Uh, Thailand did decriminalize weed but only for very low THC products and I'm pretty sure it's still illegal to just straight light up, so you know, may still want to be careful there lol
When I find cheapo tickets I'll make it back to East Asia. At the moment great prices from NA to South America and Europe so I am focusing there. Just checked out my Berlin tickets to see if it makes sense to spend a few days, about 2-3, in Munich too since my trip is about 7 days.
March 2020 was right around the time of when people started taking COVID seriously and the lockdowns were beginning. I imagine that's what they mean, but OP seems like they're basically in another world so who knows that the fuck they're talking about