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→
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 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 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→
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→
Thailand tweaks cannabis rules as lawmakers lash out at recreational use November 14, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand has slightly revised rules on the sale and use of cannabis as a “controlled herb”, while awaiting a controversial bill on the plant that has been delayed due to criticism from lawmakers concerned about recreational drug use. The government in… Read More→
Weed Is Now Legal in Thailand. How Long Will the High Times Last? November 10, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 1 Comment Thailand’s military government is carrying out an experiment: What happens when a country in Asia, a region where drug laws tend to be harsh, essentially legalizes marijuana overnight? In the first few months, lots of people have opened weed dispensaries,… Read More→
Thailand has legalised cannabis, but its war on drugs continues August 30, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand’s reputation is somewhat of a paradox; while it’s long been seen as an adult playground for Western tourists, the country is also notorious for its hard-line stance on drugs. For decades it’s had some of the harshest drug laws in… Read More→
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→
Malaysia aims to learn from Thailand in push for medical use of cannabis August 18, 2022 AggregatedNews Asia 0 Comments Malaysia plans to learn from the cannabis policy of neighbouring Thailand in its effort to legalise use of the drug for medical purposes, a health ministry official said on Wednesday, in a country where possession can bring the death penalty… Read More→
Cannabis Market in Thailand Seen Growing to $1.2 Billion by 2025 July 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand, Uncategorized 0 Comments The combined market for medical marijuana and hemp in Thailand will expand by about 15% annually through 2025, when it’s likely to reach 43 billion baht ($1.2 billion), creating opportunities for growers and small businesses, according to the University of Thai Chamber… Read More→
‘Green way of life’: Thailand sees cannabis boom after law change July 12, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Mada, 21, works at a weed dispensary in eastern Thailand, her boyfriend grows cannabis plants at home, and several of her friends sell bongs, pipes and buds in pop-up stalls and bars. Thailand has gone “baa her”, or crazy, for… Read More→
As Thailand greenlights cannabis, patients welcome cheaper supplies June 20, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments For Jiratti Kuttanam, Thailand's relaxation of cannabis restrictions meant one thing above all - a cheaper supply of the products she uses to manage the pain and sickness caused by her breast cancer treatments. Thailand last week became the first… Read More→