Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand, says health minister August 18, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand's health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalized the drug. "We don't welcome those kinds of tourists," Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters… Read More→
Thailand dreams of high-end cannabis tourism after marijuana is legalised April 5, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments From Bangkok Hilton to Bridget Jones, Thailand’s reputation as one of the strictest countries in the world for drug offences is well documented. Even cannabis, considered a “less dangerous drug” by the UN, carries the potential for a 15 year prison term. But… Read More→
Pot Frenzy Sweeps Thailand as Government Touts Medical Marijuana January 9, 2020 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Dr. Ganja is a bespectacled green cuddly teddy whose job is to educate Thailand about the benefits of medical marijuana. The squishy toy is the latest illustration of the nation’s embrace of medical cannabis, an industry poised to expand to… Read More→
Could fully legal marijuana in Thailand be next? February 25, 2019 AggregatedNews Asia 0 Comments It was a public declaration basically without precedent in Asia. Few politicians, and certainly none who are running for prime minister, ever had the audacity to say what Anutin Charnvirakul did. “Marijuana is not a drug that should be illegal… Read More→