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Pro-cannabis rally ends, but they'll be back
Online Reporters, Published on 08/07/2025
» Cannabis advocates ended their demonstration outside the Public Health Ministry in Nonthaburi province on Tuesday, but planned to return next week to demand a review of the new cannabis controls.
New cannabis controls also ban most smoking in shops
Online Reporters, Published on 25/06/2025
» More details have emerged about the public health minister's new regulation on the sale and use of cannabis products, which include prohibiting smoking inside cannabis shops unless under medical supervision.
Russian high on cannabis jumps to death in Pattaya
Online Reporters, Published on 22/05/2025
» CHON BURI - A 27-year-old Russian tourist fell to his death from the ninth floor of a condominium in the Jomtien area after allegedly experiencing hallucinations brought on by cannabis use.
Tourists smoking and drinking in national park draw online ire
Online Reporters, Published on 26/04/2025
» An online video showing foreign tourists smoking and drinking alcohol on the open waters off Phi Phi Island in Krabi province has drawn widespread public disapproval.
Korean prisoner livestreamed while in Thai custody
Online Reporters, Published on 16/10/2024
» Two immigration officers in Chon Buri face punishment for allowing a South Korean drug suspect to livestream while in police custody, Immigration Bureau spokesman Pol Maj Gen Cherngron Rimpadee said on Wednesday.
Bangkok hospital director promises 'gas chambers' for defiant smokers
Online Reporters, Published on 08/09/2024
» The director of Mongkutwattana Hospital in Bangkok has vowed to lock defiant smokers on his premises in “gas chambers” until they inhale 100% of their cigarette smoke.
Chinese men flee to Hong Kong after Chon Buri home invasion
Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2024
» Three Chinese men escaped to Hong Kong after breaking into a house in Chon Buri, tying up a compatriot for money and kidnapping his female cousin on Wednesday night.
Teen caught smoking at hospital allegedly had heroin
Online Reporters, Published on 16/05/2024
» A 14-year-old boy, who was caught smoking in a restroom of Mongkutwattana Hospital and subsequently assaulted by its director, will undergo police questioning to see if he was also in possession of a packet of heroin, as reported.
Hospital chief admits slapping and stripping smoking teen
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2024
» A lawyer has asked police to press charges against Maj Gen Dr Rienthong Nanna, the outspoken director of Mongkutwattana Hospital, who has admitted to slapping the face of a 14-year-old boy and ordering him to walk naked out of the hospital as punishment for smoking in a restroom.
Opposition slams cannabis decriminalisation without controls
Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2022
» The opposition accused Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of causing social problems and violating local and international laws by decriminalising cannabis without proper controls.