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Path to power runs through Buri Ram
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2026
» BURI RAM - On a sun-drenched October day in this northeastern province, Prime Minister Mr Anutin Charnvirakul waited patiently alongside other prominent figures who flew in from Bangkok to show respect to one of Thailand’s most powerful men.
Singapore a transit point for UK-bound cannabis from Samui
Online Reporters, Published on 29/01/2026
» SURAT THANI - Tourists have been using Singapore as a transit point to traffic cannabis from Thailand to the United Kingdom, customs officials say.
Sacked hospital director Supat's electoral candidacy in doubt
Online Reporters, Published on 26/01/2026
» Former rural doctors leader Supat Hasuwannakit insisted on Monday he remains eligible to seek election under the People's Party banner in Songkhla province, arguing that his dismissal from the civil service is not yet final.
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 at crossroads
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 09/09/2025
» Cannabis advocates in Thailand are calling on the new government to deliver legislation that protects users, businesses, non-users and minors, following concerns that recent regulatory changes have created monopolistic industry conditions.
Thai cannabis industry eyes revival under PM who backed its rise
Bloomberg, Published on 07/09/2025
» Thailand’s cannabis industry is eyeing a new lease of life under new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul — a politician who pioneered its decriminalisation and early success.
Pro-cannabis group wants Somsak axed
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 31/07/2025
» A cannabis policy advocacy group, Writing Thailand's Cannabis Future Network, submitted a petition to the Government Complaints Centre at the Prime Minister's Office on Wednesday, calling for the dismissal of Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin.
Cannabis changes 'harm economy'
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 07/07/2025
» Cannabis advocates will hold a mass rally at the Ministry of Public Health on Monday to protest the government's campaign to recriminalise the plant three years after it was removed from the national narcotics list.
Chafing under medical marijuana changes
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 02/07/2025
» Small business owners and employees in cannabis shops have raised concerns about the abrupt regulatory changes on the use of cannabis and their economic impact.
Weed policy shift gets thumbs-down
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 17/06/2025
» Three years after Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis, health and civil society experts are raising concerns over public health and inadequate regulations which accompanied the move.