(2) military influenced governments (eg. Indonesia; Thailand)
thus all of these countries have strict drug laws which conform with the expectations of their traditional religious culture
however, where the military has a strong influence, there will be massive corruption, including a heavy drug trade. if the majority of the customers are foreigners then the military/police use this to make money
for example, Samui Island in Thailand. although illegal, purchasing & using marijuana is quite open there. even i was eating in a family/fisherman's restaurant once and sweet grandma offered to sell me a ganja cookie
however, occassionally but regularly, the police raid the tourist bungalows and bust the tourists for marijuana possession. if you do not have the $ to pay the fine then off to Surat Thani prison until you find the money
