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THAILAND’S PRIME MINISTER WANTS TO OUTLAW CANNABIS, 2 YEARS AFTER IT WAS
DECRIMINALIZED

By The Associated Press
Updated: May 8, 2024 - 2:58 AM
Published: May 8, 2024 - 2:41 AM

FILE - RATTAPON SANRAK FOUNDER OF THE HIGHLAND CAFE PREPARES A FLOWER BUD OF
MARIJUANA FOR A CUSTOMER, AT HIGHLAND CAFE SHOP IN BANGKOK, THAILAND, MONDAY,
FEB. 12, 2024. THE PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND SAID WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2024 THAT
HE WANTS CANNABIS TO BE OFFICIALLY CLASSIFIED AS A NARCOTIC DRUG, A ROLLBACK
FROM THE COMPLETE DECRIMINALIZATION OF THE PLANT TWO YEARS AGO. (AP
PHOTO/SAKCHAI LALIT, FILE)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/SAKCHAI LALIT]

BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to
legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug
again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to
children and increased crimes.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin wrote on the social media platform X that he
asked the Health Ministry to amend its list of narcotics to again include
cannabis, and issue new rules to allow its use for medical purposes only.

Srettha also ordered local authorities to suppress criminal activities linked to
the illegal drug trade and demanded to see progress within 90 days.

After cannabis was decriminalized in 2022, it was initially said that it would
be allowed only for medicinal use, but in practice the market was unregulated.
It has prompted public backlash and concerns over misuse and crime.

Decriminalization was spearheaded by the Bhumjaithai Party, whose stronghold is
in the impoverished northeast where it promised farmers cannabis would be a new
cash crop.

In the 2023 elections, all major parties — including Bhumjaithai — promised to
restrict cannabis for medical use.

Cannabis advocates and entrepreneurs have opposed a radical rollback, which they
claimed would be damaging to the economy. Legal cannabis has fueled Thailand’s
tourism and farming sectors and spawned thousands of cannabis retails ranging
from shops, trucks to market stalls all over the country.



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