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THAILAND PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR RECREATIONAL CANNABIS TO BE OUTLAWED

By MJBizDaily Staff
May 8, 2024

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Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is calling on the nation’s health
ministry to reclassify recreational cannabis as an illegal substance.

According to the Associated Press, Thavisin asked the Ministry of Public Health
In a Wednesday post on X, the platform formerly known as X, to reclassify
marijuana as a Category 5 drug, allowing “its use for medical and health
purposes only.”

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Category 5 drugs, which include opium and psilocybin, carry criminal penalties
in Thailand for manufacturing, importing, exporting, selling and possession.

Those in violation could be sentenced to prison for up to 15 years, according to
Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi.

Fines could eclipse 1.5 million baht ($40,606).

Thailand decriminalized marijuana in 2022 but failed to immediately implement
comprehensive regulations and enforcement mechanisms to restrict what would be
sold and where.

Thousands of stores opened in an ensuing regulatory vacuum, prompting
politicians to pledge to address the issue.

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Shortly after taking office, Thavisin vowed to rewrite cannabis laws that would
allow only medical use in Thailand, the first Asian nation to decriminalize
marijuana.

Thousands of cannabis businesses in Thailand have been bracing for major legal
and regulatory changes as the country looks to curb adult-use sales and pivot
the industry back to a medicinal market.

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