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Thai cannabis shops given 3 years to transform to clinics
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/04/2026
» The Ministry of Public Health has begun a full transition to ensuring cannabis use in Thailand will be for medicinal purposes only, allowing dispensaries a three-year timeframe to convert into medical clinics in order to continue operating.
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.
Weed treatment costs jump to B20bn: Ministry
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/06/2024
» Cannabis-related treatment costs rose from 3 billion to 20 billion baht last year due to a surge in usage among the population, says the Public Health Ministry.
Weed use leaps after law eased
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/05/2024
» The public health minister says cannabis use among young adults is now 10 times greater when compared to two years ago before decriminalisation, and he believes the government's plan to relist cannabis as a narcotic must be based on scientific reasoning.
Weed advocates slam control bill
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/01/2024
» Advocates of cannabis legalisation blasted Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew's decision to endorse a new draft of the cannabis and hemp control bill without consulting the civil sector as he had promised.
Anutin talks alliances, polls with EU envoys
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/04/2023
» Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday he affirmed the party's stance against amending Section 112, the lese majeste law, during a meeting with European Union (EU) ambassadors.
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.
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.
Anutin: No social problems from decriminalised cannabis
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/08/2022
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday that he saw no signs of any social problems from the decriminalisation of cannabis in June.
Malaysia eyes Thai weed policy
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/08/2022
» Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he is looking forward to a visit from his Malaysian counterpart who he says has expressed an interest in studying the Thai model for legalising cannabis for medical use.