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Thailand Cannabis Decriminalization Act

posted February 3, 2022 / No Comments

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 […]
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Cannabis Home Grow Approved for Thailand Community

posted November 24, 2020 / No Comments

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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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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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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Proposed Law: Thais Can Grow Six Cannabis Plants Per Househould

posted September 16, 2019 / No Comments

A new law to democratize and decriminalize marijuana has been introduced in Thailand’s legislature. If passed, the law would allow every Thai household to grow up to six cannabis plants for personal, private use. The […]
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Illinois Becomes 11th State to Fully Legalize Recreational Marijuana

posted June 27, 2019 / No Comments

Illinois recently became the 11th state in the US to fully legalize the use of recreational marijuana. The cannabis legalization bill will take effect on January 1, 2020, and will set up a host of […]
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South Korea Threatens to Arrest Its Own Citizens Who Smoke Weed in Canada

posted November 20, 2018 / No Comments

The South Korean government has issued multiple statements reminding its citizens that the laws made in Seoul apply to them everywhere, so nationals who decide to smoke weed in Canada–the second country in the world […]
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South Africa’s High Court Decriminalizes Recreational Marijuana Use

posted September 19, 2018 / No Comments

South Africa’s Constitutional Court legalized private marijuana use for adults in a recent ruling. The ruling is just another win in a plethora of recent victories for marijuana and its advocates after countries like Canada […]
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Canada Makes History as Second Country to Legalize Marijuana

posted June 21, 2018 / No Comments

Canada is set to become the first western nation to fully legalize recreational weed, and second in the world after Uruguay, according to Zero Hedge. The bill–which legally allows the sell and purchase of cannabis […]
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Legal Medical Marijuana Closer to Reality in Thailand After Government Approves Pivotal Legislation

posted June 18, 2018 / No Comments

Last month, Thailand’s cabinet gave the green light to drafted legislation that would finally allow the government to research the effects of medical marijuana use, according to the Bangkok Post. Although the move brings legalized […]