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THAILAND TO RECRIMINALISE CANNABIS AS PM VOWS TO GET TOUGH ON DRUGS

By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat
May 8, 20241:14 PM GMT+2Updated 9 hours ago
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Item 1 of 2 A sign "Made in U.S.A" is displayed in front of a cannabis shop, at
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[1/2]A sign "Made in U.S.A" is displayed in front of a cannabis shop, at Khaosan
Road, one of the favourite tourist spots in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2023.
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BANGKOK, May 8 (Reuters) - Thailand will re-list cannabis as a narcotic by
year-end, its prime minister said on Tuesday, in a stunning U-turn just two
years after becoming one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalise its
recreational use.
The moves comes despite rapid growth of a domestic retail sector for marijuana,
with tens of thousands of shops and businesses springing up in Thailand in the
past two years in an industry projected to be worth up to $1.2 billion by 2025.
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"I want the health ministry to amend the rules and re-list cannabis as a
narcotic," Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on social media platform X.
"The ministry should quickly issue a rule to allow its usage for health and
medical purposes only."
Cannabis was decriminalised for medical use in 2018 and recreational use in 2022
under a previous government, but critics say its liberalisation was rushed
through, causing huge confusion about rules and regulations.
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Srettha's comments followed a meeting with agencies involved in narcotics
suppression, where he vowed to take a tough stand on illicit drugs and ordered
authorities to deliver results and show "clear progress" in the next 90 days.
"Drugs is a problem that destroys the future of the country, many young people
are addicted. We have to work fast, to confiscate assets (of drug dealers) and
expand treatment," he said.

He also asked authorities to redefine what constitutes drug possession under the
law, from "small amount" to "one pill", to to enable tougher enforcement by
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Prasitchai Nunual, secretary-general of Thailand's Cannabis Future Network, said
re-criminalising cannabis would be a bad move for the economy and deal big blow
to small businesses and consumers.
"Many people have been growing cannabis and opening cannabis shops. These will
have to close down," he told Reuters.
"If scientific results show that cannabis is worse then alcohol and cigarettes
then they can re-list it as a narcotic. If cannabis is less harmful, they should
list cigarettes and alcohol as narcotics too."

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