Showing 1 - 8 of 8
PM: Cannabis to be relisted as a narcotic by year-end
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday said that cannabis would be relisted as a narcotic by the end of 2024.
Khao San '420' parties cancelled
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/04/2023
» The “420” weed parties planned for Khao San Road on Thursday were cancelled and are expected to be postponed until after the general election, after critics pointed out that smoking marijuana in public places is still illegal.
ID soon required to buy cannabis
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/01/2023
» Thai nationals seeking to purchase cannabis buds will soon have to show their ID cards, with sales information recorded on a government database.
Anutin calls for patience on cannabis bill
Published on 17/11/2022
» A recent announcement categorising flowers or buds of the cannabis plant as "controlled herbs" is a temporary measure to slow recreational use while deliberation in parliament continues, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.
Pot to be banned from most schools
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/06/2022
» The Ministry of Education plans to issue an order making many schools nationwide cannabis-free zones following the plant's recent decriminalisation.
Rangsit Uni opens institute to study weed
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2019
» Rangsit University on Tuesday opened a medicinal cannabis research institute it claims to be the first of its kind in the country in a bid to help grow cannabis, improve strains and develop new drugs.
Bhumjaithai posters push weed
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/02/2019
» The Bhumjaithai Party has hit the campaign trail in Bangkok by proposing marijuana as a new cash crop for the country, said the party's MP candidate, Sawai Chotkasupha.
Govt set to smoke out cannabis effect
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 11/05/2018
» A draft narcotics code drawn up by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), which will permit medical research on the effects of cannabis on humans, will be put before the cabinet next week.