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Order signed on need for doctor’s prescription for cannabis
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/06/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Tuesday he had signed an order restricting cannabis use to strictly medical purposes.
American tourist arrested in Phuket with 5 ADHD pills
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/05/2025
» A 27-year-old American man was arrested in Phuket for possession of pills that can be used for mental treatment.
27 die in road accidents on first Songkran travel day
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/04/2025
» Road accidents claimed 27 lives and injured 201 people on the first day of the seven-day Songkran holiday travel period, officials said on Saturday.
Unlicensed pub raided, 81 test positive for drugs
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/03/2025
» Administrative officials raided a nightclub in Nakhon Pathom at 3am on Sunday and found 81 visitors with traces of illegal drugs on the unlicensed premises.
Tourists offered free Thai holiday for smuggling weed to Britain
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/11/2024
» British authorities have asked Thai police to arrest Britons smuggling cannabis back to the UK in exchange for a free holiday in Thailand.
New bill plans to keep cannabis legal
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/09/2024
» Thailand has proposed a new bill to regulate its cannabis industry and restrict marijuana uses to health and medical purposes, the latest effort to control recreational smoking after several policy u-turns.
Dutch retiree arrested with 'ice' in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/08/2024
» Pattaya police arrested a Dutch man, 63, for allegedly possessing crystal methamphetamine aka 'ice' and equipment suspected of being used to produce illegal drugs.
Thailand signals another U-turn on cannabis
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/07/2024
» Thailand will work towards controlling the use of cannabis through laws instead of re-listing it as a narcotic, according to Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, in yet another policy U-turn.
Anutin 'puzzled' by cannabis U-turn
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/07/2024
» Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul said he had spoken to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin about the party's concerns over the Ministry of Public Health's plan to re-list cannabis as a narcotic.
Cannabis backers start hunger strike
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/07/2024
» Pro-cannabis activists on Wednesday began a hunger strike to demand that the government listen to their views, as the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) affirmed that parts of the plant would be relisted as a narcotic on Jan 1.