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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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    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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    CBD No Longer a Controlled Substance in Thailand

    posted September 3, 2019 / No Comments

    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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    New Thai Health Minister Wants to Make Medical Marijuana More Widely Available

    posted July 22, 2019 / No Comments

    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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    MP Denies Singapore Becoming Soft on Drugs

    posted February 14, 2019 / No Comments

    Singapore’s Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam recently announced changes passed by parliament that significantly softens the country’s draconian stance on drug use. Previously, under Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act long prison sentences and […]

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    Five Years After Authorities Killed ‘Silk Road’, Drug Sales Still Booming on the Dark Web

    posted October 8, 2018 / No Comments

    Five years ago the FBI arrested Ross Ulbricht and shut down his gigantic dark web drug marketplace “Silk Road”, but despite that, drug sales have never been higher on the deep web. At its height, […]

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    Thai Police Give 220 Pounds of Marijuana to Government for Research

    posted September 27, 2018 / No Comments

    Thailand is on the verge of legalizing medical weed and ahead of that, the Thai police have handed over 220 pounds of marijuana to the government so it can commence research on the medicinal potential […]

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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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    FDA Greenlights Magic Mushrooms for Drug Trials to Treat Depression

    posted August 24, 2018 / No Comments

    The US Federal Drug Administration has given the go-ahead to a London-based startup to begin drug trials using psilocybin, the main active psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, to treat depression. The startup, Compass Pathways, funded […]

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    Majority of Thais Support Medical Marijuana Use, According to New Poll

    posted August 20, 2018 / No Comments

    A majority of Thais–72%–believe that cannabis should be legalized for medical use across the country, according to a poll carried out by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida). The Nida poll asked 1,250 Thai […]

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