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Thai cannabis shops in limbo as govt pushes for doctor-approved sales only
Thai cannabis store owners and activists on Thursday hit out at new government plans to tighten the rules on selling the drug ...
Bangkok Post19h
Thai cannabis advocates plan mass rally on July 7
Cannabis advocates in Thailand plan a mass rally at the headquarters of the Ministry of Public Health on July 7 to protest ...
Thailand moves to recriminalise cannabis, shaking $1 billion industry
Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 ...
Thailand's 'weed wild west' faces new rules as smuggling to UK rises
"It's massively increased over the last couple of years," says Beki Wright, spokesperson at the National Crime Agency in ...
Pattaya Mail1d
Reclassifying cannabis as a narcotic could upend Pattaya’s tourism industry and local economy
As the Thai government considers reclassifying cannabis as a narcotic, the uncertainty is sending ripples through Pattaya’s ...
Bangkok Post1d
New cannabis controls also ban most smoking in shops
More details have emerged about the public health minister's new regulation on the sale and use of cannabis products, which ...
Thailand set to make non-medical weed illegal again after political turmoil
Recriminalisation will be a significant move for Thailand, the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis. Read more at ...
Pattaya Mail1d
New anti-cannabis rules dismissed as a knee-jerk reaction
The Thai public health minister’s order to require pot buyers to have a medical certificate prior to purchase has been ...