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

The new rules will come into effect once they are published in the Royal Gazette, which could happen within days

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.

Thailand unveils new Bill to regulate cannabis while keeping it legal

THAILAND has proposed a new Bill to regulate its cannabis industry and restrict marijuana uses to primarily health and medical purposes, the latest effort to rein in recreational smoking after several...

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

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

The government will consider several draft legislations after PM Srettha Thavisin agreed to withdraw a plan to classify cannabis as a narcotic again

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.

Thailand to legislate marijuana for medical use, says deputy PM

It was not immediately clear whether steps would be taken to crack down on recreational cannabis use

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.

Majority of Thais back plan to label cannabis as narcotics again

At least 80% of the 111,201 respondents supported a draft plan to label marijuana as narcotics

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

Thailand unveils rules to classify cannabis as narcotics again

Policy u-turn to take effect Jan 1, draft legislation says

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

Thai cannabis supporters plan legal challenge of policy U-turn

A complete re-criminalisation ordered by PM Srettha earlier this month has thrown the local cannabis industry into fresh uncertainties

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

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

THAILAND plans to relist cannabis as a narcotic and issue permits only to those who grow and use it for medical purposes and research, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on social media on T...

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has made a push to allow cannabis use only for medical purposes, promising a tough stand on illicit drugs that he said were causing addiction and destroying the future of young people.

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

Thailand has a long tradition of using marijuana to relieve pain and fatigue, with use also in traditional medicine and recipes

Cannabis was decriminalised for medical use in 2018 and recreational use in 2022 leading to rapid growth of small businesses selling cannabis products, which now number in the tens of thousands.

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

Srettha Thavisin wants the health ministry to quickly issue a rule to allow its usage for health and medical purposes only