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Hitting the jackpot?
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 20/01/2025
» At the cabinet meeting last week, the government pressed ahead with a major initiative to stimulate the economy by approving the legalisation of casinos under the cloak of an "entertainment complex".
Businesses up in smoke
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Yuthana Praiwan and Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 20/05/2024
» A deadline set by cannabis advocacy groups is rapidly approaching for the government to justify its plan to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic.
Light at the end of the tunnel?
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep and Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/08/2023
» Since the general election on May 14, Thailand has gone three months without a new government to lead the economy. Foreign investors, businesses and tourists are eager to see a favourable outcome following several unexpected twists and turns.
Cannabis issue still causing jitters
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 03/05/2023
» Since the government legalised cannabis on June 9, 2022 by removing the plant from the list of prohibited narcotics, the tourism sector was expected to reap a windfall as Thailand was the first country in Asia to allow hemp consumption for certain purposes, other than recreational use.
Investors seek clarity on cannabis status
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 29/09/2022
» Investors in cannabis businesses are calling on the government to clarify its support as well as laws related to cannabis usage, fearing the fledgling industry may be affected by the House of Representatives' withdrawal of the Cannabis and Hemp Bill from its agenda earlier this month.
Siam Cannaverse to open 20 new cannabis stores
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 19/08/2022
» Siam Cannaverse Co, a joint venture firm between Pethlanna Organic Farm, a Lampang-based community enterprise, and Raggan 420 Co, a cannabis processing factory, looks set to expand its cannabis stores to cash in on Thailand's decriminalisation of the drug and recovering tourism.
What is the current cannabis situation?
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 17/08/2022
» It has been over two months since Thailand legalised the cultivation and sale of cannabis for medical purposes.
Cannabis valued at B43bn by 2025
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/07/2022
» Thailand's cannabis market is expected to grow by about 15% a year between 2023 and 2025, with the market value forecast to reach up to 43 billion baht in 2025, according to the latest study by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
Welcome to the high season
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 18/07/2022
» Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise cannabis, removing it from the Category 5 narcotics list after being published in the Royal Gazette on June 9.
Seeing through the haze: The new pot law
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 08/06/2022
» In a highly anticipated move, Thailand is set to decriminalise cannabis and hemp on June 9 as a new law takes effect. The milestone makes Thailand the first Asian nation to decree home cultivation legal, but there are still prohibitions. The Bangkok Post breaks down pressing questions surrounding the new regulations.