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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.
Meth pill possession rules set to tighten: Somsak
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/05/2024
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Wednesday that he plans to lower the minimum number of amphetamine tablets a person can be found to possess before it is considered a criminal act.
420 weed party plan stokes ire
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/04/2023
» The opposition is mounting to a cannabis-smoking event planned for Thursday in the Khao San Road area of Bangkok as the date, April 20, aligns with the "420" celebration of cannabis culture around the world.
Govt issues cannabis guideline for visitors
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2023
» The Public Health Ministry has issued the "10 Things Tourists Need to Know about Cannabis in Thailand" to improve visitors' understanding of what they can and cannot do with cannabis while they are in the country.
Pot-smoking shops deemed illegal
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2022
» Ganja-smoking shops are deemed illegal now that the Ministry of Public Health's new announcement declaring flowers of marijuana plants to be a herb requiring strict control has taken effect, the ministry warned on Wednesday.
Ministry denies axeing pot study funds
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/11/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health has dismissed a claim by the Rural Doctor Society alleging that its budget to study cannabis next year has been cancelled.
Ministers tour ganja plantation
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/08/2022
» PATHUM THANI: Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday accompanied his Malaysian counterpart Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar on a visit to a Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) cannabis plantation to discuss the comprehensive medical usage of the plant.
Pot policy 'won't be axed'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/07/2022
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has refused to back down from his decision to decriminalise cannabis despite calls for the policy to be immediately suspended.
Two events to mark World Cannabis Day
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/03/2021
» Thailand is set to host two cannabis-related forums next month, as the country seeks to promote the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes to the public.
Online help for cannabis businesses
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/01/2021
» The Ministry of Public Health will next month launch a website to encourage the development of cannabis for medicinal purposes.