Thailand Set to Make Weed Illegal Again After Political Turmoil
The Thai government is moving to re-criminalize cannabis — except for medical use — after a pro-weed party quit the coalition, with political turmoil becoming the latest threat to the massive and largely unregulated industry.
A new health ministry notification requiring medical prescriptions for cannabis was signed earlier this week and should become effective imminently, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday. A failure to formulate cannabis regulations following its 2022 decriminalization has led to the mushrooming of more than 10,000 dispensaries and widespread recreational use, he said.
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