The Nation news agency was tipped off that a shop, which sells legal marijuana products, was selling balloons filled with nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, at the popular tourism street in the seaside town of Pattaya.
A check at the shop revealed that staff inside were selling nitrous oxide balloons to both Thai and foreign tourists.
The shop displayed a sign reading: “Happy balloon. Buy 10, get two free balloons and one glass of beer.”
The Nation witnessed tourists inhaling the gas inside the shop, while others bought it to use on the street.
Tourists were spotted trying to carry the balloons into nearby bars, but guards stopped them at the door.
Selling nitrous oxide is prohibited under the Medicine Act of 1967 in Thailand. — The Nation/ANN
