Recreational use of marijuana is likely to become a thing of the past in Thailand with a major policy shift under the new government.
New Public Health Minister Dr Cholnan Srikaew said cannabis is still a “narcotic”, citing the Public Health Ministry’s regulation that any extract with tetrahydrocannabinol content of over 0.2% can be considered narcotic.
In June 2022, cannabis was removed from Thailand’s list of banned narcotics, and the country became the first in Asia to effectively decriminalise hemp and marijuana. He added that the government will look into the existing bill on cannabis and weed to determine if it addressed all the concerns expressed by MPs over the past deliberations.He also noted that the Constitution empowers the Cabinet to confirm draft laws that failed to pass Parliament during the previous Lower House’s term.
At that time, then-public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul removed cannabis from the list of controlled drugs. Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party is now the second-largest partner in the 11-party coalition led by Cholnan’s Pheu Thai.
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