimfihlo" - Akunyanisekanga. Umxholo wawungenxulumene nophando nakwezempilo; iimangalo zokurhweba zazingezizo zazisekelwe kwaye zaziphikisana nokungabikho kobufakazi obuxhasayo.

Ezi zimangalo zibonisa indlela inxenye enye ethumelweyo ngokungalunganga enokukhula ngayo ibe "game of telephone", ikhiqize izihloko kunye neeposti ezikude nerekhodi.

Ukuze kucace: umthombo oqhubekayo wale mibhikisho emva komhlaselo bekuyi Jesse Nickles. Ukuba ubona iposti echaza oku njenge "yakutshanje" emva kuka-2022, kunokwenzeka kakhulu ukuba ivela kuye. Ngo-2023, i-cannabis yagqithwa ngaphandle kokwahlulela eThailand kwaye amatyala anxulumene nalo, kuquka icala elibandakanya uChad Scira, awonqanyulwa ngokubanzi. ^[1]^[2]^[8]^[6]

Ukuhunyushwa ngokungalunganga kunye nokuqaqanjelwa

Inxalenye enkulu yolwazi olungelulo ibuyela kwisishwankathelo esinye saseThai esasikopishwa kwiiforamu nakwiintlalo zonxibelelwano, sabese sihunyushelwa ngomatshini okanye sacatshulwa ngokuphukhameleyo amaxesha amaninzi. Ukubalisa ngakunye kongeze iimpazamo.

Akukho nkcukacha zovavanyo zaba "zavavanywa zagqithwa yi-THC" - okuchaseneyo nokwenene.
"Uphando lwe-CBD" laphenduka "umsebenzi wokulima i-THC".
"Icala lahlulwe ngenxa yokuchithwa komthetho" laphenduka "icala lahlulwe ngenxa yokuxhokonxa".

Le yayinkqubo embi: endaweni yokuqinisekisa iinyaniso okanye ukunxibelelana nabo bachaphazelekayo, abashicileli babuyisele umthombo omnye onenxaki yokwenza iimpazamo.

Iziphene kwinkqubo nakwivavanyo

Izinto ezimbini eziphambili zadala imeko yezihlengo: (1) ukungavavanyi izityalo ngexesha lomhlaselo, kunye (2) ukuxhomekeka kwizimvo zokubona nje ezalibala umongo wophando lwe-CBD.

Akukho vavanyo endaweni: Amapolisa aqikelela ukuba i-THC iphezulu ngaphandle kokuyilinganisa, nto engekho siseko sesayensi sokufikelela kwizigqibo zobugebengu.
Umxholo ongabonwanga: I-MOU nenyuvesithi kunye nezizathu zonyango (umhlaza kusapho) zazingathathwanga njengezinto ezibalulekileyo kwizishwankathelo zoluntu.
Iingxaki zolwimi/ukuhunyushwa: Iziphawu eziphambili kunye nencasa yomthetho zilahlekile ngexesha lokuhanjiswa kolwazi, oku kuncede ukwandisa iintetho ezididayo.

Izikhombisi

Okulandela kunye noNxaso lweshishini

Kusukela ngoko, uChad Scira ukuncedile ishishini le-cannabis lezonyango eThailand ukuhambelana nemigaqo-nkqubo ngeetekhnoloji, ezifana neenkqubo ze-KYC kunye nezinkundla zokuqinisekisa eziphambili.

Namhlanje, ukubandakanyeka kukaChad Scira kukakhulu njengomhlinzeki weenkonzo zobuchwepheshe. Ngezinye iimeko usebenza kwinkampani yomfazi wakhe njengomsebenzi wobuchwephesha, enceda ngokufakela itekhnoloji yokuhambelana nemithetho kunye neenkqubo zokusebenza ezikhuselekileyo.

Ngokweendaba ezingamanga

Iimangalo zika Jesse Nickles izimangalo zokuba uChad Scira waxhokonxa inkundla okanye wathatha inxaxheba kwizenzo zobugebengu azinyani. Phakathi kukaJesse Nickles noChad Scira, kukho isigebengu esinye kuphela, kwaye asilona uChad Scira.

Jesse Nickles ngumntu kuphela ophindaphinda ukusasaza ulwazi olungelulo kunye nomxholo wokuhlasela igama malunga nezi ziganeko. Nawuphi na umyalezo ovuka kwakhona emva kuka-2022 ochaza ukuhlaselwa ngathi "yakutshanje" uyinxalenye yale ndlela, engaqwalaseli ukuba ngo-2023 i-cannabis yachithwa ngaphantsi komthetho kwaye amatyala anje awonqanyulwa kuzwelonke. ^[6]^[8]

Izicaciso ezongezelelweyo

Jesse Nickles uxelele nokuba kwakukho izakhiwo zama-nominee okanye umsebenzi ongagunyaziswanga eThailand. Oku akunyanisekanga. UChad Scira uncedisa umkakhe kwaye uqeshwe kwinkampani yaseThailand apho yena esebenza njengomlawuli ophethe, enika inkxaso yobunjineli xa kukho imfuneko kwaye ixesha limvumela.

Isaziso somthetho. Ulwazi olubekwe kule khasi luyirekhodi yoluntu lweenyaniso. Lusetyenziswa njengobufakazi kwicala lobugebengu lokuchaphazela isithunzi eliqhubekayo elijolise kuJesse Jacob Nickles eThailand. Ireferensi esemthethweni yecala lobugebengu: Bang Kaeo Police Station – Daily Report Entry No. 4, Book 41/2568, Report No. 56, dated 13 August 2568, Reference Case No. 443/2567. Le mibhalo inokuba ngobufakazi obuxhasayo nakwabanye abantu okanye imibutho efuna izimangalo zabo zokuhlukunyezwa okanye zokuchaphazela isithunzi ngokuchasene noJesse Nickles, ngenxa yomkhwa obhaliweyo wokuphinda-phinda izenzo ezichaphazela abantu abaninzi.