Thailand to ban recreational cannabis use by year-end, health minister says February 29, 2024 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand will ban recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year but continue to allow its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview. After Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to… Read More→
Two years after legalising it, Thailand set to ban recreational cannabis use February 6, 2024 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Just two years after it decriminalised its consumption, the government in Thailand has decided to move a bill urgently in the parliament banning the use of recreational cannabis, the country’s health ministry announced on Tuesday. In June 2022, Thailand, under… Read More→
Lawmakers want answers from AG about Chinese ties to illicit weed farms February 4, 2024 AggregatedNews China 2 Comments Fifty lawmakers signed a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Department of Justice asking for more information about the involvement of China in America’s illicit cannabis industry. Fifty members of Congress are requesting that the Department of Justice share information on… Read More→
House Republicans Investigating Spread Of Chinese-Backed Marijuana Farms In United States January 15, 2024 AggregatedNews China, Federal 0 Comments Top House Republicans are requesting a briefing from the Department of Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Agency on the spread of illegal Chinese-backed marijuana farms across the United States. The letter from House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green, Rep.… Read More→
Thailand moves to ban recreational cannabis use, 18 months after historic decriminalization January 10, 2024 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legisalation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize the plant. The relaxed laws saw a lucrative cannabis industry catering… Read More→
Japan Remains an Outlier as Global Acceptance of Cannabis Grows December 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Japan 0 Comments For one very particular niche of Japan’s economy, the first Saturday of December marked a black spot on the calendar: It was the first day of the country’s new ban on products – such as gummies, pre-rolled joints and vape cartridges… Read More→
Kanha: Still Bullish on Thailand December 5, 2023 Tom Hymes Edibles & Infused Processors, News & Insights, Spotlight, Thailand 0 Comments It only took a year for Thailand’s cannabis economy, if you will, to create so much concern in the easygoing nation of 70 million that a newly elected government in September announced plans to “rectify” its predecessor’s nascent cannabis policy,… Read More→
Why cannabis enthusiasts are divided over legislation to legalise recreational marijuana in Australia November 14, 2023 AggregatedNews Australia 0 Comments By his own admission, Tom Varga gets high on his own supply. The co-founder of one of Australia's biggest medicinal cannabis farms oversees the production of 5,000 kilograms of the plant annually inside a soccer-field-sized greenhouse in regional Victoria. "Most… Read More→
China Manufacturing Tips for Cannabis Brands October 31, 2023 AggregatedNews China, Intellectual Property 0 Comments We are seeing in an uptick in China-related matters involving cannabis brands. Here are three tips for cannabis brands that are getting their products made in China: 1. Sign a Contract As I recently wrote in our sister blog, “while… Read More→
A weed hangover? Why Thailand’s having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis October 2, 2023 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Opening a cannabis dispensary wasn’t always top of the list of Wassaya Iemvijan’s ambitions. The former lawyer, from the Thai capital Bangkok, first turned to the plant as a form of “alternative care” to cope with stress and settle her… Read More→
Thailand to Restrict Cannabis Use, New Prime Minister Says, After Decriminalization Last Year September 21, 2023 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand’s new prime minister vowed to restrict the use of marijuana for medical purposes after thousands of weed shops opened across the country since the nation became the first in Asia to decriminalize cannabis a year ago. The government will… Read More→
Cannabis Brands and China: An Emerging IP Challenge September 11, 2023 AggregatedNews China, Intellectual Property 0 Comments By Fred Rocafort, Attorney at Harris Bricken Cannabis Brands and China Challenges Cannabis brands account for a sizeable component of my law firm’s intellectual property work (and, indeed, our work generally). Historically, there has been little overlap between our cannabis and China practice… Read More→
Thailand’s Weed Industry Is Poised to Grow Fast August 28, 2023 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments The country’s legal marijuana business — a rarity in Asia — is struggling with oversupply, illegal imports and regulatory ambiguity. Investors are piling in anyway. In Bangkok these days, it’s hard not to notice the weed dispensaries catering to tourists… Read More→
Thailand’s cannabis draw: Asian tourists are eager to sample a drug that is strictly banned in their home countries – ‘I wanted to try it’ July 14, 2023 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he has just bought in a central Bangkok weed shop, pulling out a gram of buds to chop down in a small black grinder, before rolling them neatly into a joint.… Read More→
Thailand’s cannabis lovers face comedown amid legalisation U-turn June 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Southeast Asian country’s booming cannabis industry is under a cloud as politicians reconsider decriminalisation. Bangkok, Thailand – On Thailand’s Ganja TV, cannabis enthusiasts have followed the drug’s swift journey from banned narcotic, to legal plant for medicinal use, to recreational… Read More→