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Parties vow to ban sales of cannabis
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 15/01/2026
» Three political parties -- the People's Party, Democrat and Pheu Thai -- have pledged to put cannabis back on the narcotics list and allow its use only for approved medical purposes, while operators urged the future administration to eliminate foreign businesses using nominees and unfair competition from illegal businesses.
Soaring prices top latest list of woes in Thailand
Post Reporters, Published on 05/05/2025
» Sharply rising consumer prices top the current list of pressing issues people want fixed, according to a survey by the National Statistical Office (NSO).
Somsak: Relisting cannabis will weed out bad actors
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/06/2024
» Relisting cannabis as a narcotic will make it easier to control the use of the plant for positive purposes such as medicinal use, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday.
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.
Gunkul suspends cannabis investment amid confusion
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 15/05/2024
» SET-listed Gunkul Engineering, a renewable energy developer that diversified into the cannabis and hemp business three years ago, is suspending further investment in cannabis based on its nearly 2-billion-baht budget, pending clarity from the government regarding its policy on the drug.
Businesses 'need clarity over hemp, weed'
Post Reporters, Published on 11/10/2023
» The Thai Industrial Hemp Trade Association is pressing for clarity about whether hemp and cannabis plants will be re-listed as narcotics, because businesses need to plan ahead, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said on Wednesday.
Cannabis regulation back on agenda as outlets soar
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 22/08/2023
» Tourism operators said the regulation of cannabis and hemp usage should be finished within one year following a fivefold increase in new cannabis shops operating in the Khao San Road area since last year.
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.
B300 tourism fee remains in limbo
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/05/2023
» The new government is expected to decide the fate of the 300-baht tourism fee, which remains uncertain because of roadblocks from unclear implementation.
Apec host's budding marijuana industry faces backlash
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/11/2022
» Near the grand conference halls in central Bangkok where Asian leaders will meet this week, a plethora of marijuana shops - the Thai capital's newest tourist draw - were bustling despite a controversy that threatens the growing sector.