Checklist 01
Five Laws Tourists Break
5 laws tourists break before midnight. I watch tourists break all five on night one. Number three catches almost everyone.
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Vaping
The vape is the crime.
Bringing, buying, using: all illegal. Two Brits reportedly paid 40,000 baht for vaping on a beach.
The guy selling them is not your lawyer
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Cannabis
The weed party ended in 2025.
Flower now needs a Thai prescription. Smoking in public: up to 25,000 baht or 3 months, prescription or not.
An open shop is not open season
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Age 20
Not 18. Twenty.
Legal drinking age is 20 and bars can card you. Your passport works. Your confident face does not.
Carry ID, even if you look 40
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Scooter
Your car licence doesn't count.
You need a motorcycle licence plus an IDP valid for bikes. No licence: a fine, maybe an impounded bike.
The rental guy didn't ask. The police will.
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Helmet
Helmet on. Both of you.
Rider and passenger, every ride, even the two minutes to 7-Eleven. The easiest fine on the island.
The helmet goes on your head, not the mirror
Save the carousel
Sources
- Thailand Government: e-cigarette rules for tourists
- Thailand Tourism Authority: updated alcohol rules, May 2026
- Thailand Tourism Authority: cannabis flower regulation
- UK Government: Thailand safety and security
- Fox News: tourists fined for vaping in Thailand
- terms.law: Thailand cannabis status
Checked 18 October 2026. Rules and venue policies change; check current requirements before you travel. General information, not legal advice. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
