In the western islands like Phuket etc it’s sold/advertised at the touristy bars. “Mushroom Bar” “Marley Bar” and names like that. I talked to one of the Bar owners and they said they just pay the local police off 
Thailand is mostly beautiful, inexpensive, low crime, and absolutely amazing food so if you’re an online business mogul a la Vince Goodrum it would be a great place in which to reside. When I went I couldn’t stop eating, everything was so well made and inexpensive. Would love to go back but 19hr flight is brutal 
Yeah a colleague just flipped his lid, sold up and went off on a world tour a couple of years back with just a rucksack - I'm talking a guy in his early forties, but no family ties as such
He was aiming to get to Australia where he had relatives, but he got to Thailand in like 2 weeks or something and never moved on

He was saying that the main thing was to keep yourself tidy and respectful, and the police were not bothered. Get flash or rowdy, and they crack down on you (especially as a Westerner) like a ton of bricks. Don't know how accurate that is. And he doesn't lift, so the conversation never got round to 'roids and lady-boys
