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Cannabis bill riles coalition
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/09/2022
» Relations among the government's coalition partners have become strained due to a cannabis and hemp bill, with the Bhumjaithai Party slamming its withdrawal from parliament as being politically motivated.
Anutin grilled over pot law
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 20/07/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday defended the decriminalisation of cannabis, insisting the plant was legalised for health and medicinal purposes, not recreation.
Muslims say 'no' to 3 key social bills
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/06/2022
» The League of Islamic Council of Southern Thailand has issued a statement opposing three draft bills -- the Cannabis and Hemp Bill, Progressive Liquor Bill and Civil Partnership Bill -- as going against Islamic law, saying practising Muslims cannot abide by them.
Islamic council opposes cannabis, liquor, civil partnership bills
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/06/2022
» The League of Islamic Council of Southern Thailand has issued a statement opposing the Cannabis and Hemp Bill, the Progressive Liquor Bill and the Civil Partnership Bill, as they are not in line with the Islamic principles.
Legislators look to fast-track legalisation of kratom
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/01/2021
» Legislators are working to fast-track the legalisation of kratom -- the tropical herb currently classified as a narcotic, for medical purposes, within 90 days after being announced in the Royal Gazette.
Medical cannabis, kratom bill passed by NLA
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/12/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Tuesday passed the second and third readings of an amendment to the narcotics law legalising the production, import, export, possession and use of cannabis and kratom products for medical purposes.
Government receives medicinal cannabis bill from NLA
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/11/2018
» The government on Friday received a bill to legalise the use of cannabis for medical purposes from the National Legislative Assembly and will return it to the NLA in 30 days for legislation.
NLA 'likely' to pass pot and kratom bill
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/09/2018
» A bill that would allow two narcotic plants, marijuana and kratom (Mitragyna speciose), to be grown for medical research purposes has been submitted to the Secretariat of the Senate, Somchai Sawaengkan, a member of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), said yesterday.