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    Thailand New Drug Law Reduces Criminal Penalties

    posted March 24, 2022 / No Comments

    The newly enacted Thailand Narcotics Law of 2021 will have the effect of reducing the numbers of defendants imprisoned as a result of drug offenses. The newly enacted Thailand Narcotics Law of 2021 will have the effect […]

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    Draft of the Narcotics Act ( No. . . ) B.E.

    posted February 3, 2022 / No Comments

    Draft of the Narcotics Act ( No. . . ) B.E. Tues. Por . 18 / 2021 , the second annual general term   Section 3. Marijuana, hemp, which has been carried out under this […]

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    Thailand’s New Cannabis Decriminalization Explained

    posted February 2, 2022 / No Comments

      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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    Will Medical Cannabis be the Answer to Thailand’s Economic Woes?

    posted August 24, 2020 / No Comments

    At the end of 2018, Thailand made history by becoming the first Asian country to legalize medical cannabis. The move was a significant surprise, considering that almost all of Thailand’s Southeast Asian neighbors routinely hand […]

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    Thai FDA Readies Private Medical Cannabis Production, Two Other Big Proposals

    posted July 8, 2020 / No Comments

    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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    Thai Farmers Will Soon Be Able to Privately Grow Hemp

    posted January 13, 2020 / No Comments

    A new health ministry regulation will soon make it possible for Thai farmers to privately grow 1 rai (around half an acre) of hemp. The hemp could then legally be used in the production of […]

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    Thai Government Launches Medical Marijuana Education Site

    posted December 17, 2019 / No Comments

    Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha recently announced the launch of a website aimed at educating Thai people on medical cannabis. Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize medical cannabis in December 2018. […]

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    Health Minister: Thais Will Be Able to Grow Marijuana at Home

    posted November 22, 2019 / No Comments

    Thailand’s health minister has doubled down on his promise to allow Thai households to grow up to six marijuana plants at home, which they will then be able to sell to the government to be […]

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    Thailand Clarifies Medical Marijuana Laws for Foreigners

    posted November 22, 2019 / No Comments

    Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical marijuana late last year. But up until recently, it was unclear what role foreigners could play in the medical cannabis industry in Thailand. A new […]

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    Thailand to Host First-ever World Gangja Festival in 2020

    posted October 29, 2019 / No Comments

    Thailand has drawn up plans to host the first-ever World Gangja Festival next year. The festival, hatched by an agreement by both government agencies and The Association of Researchers of Thailand, hopes to promote marijuana’s untapped […]

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