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Weed backlash grows in Thailand as kids turn to cannabis

Under a draft rule, cannabis sales are limited to medical facilities, herbal shops, pharmacies and practitioners.
Asean Business

Thailand plans new cannabis rules to rein in dispensary boom

An empty cannabis shop in Bangkok where customers were once allowed to smoke recreationally in lounges. Under the revised law, such practices are no longer permitted.
Asean Business

From heady highs to desperate lows: inside Thailand’s return to medical-only cannabis

Three years ago, Thailand became one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalise the recreational use of cannabis, but without any comprehensive rules to govern the sector.
Asean Business

Thailand moves to recriminalise cannabis, shaking US$1b industry

Under the draft legislation, cannabis or its extracts will be allowed for medical treatment and research by state agencies besides its use in herbal, food and cosmetic products.
Asean Business

Thailand unveils new Bill to regulate cannabis while keeping it legal

Officially, all major Thai political parties back cannabis only for medical purposes and as a cash crop that can boost farmers’ income.
International

Thai cannabis policy U-turn a ‘victory’ for people, key party says

Thailand has seen rapid growth of a domestic retail sector for marijuana, with tens of thousands of shops and businesses springing in the past two years in an industry projected to be worth up to US$1.2 billion by 2025.
International

Thailand to legislate marijuana for medical use, says deputy PM

Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise use of cannabis two years ago. Since then, almost 8,000 dispensaries and a large number of consumer-agro firms have cropped up across the country.
International

Majority of Thais back plan to label cannabis as narcotics again

The use of various other parts of the plant, including roots and leaves, will however remain legal.
Asean Business

Thailand unveils rules to classify cannabis as narcotics again

Nearly 2,000 signatures were collected in support of a legal petition to stall the government’s move to reclassify marijuana as a narcotic.
International

Thai cannabis supporters plan legal challenge of policy U-turn

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