Israeli cannabis farm in Krabi busted
A BIG team of over 50 policemen raided a cannabis farm owned and operated by Israelis in Krabi where marijuana extract containing over 0.2% THC, classifying it as a narcotic, was sold online and farm tours by tourists held with consumption allowed on site, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this evening (Jan. […]
Read MoreMarijuana shop owners in Pattaya worried about new ministry announcement
MOST marijuana shop owners in Pattaya are worried about a new announcement by the Public Health Ministry on controlling the herb and allowing for only medical purposes pointing out that some tourists travelled to the seaside city to access it legally, TV Channel 7 said this morning (June 25). This TV channel’s reporters surveyed […]
Read MoreSomsak tightens control of cannabis distribution
PUBLIC Health Minister Somsak Theopsuthin today (June 24) signed an announcement to control distribution of cannabis ensuring it is no longer freely available and emphasizing “medical use only”, Amarin TV said this evening. The key point of the announcement is cancelling the ministry’s announcement issued in 2022 and now making cannabis, specifically the flowers/buds, […]
Read MoreRaid on cannabis shops selling spiked jelly and chocolates
PUBLIC Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin today (July 22) launched a random inspection of 20 cannabis shops across Bangkok that are secretly selling jelly and chocolates mixed with the herb unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Thai Rath newspaper said. This is in keeping with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s order to stop illegal […]
Read MoreKoh Samui Customs seizes 140kg of dried cannabis flowers destined for UK
SEIZED AT Koh Samui International Airport were seven suitcases belonging to five foreign passengers packed with 140 kilogrammes of dried cannabis flowers in vacuum-sealed bags, worth approximately 4 million baht, heading for Singapore then onwards to UK, Naewna newspaper said this morning (March 13). Pol. Col. Den Duang Thongsrisuk, superintendent of Bo Phut police […]
Read More13kg compressed cannabis seized at Krabi airport bathroom
POLICE seized approximately 13kg of compressed cannabis (brick weed) packed in a suitcase which was left at Krabi International Airport bathroom and are now urgently going through surveillance camera clips to track down the owner, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (March 9). A police team from Nuea Khlong station inspected the compressed cannabis which […]
Read MoreMarijuana U-turn raises question who is the real PM: Thepthai
By Naewna and Reuters – published by CNA AFTER Interior Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakil said yesterday (July 23) that the government will now work towards legislating marijuana for medical use, signalling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalise the plant by yearend, former MP Thepthai Senapong questioned who is really the prime minister of this […]
Read MorePM says cannabis to be re-listed as narcotic by end of 2024
By Reuters and published by CNA THAILAND will re-list cannabis as a narcotic by year-end, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said yesterday (May 8), in a stunning U-turn just two years after becoming one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalise its recreational use. The moves come despite the rapid growth of the domestic […]
Read MorePM blasted for saying cannabis policy yielded bad results
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin was slammed by netizens after saying that the liberal cannabis policy had caused huge damage to the Thai people with this outstripping any economic benefit, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 1). Srettha, who mentioned this during an interview on a possible policy to relist cannabis as a category 5 […]
Read MoreCannabis network gives Health Minister a warning
A CANNABIS network today (Sep. 22) urged Public Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew to clearly define what a planned draft bill on cannabis and hemp would mean in saying it is to be for medical and health purposes only because if traditional medical practitioners are cut out it could lead to conflicts, TV Channel 7 […]
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