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Thailand: The Ministry of Public Health has completed its draft of the Hemp-Cannabis Law to regulate cannabis, which may be available for public comment
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Thailand: Prime minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to prohibit the use and sale of recreational cannabis within six months, press reports. “The law will need
Thailand: Newly appointed public health minister Cholnan Srikaew said on 11th September that cannabis will not be reclassified as a narcotic, press reports.
Thailand: Anutin Charnvirakul, the current minister of public health who will become the minister of interior in the new government, told the media
Thailand: The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a draft regulation (translated version) on permissions to produce, import, export, sell, or
Thailand: The cabinet for newly-appointed prime minister Srettha Thavisin has been announced, press reports. The most significant cabinet positions for cannabis include Anutin
Thailand: Srettha Thavisin of the populist Pheu Thai party has been voted in as prime minister by Parliament, press reports. In forming
Thailand: Following the failure by the Move Forward Party (MFP), which gained the most votes in the May election, to form a majority coalition,
Thailand: The Thai cabinet has approved a draft of ministerial regulations aimed at preventing the recreational use of cannabis, hemp, and kratom among
Thailand: Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat, who has promised a clampdown on the country’s cannabis trade, faces challenges from rival parties and a
Thailand: Thailand’s Cannabis Future Network is urging alliance parties (Move Forward Party, Pheu Thai Party, Prachachart Party) to avoid reinstating cannabis as a
Thailand: The Move Forward Party, which won the most seats in the recent election, has announced an eight-party governing coalition, with one of its
Thailand: The Move Forward Party, which garnered the most votes in last week’s election and is trying to form a coalition, has said
Thailand: Although the results of Sunday's election are not yet official, it appears that opposition parties Move Forward and Pheu Thai will be the
Thailand: Prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has dissolved the parliament, press reports. This means that Thailand’s general election is expected on 7th or
Thailand: Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party and cannabis legalisation in Thailand, said that he expects his party to win 70 seats in
Thailand: A bill to regulate cannabis will not be passed during the current parliamentary session and will have to be addressed again in the
Thailand: The Democrat Party, a member of the government coalition that currently holds 51 of 500 seats in the House of Representatives, is vowing to
Thailand: The Thai House of Representatives failed to reach quorum on a vote on the Cannabis and Hemp Bill and was therefore unable to
Thailand: The Public Health Ministry will enact a series of measures to license, control, and track sales of cannabis flower beginning in January,
Thailand: The Ministry of Public Health has published restrictions on cannabis, effective immediately. The announcement restates some rules that were already in place, such
Thailand: Amid calls by some groups and politicians to place cannabis back on Thailand’s narcotics list, public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul dismissed the possibility of
Thailand: The Thai Department of Public Health has modified its edict on cannabis to clarify certain aspects of the law while a cannabis
Thailand: Opposition parties and the Forensic Physician Association of Thailand (FPAT) are seeking an injunction from the Administrative Court to block enforcement of the
Thailand: The Democrat Party, which is part of the governing coalition, is calling for cannabis to be placed back on the country’s narcotics list
Thailand: The Thai Department of Agriculture (TDA) has posted in the Royal Gazette the requirements to import hemp and cannabis seeds. Seed imports are
Thailand: The Ministry of Public Health has published regulations in the Royal Gazette regarding CBD, hemp seed oil, and cannabis extracts in food products.
Thailand: Parliament will consider a revised version of the Cannabis and Hemp Bill when the legislative session begins again in November, press reports. The
Thailand: Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled that prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha may remain in power and has not exceeded his term since the
Thailand: The House of Representatives voted 198-136 to withdraw the Hemp and Cannabis Bill from the legislative agenda and return it to the drafting
Thailand: The Cannabis and Hemp Bill was presented to Parliament yesterday with a decision expected by 19th September, press reports. The bill would allow
Malaysia: A Ministry of Health official has said Malaysia is planning to learn from Thailand’s policy on medicinal cannabis to shape its own, Reuters reports. The
Thailand: Amid pushback to the country’s cannabis legalisation – including a letter signed by over 800 medical professionals urging regulation – Supachai Jaisamut, chairman of
Thailand: The National Tobacco Products Control Committee has resolved to ban e-cigarettes that contain cannabis, press reports. Thailand has already broadly banned the importing and
Thailand: A draft of the Cannabis and Hemp Bill is now available online. The bill would allow for the production and sale of hemp
Thailand: The chairman of a special House panel vetting an unpublished cannabis regulation bill, has told media that cannabis sales for recreational purposes will not
Thailand: MP Supachai Jaisamut of the Bhumjaithai Party, who has pushed cannabis legalisation, said the committee vetting the cannabis and hemp bill should be finished
Thailand: Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has banned the use of cannabis and hemp on military bases, press reports. Military personnel are allowed to use
Thailand: A bill has been introduced that would limit the number of cannabis plants that can be grown at home to ten and would
Thailand: The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has banned the sale of food and drinks containing and the use of cannabis
Thailand: The Department of Health has issued guidelines to businesses on the use of cannabis as a food additive for businesses, media reports. Markets, restaurants
Thailand: The Public Health Ministry has issued a ban on the sales of cannabis to breast-feeding mothers, pregnant women, and anyone under the age
Thailand: The delisting of cannabis and extracts with up to 0.2% THC from the country's narcotics list takes effect today (9th June). Regulations are
Thailand: The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an FAQ ahead of the upcoming legalisation of cannabis, press reports. The FAQ states that
Thailand: All suspects and prisoners charged with production, import, export, distribution, use and possession of cannabis will be released on 9th June, when the
Thailand: The Public Health Ministry has entered an agreement with eight agencies to emphasise the medical use of cannabis and hemp amid concerns over
Thailand: Withit Saritdeechaikul, deputy secretary-general of the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA), explained that people will be allowed to grow their own hemp
Thailand: Public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that citizens will be allowed to cultivate cannabis plants at home for personal use starting 9th June
Thailand: The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has added three traditional cannabis-based medicines to the country's universal healthcare coverage, press reports. The three medications
Thailand: Public health minister and deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he intends to give away 1m cannabis plants to citizens when the plant's
