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Thailand's cannabis dreams go up in smoke
News, Published on 27/06/2025
» In the fertile plains of Nakhon Ratchasima, Somkiat Nitiketkosol tends to his cannabis farm, Suan Fah Yim, with a heavy heart. For years, small- and medium-sized cannabis growers like him have weathered fierce competition, plunging prices and shifting government policies.
Thai cannabis industry thrown into chaos
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/06/2025
» Three years after becoming the first Asian nation to decriminalise cannabis, Thailand is poised to reverse course amid political turmoil and now requires a prescription to buy cannabis at any of the 10,000-18,000 dispensaries that have sprung up since 2022.
Relisting 'will cause 27-billion-baht loss'
Published on 16/07/2024
» The government’s plan to put cannabis back on a list of illegal drugs will cause a 27-billion-baht loss to the local cannabis industry, said Wisan Potprasat, CEO of the Cannabis Medical Industrial Estate Association of Thailand.
Racing to poverty
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/05/2024
» Re: "Srettha woos F1 giants in Italy", (BP, May 21).
Businesses up in smoke
Business, Published on 20/05/2024
» A deadline set by cannabis advocacy groups is rapidly approaching for the government to justify its plan to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic.
New health minister seeks cannabis views
Published on 07/05/2024
» Newly appointed Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin says he needs to listen to people’s opinions first before making a final decision on the future of cannabis.
Health ministry wants ban on recreational cannabis by year-end
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/02/2024
» The government wants to ban recreational use of cannabis by the end of this year, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said on Wednesday, threatening to put thousands of marijuana shops and farms that have sprung up around the country since a decriminalisation drive two years ago out of business.
Weed for wellness touted
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 21/12/2023
» Thailand is in need of a "holistic wellness" approach to capitalise on the use of cannabis to boost tourism, according to Dr Kampon Sriwatanakul, chairman of the Thailand National Charter of Health.
High time: Dutch savour legal pot trial
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» BREDA (NETHERLANDS) - Cannabis smokers in two Dutch cities will be able to light up legally for the first time Friday, as authorities roll out a trial decriminalising the production and supply of weed.
Thai weed industry says it’s ready for ‘serious money’
Published on 27/08/2023
» In Bangkok these days, it’s hard not to notice the weed dispensaries catering to tourists that have multiplied since the government decriminalised the drug last year.