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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.
Tighter cannabis rules drafted
R May, Published on 16/11/2023
» The government is seeking to tighten control over the country’s nascent cannabis industry, revising a draft bill to prevent misuse of the plant after previously vowing to curb its recreational use.
Ban recreational use of cannabis, official says
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/09/2023
» Cannabis use for recreational purposes should be totally banned, said the director of the Centre for Addiction Studies.
Chiang Mai wants more Saudi visitors
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/07/2023
» Chiang Mai is hoping for a surge in visitors from Saudi Arabia with various agencies planning to stage a roadshow in the Middle East country later this year to draw visitors here.
Skywalk opens in Kanchanaburi
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/09/2022
» A skywalk and a walking street have been opened as new tourist landmarks along the bank of the Kwae Yai river - of "Bridge Over The River Kwai" fame - in Kanchanaburi.
Finance Ministry to oversee army businesses
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/02/2020
» Following his promise to bring transparency to the army, commander Apirat Kongsompong said on Wednesday the army will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Finance Ministry to ensure sound management of its commercial and welfare schemes.
Blazing a trail
Itsarin Tisantia, Published on 12/05/2018
» Test Yourself is where you can improve your reading skills. Whether it’s for tests like University Entrance Exams or IELTS and TOEFL, or even just for fun, these pages help you to read, understand and improve your English.
Forward to the past for a better cure
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/04/2018
» Though more and more countries have legalised marijuana for medical purposes, cannabis is still illegal in Thailand. But realising the gradually shifting tide, Rangsit University founded the Medical Cannabis Research Team last year in the hope of securing scientific proof on the medical benefits of cannabis -- and, pending a possible law change, to bring it back to Thai medicine for the first time in centuries.
