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Cannabis permit system in pipeline
Published on 23/05/2024
» Permits will be required to grow and use cannabis for medical purposes and research, and recreational use will be banned under new legislation, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Thursday.
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.
Pro-weed groups put heat on govt
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/05/2024
» The government is facing increasing pressure from pro-cannabis groups which are threatening to rally at the Ministry of Public Health from Thursday until the ministry can prove that cannabis deserves to be reclassified as a narcotic drug.
What to do about weed?
News, Published on 27/04/2024
» The legalisation of cannabis was recently back in the spotlight, threatening to test the coalition government’s unity.
Betting on the future
Business, Published on 08/04/2024
» Casino legalisation resurfaced as a political issue last month after the House of Representatives supported a study by a panel of lawmakers to allow casinos as part of large entertainment complexes, eager to gain estimated revenue of 440 billion baht per year.
Cholnan frets at weed policy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/04/2024
» Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew expressed concern that most people do not agree with the Pheu Thai Party's plan to recriminalise cannabis following a recent media interview by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on the subject.
Casino plan draws House opposition
Published on 01/04/2024
» The opposition Democrat Party on Sunday voiced strong opposition to government plans to legalise casinos by incorporating them into entertainment complexes, with a bill by the Pheu Thai-led government already said to be at the drafting stage.
Srettha: Legalising casinos good for revenue, jobs
Published on 29/03/2024
» The government is considering drafting a casino bill and if passed by parliament, it would generate more jobs and state revenue and allow for the creation of a mega entertainment project, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, also the finance minister, said on Friday.
New cannabis bill 'restricts freedoms'
Dave Kendall, Published on 03/02/2024
» The new cannabis bill grinding its way through parliament toughens penalties and includes jail terms for growing, selling and importing without a licence and for marketing and advertising the drug that was delisted as a narcotic in June 2022.
When good deeds are exploited
News, Published on 02/02/2024
» On Jan 2, police in Nonthaburi seized 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine following a complaint by a homeowner in Muang district about a suspicious package sent to his house.