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Govt to review limit on drug possession amid backlash
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/02/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Monday said the government is ready to review a ministerial policy that will lower punishment for drug users found in possession of five meth pills or less.
Illicit drug limit set for avoiding jail
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/02/2024
» A ceiling has been set by the Public Health Ministry, below which people possessing illicit drugs will be regarded as drug users not liable for legal punishment.
Tawee wades in on legal weed debate
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/02/2024
» The Justice Ministry has urged the Public Health Ministry to classify cannabis flower buds and extracts from the plant as a narcotic substance until a law regulating the use of cannabis is passed.
New cannabis bill ready for cabinet
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/02/2024
» A new version of the cannabis and hemp control bill will be proposed at the cabinet meeting next week, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said on Tuesday.
Govt may end alcohol sale ban
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/02/2024
» The government may soon end the afternoon ban on alcohol sales to boost tourism.
Scrap booze sale curb
News, Editorial, Published on 05/02/2024
» Last week, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said the government is likely to decide on whether to keep an afternoon ban on alcohol beverage sales or revoke it.
Access improves to smoking cessation drug
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2024
» A smoking cessation drug, Cytisine, has been included in Thailand's list of essential medicines. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aims to make the drug accessible to all who need help quitting smoking, to cut the risk of lung cancer.
Govt may cut alcohol sale ban
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/02/2024
» The government could scrap the afternoon ban on alcohol sales to further boost its tourism promotion policy.
Teenager detained after stabbing 'bully' to death
News, Published on 01/02/2024
» The 14-year-old schoolboy who stabbed and killed a fellow student at a school in Suan Laung district on Monday has been detained at a juvenile detention centre and charged with premeditated murder and carrying a weapon in public.
Govt issues alert to vulnerable groups
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/01/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health is warning more than 300,000 people at high risk from harmful effects caused by ultra-fine PM2.5 dust to exercise greater care because air pollution will worsen from next month until March.