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→
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→
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→
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→
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→
Thai cannabis sector spooked as election winner mulls reversing legalisation May 28, 2023 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments A proposal by Thailand's election-winning Move Forward party to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic a year after it was made legal is sowing panic in an industry that is projected to be worth up to $1.2 billion over the next… Read More→
Thailand’s cannabis sellers say US growers are eating their lunch May 8, 2023 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Nearly a year after Thailand decriminalised cannabis amid promises of an economic bonanza, Thai growers and sellers say they are being undercut by illegal imports from the United States that sell for a fraction of the price of homegrown buds.… Read More→
Taiwan’s cannabis trade falters as Thailand and Japan cash in April 18, 2023 AggregatedNews Japan, Taiwan, Thailand 0 Comments Taiwan’s staunchly conservative attitudes towards drugs pose challenge to the burgeoning cannabidiol industry. Taipei, Taiwan – Joyce Wu was always curious about cannabis. Wu tried it a few times in Taiwan, where she grew up, but did not like the effects… Read More→
Thailand’s promised cannabis bonanza disappoints as politicians trade blame April 5, 2023 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments BANGKOK, April 6 (Reuters) - Thailand's decriminalisation of cannabis has delighted its fans, alarmed some health experts and has increasingly disappointed farmers who have been undercut by illegal imports, sending a promise of a new bonanza crop up in smoke.… Read More→
Consuming cannabis in Thailand: what tourists need to know about marijuana rules January 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Since the delisting of parts of the marijuana plant as a narcotic last year, cannabis cafes and weed dispensaries have become common in Thailand. But confusing government amendments to the laws and continued debate about what should be permitted has created what… Read More→
Weed’s next frontier is in Asia December 23, 2022 AggregatedNews APAC, Japan, South Korea, Thailand 0 Comments HONG KONG, Dec 23 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Asia is beginning to warm up to the use of cannabis. Thailand legalised marijuana cultivation at home in 2022, while South Korea, Japan and Malaysia are paving the way for pharmaceutical applications. With the weed… Read More→