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Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has removed the seeds and oils derived from hemp plants from the country’s list of controlled substances, essentially making cannabidiol (CBD) legal. Unlike marijuana plants, which contain high levels of the […]
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Khao San Road’s famous street vendors are urging the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) to push back renovations at the backpacker mecca, which are expected to total 49 million baht and start in October. The BMA has […]
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An MP recently took Deputy Finance Minister Santi Prompat to task for Thailand laws that essentially restricts brewing and selling beer a privilege of the ultra-wealthy in the Kingdom. The law, passed in 2000 under the […]
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The Thai government has asked giant tech companies to set up centers in each of Southeast Asian country to combat “fake news”, fake accounts, and other online content it deems unworthy. The centers would function […]
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Thailand’s state hospitals have finally begun distributing cannabis oils to patients in need under the country’s medical marijuana law passed late last year. The government hospitals received 4,500 bottles of cannabis extract that will be […]
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The Bank of Thailand said that it is open to engaging in discussions with Facebook over its recently announced digital currency, Libra. Veerathai Santiprabhob, head of the Bank of Thailand, stated at the Bangkok FinTech […]
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Thailand’s new Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated recently that he wants to amend the country’s medical marijuana law to make the drug more widely available for those who need it. Specifically, Anutin plans to […]
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The US House of Representatives recently passed the “Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019”. If passed by the Senate and signed into legislation by Donald Trump, the bill would allow the president to sanction high-level Cambodian […]
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Patients in Thailand will officially be able to be prescribed and receive legal medical marijuana beginning next month. Health officials state that 10,000 bottles of cannabis oil will be produced for medical consumption by the […]
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The Trump Administration recently announced in an internal memo that it will close all overseas US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) offices, including the Thailand USCIS branch located in Bangkok. USCIS offices typically handle family […]
