The debate resurfaced last weekend after attendees of Coldplay’s concert in Bangkok complained on social media. Will be used for medicinal purposes only
He thai government will approve urgently a law to prohibit the recreational use of marijuana, almost two years after decriminalizing this substance, the Minister of Health said on Tuesday.
The former executive, which included a pro-legalization party, In June 2022, it removed cannabis from the list of prohibited narcotics.
The excessive sale of marijuana
Since then, Hundreds of cannabis sales businesses proliferated uncontrollably throughout the country, especially in Bangkok, where You can buy marijuana in street carts. This phenomenon generated criticism from some sectors, which demand stricter legislation.
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Minister Chonlanan Srikaew He said Tuesday that the new law to ban the recreational use of cannabis will be presented to the executive cabinet at next week’s meeting.
“The new law will amend the current one to only allow the use of cannabis for health and medicinal purposes,” the minister told the press. “Use for fun is considered incorrect,” he added.
Opposition to marijuana prohibition
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisinwho took office in August, frequently expressed his opposition to recreational use of this narcotic.
The debate resurfaced last weekend after attendees at a Bangkok show by the famous British band Coldplay They will complain on social networks that “The whole concert smelled of marijuana.”
Source: Ambito
