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Critics slam Thai govt's approach to cannabis
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/07/2024
» Critics have slammed the government's plan to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic, arguing it will harm businesses involved in cannabis-based products and undermine investor confidence in the country.
Weed protesters 'not going anywhere'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/06/2024
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin played down the gathering of cannabis advocacy groups outside Government House who are opposed to the relisting of the plant and vowed to stay put until a law to control its use was enacted.
Somsak: Relisting cannabis will weed out bad actors
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/06/2024
» Relisting cannabis as a narcotic will make it easier to control the use of the plant for positive purposes such as medicinal use, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday.
New cannabis bill ready for cabinet
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/02/2024
» A new version of the cannabis and hemp control bill will be proposed at the cabinet meeting next week, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said on Tuesday.
Move to end backstreet abortions
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 05/10/2022
» The government has taken steps to allow the national healthcare service to provide abortion services to young women who would otherwise have undergone the procedure in unsafe and possibly life-threatening conditions.
Kratom Plant Act takes effect
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 28/08/2022
» The Kratom Plant Act has been promulgated with legal terms clearly specified concerning the exploitation of its medicinal property and its use being off-limits to the weak and vulnerable.
Pot smokers told to hang fire for now
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/01/2022
» Individuals who are planning to privately grow cannabis after the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) endorsed changes to the rule governing the use and cultivation of marijuana have been told to wait for the time being, as the new regulation still has some way to go before it comes into effect.
Cabinet approves broadening law on growing medical cannabis
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/08/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle a Public Health Ministry proposal to amend the Narcotics Act to allow patients, medical practitioners and traditional healers to grow cannabis for medical and commercial purposes.
Anutin rolls out cannabis prescriptions
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 06/08/2019
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is set to enable hospitals to prescribe marijuana to patients in a move to make the alternative medicine more publicly available.