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Government delays approval of cannabis ban legislation
Reuters, Published on 13/02/2024
» The government delayed the approval of a draft bill that would ban the recreational use of cannabis as it needs more opinions from other parties, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Anutin casts vote in marijuana-print shirt
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2023
» Public Health Minister and cannabis advocate Anutin Charnvirakul turned heads during Sunday's election as he arrived to cast his vote at a polling station wearing a dark shirt with bright green marijuana leaves.
Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal marijuana
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a proposed judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for legalising marijuana for medicinal use, Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for legalising marijuana for medicinal use, a panel of nine judges ruled.
Cannabis pop-up truck proves popular with tourists
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2022
» "Amnesia", "Jack Haze", and "Night Nurse" are among marijuana strains on sale at a pop-up truck in Bangkok, as retailers cash in on demand for the newly decriminalised substance from foreigners and locals alike.
Small Australian firm wrongly named as Taliban hashish partner
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2021
» SYDNEY: A small Australian medical consulting firm got caught up in an unexpected publicity storm on Thursday after being wrongly named as agreeing with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban to bankroll a $450 million hashish processing plant there.
Thailand in a green rush
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2021
» BURI RAM: People flocked to a cannabis exhibition as interest and demand in the plant surges after the government unlocked hemp use in food and cosmetics in the latest move to promote a new cash crop.
Govt pushes cannabis as next cash crop
Reuters, Published on 21/02/2021
» The government is promoting cannabis as a cash crop for the country’s farmers as another source of income, a senior official said on Sunday.
Companies eye cannabis investments
Reuters, Published on 02/09/2019
» The government has removed cannabis and hemp extracts from its narcotics list, officials said on Monday, the latest effort to promote the development of marijuana products for medical purposes.
Thailand to revoke foreign patent requests on marijuana
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2019
» Thailand on Monday effectively revoked all foreign patent requests for the use of marijuana, after fears foreign firms would dominate a market thrown open last month when the government approved the drug for medical use and research.
Weeding out foreigners: strains over Thai legalisation of marijuana
Reuters, Published on 12/12/2018
» Thailand is set to become the first Asian country to legalise medical marijuana, but a battle is brewing between local and foreign firms over control of a potentially lucrative market.