Items tagged with thailand and medical cannabis
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Minister signs bill banning recreational use of weed [08.01.2024] | Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew has signed proposed legislation regarding cannabis in Thailand, emphasising that it cannot be used for recreat ... |
Cannabis loopholes to be closed [20.11.2023] | The Public Health Ministry in Thailand has completed the first draft of the Cannabis-Hemp Act and said it will not reclassify cannabis as a narcotic, ... |
Weed is now legal in Thailand. How long will the high times last? [10.11.2023] | Thailand’s military government is carrying out an experiment: What happens when a country in Asia, a region where drug laws tend to be harsh, essenti ... |
Anutin calls for patience as debate over hemp bill drags on [17.11.2022] | A new announcement categorising flowers or buds of the cannabis plant as "controlled herbs" is a temporary measure to curb the proliferation of recre ... |
What about the UN? Coming down off that high [12.06.2022] | Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia to delist the cannabis plant from the government's Category 5 narcotics list, following the publicati ... |
Thailand legalises cannabis trade but still bans recreational use [09.06.2022] | People in Thailand can now grow cannabis plants at home and sell the crop after the nation removed marijuana from its banned narcotics list. The nati ... |
Ministry pushes full cannabis legalisation [11.12.2021] | The Ministry of Public Health will next year push for legalisation of all cannabis parts, lifting the last remaining hurdle preventing full use and c ... |
A Sustainable Future for Cannabis Farmers [16.04.2021] | Learn how lessening the barriers for small farmers while raising them for large companies can help to steer legal cannabis markets in a more sustaina ... |
Ganja -- a future cash crop? [22.03.2021] | Growing ganja has provided new hope for villagers in Thailand to diversify their income. Since the government legalised the use of cannabis for medic ... |
Why is Asia divided on a green light for medical marijuana? [17.12.2020] | The issue of cannabis legalisation around the world was once again thrust into the spotlight following a vote by the United Nations’ Commission on Na ... |
Thai cabinet approves draft law expanding access to cannabis [04.08.2020] | Thailand’s Cabinet approved a proposal from the Public Health Ministry that would allow health professionals, farmers and medical patients to grow, p ... |
Why is medical marijuana a high ranking priority for Thailand's military? [12.01.2020] | South-East Asia is notorious for its brutal approach to policing drug use and production. But in Thailand change is afoot, as authorities seek to dev ... |
Thailand rolls out cannabis clinic based on traditional medicine [06.01.2020] | Thailand opened its first full-time clinic specialising in traditional and alternative cannabis-based medicine, as part of a move by the government t ... |
Cannabis in Thailand: How far will the green gold rush go? [07.11.2019] | Thailand made headlines all over the world last December when it became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize cannabis for medical use and ... |
Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law [13.09.2019] | A party in Thailand's ruling coalition has proposed a draft law that would allow Thais to grow a limited amount of cannabis at home, less than a year ... |
Thailand unveils first batch of medical marijuana for hospital distribution [07.08.2019] | Thailand delivered 4,500 bottles of cannabis oil to treat hospital patients, its first official use of marijuana for medical purposes since a measure ... |
Cannabis among top priorities for new Thai government [22.07.2019] | Developing a medical cannabis industry is among top policy priorities for Thailand's new government, according to a document released before the form ... |
Asia emerging as new frontier for Canadian cannabis players [30.05.2019] | As cannabis companies eye expansion in European and South American markets, Asia is poised to be a new frontier for some major Canadian pot players. ... |
Most people accept medical use of marijuana: Nida Poll [28.05.2019] | An opinion survey found 86% of respondents support the medical use of marijuana and kratom, 39% think authorities can control its use, and 59% want i ... |
Tens of thousands apply for pot amnesty [23.05.2019] | A total of 31,177 people applied for the medical marijuana amnesty online during the 90-day registration period, which means the number of medical ma ... |
Medical cannabis moving ahead in Thailand, but who stands to benefit? [14.05.2019] | 25th December of 2018 was a historical day for cannabis enthusiasts in Thailand. The (interim) Parliament voted, 166-to-0, to pass new amendments to ... |
Thousands register for amnesty [12.05.2019] | Almost 10,000 people have registered with public health agencies to be eligible for the amnesty over marijuana possession, says the Food and Drug Adm ... |
Doubts on pot use linger over amended drug law [22.02.2019] | Experts are saying that both users and producers of marijuana-based drugs for medical purposes will face numerous restrictions under the amended Narc ... |
Monopoly of medical cannabis not in public interest: Experts [08.01.2019] | Authorities in Thailand overseeing a flood of patents for medical cannabis must consider the public interest, otherwise a commercial monopoly of the ... |
Farmers giddy over new medical marijuana law [26.12.2018] | Thai farmers welcomed a new law allowing cultivation and use of marijuana for medical purposes, in an Asian first that promises an economic bonanza b ... |
Thailand moves one step closer to legal marijuana [24.11.2018] | Thailand is moving closer to getting medical marijuana legalised, as the bill on the issue has already made headway in the legislative process. The N ... |
Pot approved for research, medical use [14.11.2018] | The cabinet approved a draft amendment to the 1979 Narcotics Act to legalise cannabis for medical and research purposes in Thailand. However, all use ... |
Green gold rush: Thailand, Malaysia race to legalise medical marijuana [12.11.2018] | Asia has the toughest penalties against drug use and trafficking but the legal landscape is shifting in several countries where cannabis once deemed ... |
Govt pressed for new law on marijuana and kratom [01.10.2018] | Academics and medical practitioners are pushing for swift legislative reform to legalise the medical use of marijuana and kratom, saying current laws ... |
Reform of drug laws begins as bill passes first reading [17.06.2018] | The National Legislative Assembly passed by a landslide vote the three narcotics control policy bills, which are an effort by authorities to reform o ... |
Thailand eyes moves to allow medical marijuana plantations [21.01.2018] | Is Thailand now ready to legalise marijuana plantations for medical use? In recent days both legislators and state officials have been in the news af ... |
Law on marijuana should be eased [17.12.2017] | In a long overdue move, the government this past week decided to relax the narcotics law and allow hemp to be grown as a cash crop in six provinces i ... |
Could Thailand, which gave world the bong, legalise cannabis for medicinal use? [11.06.2017] | Thaksin Shinawatra considered legalising marijuana, and recently a justice minister aired same idea, amid mounting evidence of its medicinal benefits ... |
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