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Japan criminalises cannabis use as revised laws take effect
Published on 12/12/2024
» TOKYO - Japan started criminalising the use of cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive chemical found in the plant, as revised laws took effect on Thursday amid growing concerns over drug abuse by young people.
Italy rolling back cannabis liberalisation
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2024
» ROME — Italy's flourishing "cannabis light" industry risks being uprooted this year when Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushes a bill through parliament to deflower a crop that is legal across much of Europe.
Hemp's potential goes up in smoke
Editorial, Published on 23/06/2024
» Since the legalisation of marijuana, or ganja, in 2022, the total lack of regulatory control has sparked a public outcry, prompting the Srettha administration to criminalise ganja again. The move to make hemp illegal, too, is a major mistake.
Cannabis advocates vow long rally against relisting
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/06/2024
» Cannabis advocates have vowed to organise a protracted rally next month against the plan by the Ministry of Public Health to relist the plant as a narcotic.
Cannabis supporters plan legal challenge of policy u-turn
Published on 28/05/2024
» Hundreds of cannabis entrepreneurs, farmers and activists rallied in Bangkok and threatened legal action against the government as it pushes ahead with a plan to reclassify marijuana as a narcotic just two years after decriminalising it.
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.
Tighter cannabis rules drafted
Published on 16/11/2023
» The government is seeking to tighten control over the country’s nascent cannabis industry, revising a draft bill to prevent misuse of the plant after previously vowing to curb its recreational use.
Tighter cannabis rules drafted
Published on 15/11/2023
» The government is seeking to tighten control over the country’s nascent cannabis industry, revising a draft bill to prevent misuse of the plant after previously vowing to curb its recreational use.
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.
Spain battles ganja gangs
Published on 28/06/2023
» BARCELONA: Heavily armed police officers arrived in a well-to-do Barcelona suburb before dawn to raid a two-storey house that turned out to be packed with 800 marijuana plants growing under powerful lamps.