Thailand Intensifies Efforts Towards Legalising Cannabis
June 10, 2022
4:23 am
Thailand on Thursday officially relaxed its cannabis laws a move which would see users gain permission henceforth to possess and grow the plant — albeit under complicated new guidelines.
The change is coming on the heel of Thailand’s landmark 2018 legalisation of medicinal cannabis — the first such move by a country in Southeast Asia, where anti-drugs laws are notoriously harsh.
The kingdom’s public health ministry announced in February that marijuana would be removed from its banned narcotics list, and the rules came into effect on Thursday.
Activists welcomed the development and Bangkok cannabis shop Highland Cafe was doing a …
