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Cannabis activists demand parties clarify stance
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/01/2026
» A network of medical staff, academics, and civil society groups has called on political parties to clarify their cannabis policies and positions during the election season.
Health ministry pledges to review weed laws
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/10/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has pledged to review restrictive cannabis regulations following mounting pressure from the group "Writing Thailand's Cannabis Future," which has urged swift government action to revive the struggling industry.
Cannabis users in Thailand ‘will need medical certificates’
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 22/05/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin says cannabis users in Thailand will be required to have medical certificates to make sure that the plant is used for medical purposes only.
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.
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.
Weed vendors issued New Year warning
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/12/2022
» The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) has warned vendors against getting involved in New Year parties where cannabis is used as part of the celebrations.
Weed bud a 'controlled herb' now
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/11/2022
» The Ministry of Public Health has changed course and will now regulate the use and distribution of cannabis buds and not allow the sale of the buds to people aged under 20 years old.