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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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A pilot project allowing private citizens to grow medicinal cannabis in their homes has been approved by the Thailand government. The project is limited, however, to 10 households in the Khu Muang district of Buri […]
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An electronic dance music festival scheduled in Singapore this weekend has been cancelled by Singapore because of drug-related deaths at last year’s festival, reports the Bangkok Post. The Future Music Festival Asia’s (FMFA) event organizers’ […]
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Burma is the most recent country to join an anti-narcotics fight against drug-related crimes in the Mekong River region, CCTV.com reports. China, Thailand, Laos and now Burma will collaborate to “solve major trans-regional cases along the river […]
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Voters in Oregon, Colorado, and Washington State may have the chance to legalize up to an ounce of pot. The states will have the option for legalized recreational marijuana use on the ballot in November […]
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Daily Mail | In a new book entitled ‘Opium Fiend, a 21st Century Slave to a 19thCentury Addiction,’ former opium addict Steven Martin details his opium addiction and his recovery in Thailand.Martin, who would smoke […]
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AMA ASSN | The Montana Supreme Court ruled that state restrictions on medical marijuana access and sales do not violate patients’ rights to pursue health care under the state constitution. The decision overturns a lower […]
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Daily Times | A senior Thai politician on Thursday accused neighboring Myanmar of failing to tackle drug production after 3.3 million amphetamine tablets were seized in Bangkok. The haul, with a street value of $350,000 […]
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By Nichole Osinski The tropical deciduous tree Kratom may be native to Thailand but it is still illegal to use it in the country. Traditionally chewed by people in Thailand, especially in the southern peninsula, […]
