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THAILAND TO TIGHTEN CANNABIS RULES AFTER 6,000 WEED SHOPS OPEN

 * Health ministry re-working cannabis bill to end legal vacuum
 * Thailand was Asia’s first to decriminalize cannabis last year

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Thailand’s new government is seeking to tighten control over the country’s
nascent cannabis industry, revising a draft bill to prevent misuse of the plant
after previously vowing to curb its recreational use.

A new draft of the cannabis bill, which failed to clear parliamentary hurdles
before an election in May, has been significantly rewritten due to concerns that
misuse of cannabis could lead to addiction, Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said
in a statement late on Tuesday. “Between economic and health benefits, we put
health first,” Cholnan said.



The revisions include tighter measures to plug loopholes that allow the use of
marijuana for recreation, new protocols for cultivation and criminal penalties,
the minister said. The draft bill will likely be submitted for a cabinet
approval in December.

The move to rewrite the bill follows Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s pledge to
restrict the use of marijuana for medical purpose, after thousands of weed shops
opened across the country since the nation became the first in Asia to
decriminalize cannabis.

Read More: Thai PM Vows to Curb Cannabis Use a Year After Rules Eased

An ongoing regulatory vacuum, following the declassification of marijuana as a
narcotic in June last year, has led to a mushrooming of more than 6,000
dispensaries all over the country. They sell everything from cannabis buds to
oil extracts containing less than 0.2% tetrahydrocannabinol — the psychoactive
compound that gives users a “high” sensation.

Read more on Thailand’s cannabis policy:
 * Legal Marijuana at Crossroads in Thai Election as Backlash Grows
 * Pro-Marijuana Party Wins Big in Thai Election to Drive a Bargain
 * Thailand’s Cannabis Industry Clouded as Legal Threats Emerge
 * How Thailand Is Making Waves on Gay Rights, Legal Pot: QuickTake

Srettha’s Pheu Thai Party promoted a hard-line anti-drug campaign ahead before
the May election, vowing to again classify cannabis as a narcotic. But it’s now
in a coalition with Bhumjaithai Party led by Deputy Prime Minister Anutin
Charnvirakul, which had spearheaded the move to decriminalize the crop. Cholnan
didn’t say if the government would go as far as banning the recreational use of
cannabis.

The draft bill will undergo more reviews and the government will receive
stakeholders’ feedback before finalizing the text next month, according to
Cholnan.


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