In the bustling red light districts of Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket, help wanted posters decorate neon lit windows of go go bars offering 30,000 baht per month base salary plus all the private tips a […]
Operation Underground Railroad, anti-child trafficking organization, promoted by the movie “Sound of Freedom”, has begun operations in Thailand. Operation Underground Railroad, aka OUR has announced its grand opening in Thailand with a web page and a Facebook page publicizing […]
Winners – Entrepreneurs who invested in large growing operations. Many foreign and Thai companies have invested in large growing operations, normally indoors with high tech lighting, ventilation and nutrient support systems. -Retailers in major tourist […]
Credit photo by Alpinols AG The text of the draft Thailand Cannabis Decriminalization Act is now available. Some important provisions include: “Household hemp” means the cultivation of cannabis at home for personal consumption in order to maintain […]
Credit photo click here On January 25th, the Narcotics Control Board (NACC) Committee of the Thailand parliament approved, in principle, the removal of cannabis and hemp from the Thailand Narcotics Control Act, Category 5. In theory, […]
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The Thai Ministry of Public Health has sent a draft law to the Thailand legislature that would allow medical professionals including traditional medicine healers to obtain a license for growing medical marijuana. Currently, only state […]
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Protestors at Democracy Monument in Bangkok demanded an end to the restrictive measures placed on free speech and assembly as part of the government’s months-long emergency decree in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The protesters, […]
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Thailand’s Cabinet has extended visa amnesty for foreigners stranded in the country until September 26, as well as recommended extending the country’s emergency decree past its July 31 end date. Thanks to the visa amnesty […]
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Thailand is set to become the first Southeast Asian country and the second in all of Asia to legalize same-sex civil unions after Taiwan did the same in 2019. The same-sex civil partnership bill, which […]
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Thailand’s FDA, which oversees medical cannabis regulations (Thailand legalized medical cannabis at the end of 2018), is back up and running after a months-long shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Three draft proposals being […]
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The Thai government announced it is moving forward with a proposal to ban online alcohol sales. The prohibition comes in the wake of a sharp rise in online alcohol sales during the country’s Covid-19 lockdown. […]
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New details have emerged from China’s recently drafted security law concerning Hong Kong. Up until recently the controversial draft law remained shrouded in mystery, but leaked information had many activists in Hong Kong worried that […]
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A prominent Beijing official recently stated that a planned security law meant to reign in the protests and unrest in Hong Kong will be like “installing an anti-virus software”. Specifics of the law, which was […]
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Thailand’s nationwide emergency decree in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is set to extend through June. Deputy Premier Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon claimed that the extension is necessary to prevent a second wave of infections–not about […]
