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Fixing Thailand's cannabis regulations
Oped, Published on 08/05/2024
» When cannabis was removed from the Narcotics Code in 2021, widespread, unregulated usage sparked a public outcry, calling for immediate governmental intervention to rectify the situation.
Squatters lose court case, jail terms suspended
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/05/2024
» Four people who had illegally occupied a Bangkok townhouse for more than six years have been sentenced to nine months in jail but the terms were suspended by a criminal court.
Sub purchase 'still an option'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 16/01/2024
» Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang on Monday insisted buying a Chinese-built submarine is still an option, but a final decision must be made by the cabinet.
Govt issues cannabis guideline for visitors
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2023
» The Public Health Ministry has issued the "10 Things Tourists Need to Know about Cannabis in Thailand" to improve visitors' understanding of what they can and cannot do with cannabis while they are in the country.
Cannabis banned in universities
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/06/2022
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has banned the sale of food and drinks with cannabis as an ingredient as well as use of the plant for recreational purposes on the premises of universities and agencies under the ministry.
Cannabis banned at universities
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/06/2022
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has banned the sale of food and drinks with cannabis as an ingredient as well as use of the plant for recreational purposes on the premises of universities and agencies under the ministry.
Study finds 30% of cannabis drinks exceed legal THC limit
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/06/2022
» More than 30% of random samples of cannabis-based beverages contain amounts of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabis' psychoactive ingredient, in excess of the legal limit, according to research from Chulalongkorn University.
Anutin defends pot decriminalisation
News, Published on 15/06/2022
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has defended the decriminalisation of cannabis following the death of a man who suffered heart failure after taking what was described by Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt as an overdose, saying the issue should not be politicised.
Wat Suan Kaeo abbot in no rush over disputed plot
News, Published on 15/06/2020
» Despite losing a legal battle over the ownership of a one-rai plot of land, Phra Phayom Kalayano, well-known abbot of Wat Suan Kaeo which is at the centre of the dispute, insists there is no urgent need to vacate the area yet.
Glyphosate slant omits legal cases
News, Editorial, Published on 27/10/2019
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is doing the right thing in standing up to the US after its demand that Thailand lift the ban on three extremely toxic farm chemicals: the herbicides paraquat and glyphosate, and the pesticide chlorpyrifos.