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“Cannabis and hemp” government hesitates – business is in turmoil, market value closes at 42 billion
Changing the policy once in 2 years is considered fast, but changing it twice in 3 months is considered very fast. However, this is what happened with the “cannabis and hemp policy” in the government of “Settha Thavisin”. From a business perspective, this kind of uncertainty has had a serious...
“Anutin” reveals that the Prime Minister called to discuss the issue of “marijuana” to issue a Control Act.
Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Public Health Thank you to the Narcotics Control Committee for agreeing to the draft announcement specifying the names of drugs. There is no "marijuana" in the large drug board. The NACC decides whether or not it is approved or not on 25 January. This is an urgent...
Medical cannabis research Continues or is this enough?
The result of amending this ministerial regulation It may lead to fewer drug crimes. Help improve the drug addiction situation in Thailand. Or it may cause cannabis entrepreneurs who have invested in building businesses both to grow houses and shops to suffer losses. Because we just invested and...
Cannabis was supposed to help Thailand. Why is the country planning to ban it again?
Two years ago, soon after Thailand became the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis, Sarunyu Toprasert and three friends joined a rush of pot entrepreneurs and launched the Channel Weed Store. They opened their third location in early May, pouring $27,000 into the operation and bedecking...
Cannabis advocates in Thailand protest a proposal to ban again its general use
BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister’s office Monday to protest a possible ban on general use. A health ministry drug control committee approved Friday a proposal to relist cannabis as a narcotic to...
Keep an eye on the solution for ‘cannabis’ to go back to using the Control Act so it doesn’t have to be a drug.
Another matter that many people want to know is clear about how to proceed because there has already been an investment but the law is not in order. It's about cannabis. The Bhumjaithai Party is trying to push the cannabis and Hemp Act to pass the parliament. While the Ministry of Public Health By...
Order to cancel the ban on cannabis as a narcotic, Come back to be liberated again
From the case of Mr. Peeraphan Saleerathaviphak, chairman of the Narcotics Control Board (NACC), issued an order to stop the return of cannabis to being a drug. Ready to postpone the meeting date The Narcotics Control Board on cannabis issues has been suspended indefinitely. The latest news report...
Cannabis backers start hunger strike
Pro-cannabis activists on Wednesday began a hunger strike to demand that the government listen to their views, as the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) affirmed that parts of the plant would be relisted as a narcotic on Jan 1. The board said on Wednesday that it would probably...
Thailand’s cannabis U-turn is a cautionary tale
In a move to deter recreational use, the Public Health Ministry is planning to put cannabis back on the category 5 narcotics list but classify it as a “soft drug”, under which its production, import, export and use will be regulated by the ministry. Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on...
At present, news about cannabis laws in Thailand is quite variable. After the government's meeting to discuss liberated cannabis.
The proposal to restrict cannabis use has sparked protests among cannabis advocates and entrepreneurs. Demonstrators have marched to the prime minister’s office, emphasizing the economic benefits of the cannabis industry and urging the government to reconsider its stance. They argue that stricter regulations would negatively impact the thriving market that has developed over the past two years.
These developments indicate a significant shift in Thailand’s cannabis policy, reflecting a balance between harnessing the plant's medical potential and controlling its recreational use. As the government finalizes these regulations, the future of cannabis in Thailand remains a hot topic of debate among policymakers, business owners, and the public. (The Diplomat). Please keep up with us for the current situation.
