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→
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 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→
Root Sciences’ ‘Soup-to-Nuts’ Approach March 14, 2023 Brian MacIver Manufacturing, Processing 0 Comments Fadi Yashruti, CEO and co-founder of cannabis extraction and remediation equipment distributor Root Sciences, knows first-hand the challenges cannabis operators experience. That’s because, in addition to running an equipment distribution company, he also operates Suspended Brands, a cannabis cultivation and… Read More→
Catching Up With Kanha: The Sunderstorm Brand Targets Thailand and Beyond January 23, 2023 Tom Hymes Company Stories, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Like any cannabis company building on the success of its branding efforts, California-based Sunderstorm, producer of Kanha gummies, is constantly reevaluating its expansion strategy while trying to stay true to the elements that enabled it to create a sustainable brand… Read More→
Cannabis cafes the latest addition to Thailand’s tourism offerings August 2, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments The RG420 cannabis cafe opened just four days ago in Khao San, an area of Bangkok popular with backpackers - and already it's crammed with customers. Several such outlets have sprung up across the capital since Thailand decriminalized the plant… Read More→
What You Can and Cannot Do Now Thailand’s Eased Cannabis Laws June 8, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Marijuana is now legal, but not for recreational use Thailand is set to decriminalize marijuana starting Thursday, the first such move in Asia, seeking to grab a slice of a growing market for marijuana-infused food and medicinal cannabis treatments. It will no longer… Read More→
Thailand to give away one million free cannabis plants to households, minister says May 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments The Thai government will distribute one million free cannabis plants to households across the nation in June to mark a new rule allowing people to grow cannabis at home, its health minister has said. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the… Read More→
Thailand Gives Green Light to Growing Cannabis at Home January 26, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments BANGKOK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Thailand's narcotics board on Tuesday said it would remove cannabis from its drugs list, paving the way for households to grow the plant. Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalise marijuana in 2018… Read More→
Thailand Plans to Make Marijuana Legal, Scrapping Jail Terms and Fines for Possession January 18, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand plans to decriminalize marijuana, moving a step closer to clearing its use for recreation, after becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize medical cannabis and its use in food and cosmetics. The nation’s Food and Drug Administration… Read More→
Thailand approves medical marijuana in New Year’s ‘gift’ December 26, 2018 AggregatedNews Asia, International 0 Comments Thailand approved marijuana for medical use and research on Tuesday, the first legalization of the drug in a region with some of the world’s strictest drug laws. The junta-appointed parliament in Thailand, a country which until the 1930s had a… Read More→