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Major Tourist Hub Walks Back Cannabis Legalization After Local Backlash
Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis in 2022, but now its government is rethinking that ...
AFP on MSN16h
Thai Cannabis Shops Face Uncertainty As Government Plans Stricter Rules
Thai cannabis store owners and activists on Thursday hit out at new government plans to tighten the rules on selling the drug ...
Fortune21h
Thailand moves to require a doctor’s approval for cannabis sales, unsettling a budding industry
Chanakarn Laosarakam—AFP via Getty Images Thai cannabis store owners and activists on Thursday hit out at new government plans to tighten the rules on selling the drug by requiring a doctor’s ...
Arise News11h
Thailand Tightens Cannabis Laws, Requiring Prescriptions Amid Addiction Concerns and Political Pressure
Thailand will now require prescriptions for cannabis purchases, amid rising addiction concerns and renewed political efforts ...
DPA International on MSN12h
Is Thailand about to lose it status as world capital of legal weed?
Three years after the extensive legalization of cannabis in Thailand, the government appears set to do a U-turn and ...
Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalise cannabis, is re-criminalising recreational sales
Thailand, one of the first Asian countries to legalise cannabis use, has backflipped and banned non-prescription sales.
Thailand's 'weed wild west' faces new rules as smuggling to UK rises
"It's massively increased over the last couple of years," says Beki Wright, spokesperson at the National Crime Agency in ...
Pattaya Mail1d
Reclassifying cannabis as a narcotic could upend Pattaya’s tourism industry and local economy
As the Thai government considers reclassifying cannabis as a narcotic, the uncertainty is sending ripples through Pattaya’s ...