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Police briefed on cannabis law changes
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 08/06/2022
» Police will be unable to arrest anyone in possession of cannabis when it’s officially removed from the Category 5 narcotics list on Thursday, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).
Ganja convicts set for release
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/06/2022
» More than 4,000 inmates charged or convicted in connection with cannabis-related offences will be released from jail when the regulation removing cannabis and hemp from the list of narcotics takes effect on June 9, according to the Corrections Department.
Drug code sows cannabis confusion
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 19/01/2022
» The decriminalisation of cannabis has reached another milestone as neither it nor hemp appear on the newly implemented Narcotics Code. However this has led some people to mistakenly assume they can now grow cannabis at home legally.
Singaporean held for mailing drugs
King-oua Laohong, Published on 03/06/2021
» Narcotic suppression officials arrested a Singaporean man on Thursday morning for allegedly using an express mail service to send narcotics to his homeland.
Heroin production on the rise in Golden Triangle
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/04/2020
» An increasing amount of heroin produced in the Golden Triangle -- the world's largest opium-producing area -- has been found circulating in Thailand.
Hemp still illegal, says ONCB
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 31/01/2020
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) on Thursday insisted that hemp plants were still illegal, meaning they cannot be grown or possessed.
Fight for justice never ends
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2019
» The Justice Ministry and agencies under it make some tough calls as they deal with twists in high-profile criminal and drug cases, not to mention faulty monitoring devices.
Thais warned not to take medical marijuana abroad
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/10/2019
» The chief of Thailand's drug suppression and prevention agency on Saturday warned Thais not to take cannabis products with them to foreign countries in the wake of the recent arrest of a Thai national in Japan.
World agency warns govt about weed use
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 15/08/2019
» The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has urged the government to proceed with extreme caution in its cannabis policy, warning that Thailand must abide by international drug control treaties and guard against a damaging policy misstep.
Facebook and other social media a boon for drug dealers, study finds
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/08/2019
» Online social networks are now popular channels for the sale of illicit drugs, a forum heard last week.