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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

A cannabis dispensary along Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. An ongoing regulatory vacuum, which emerged a year ago after Thailand decriminalized cannabis before passing the bill to regulate wider uses of the plant, has led to a mushrooming of over 4,500 dispensaries all over the country. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg
International

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

A man buys products at a cannabis dispensary store in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, on February 6, 2024. The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on February 6 after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022. (Photo by Amaury PAUL / AFP)
International

Thailand to legislate marijuana for medical use, says deputy PM

A cannabis dispensary along Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. An ongoing regulatory vacuum, which emerged a year ago after Thailand decriminalized cannabis before passing the bill to regulate wider uses of the plant, has led to a mushrooming of over 4,500 dispensaries all over the country. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg
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

A man buys products at a cannabis dispensary store in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, on February 6, 2024. The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on February 6 after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022. (Photo by Amaury PAUL / AFP)
International

Thai cannabis supporters plan legal challenge of policy U-turn

Thailand government said that a licence required by those who grow, export and possess cannabis for medical and research use.
ASEAN Business

Thailand plans to require permits for medical, research use of cannabis

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks during a presser regarding the government’s proposed 10,000 baht digital wallet scheme at Government House in Bangkok on April 10, 2024. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
International

Thai cannabis groups urge government to rethink plan to re-criminalise marijuana

A man buys products at a cannabis dispensary store in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok, on February 6, 2024. The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on February 6 after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022. (Photo by Amaury PAUL / AFP)
International

Thai PM says cannabis to be re-listed as narcotic by end of 2024

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