Srettha Thavisin

Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai (BJT) party leader Anutin Charnvirakulshared said Tuesday that he believes the new government would support the party's pro-cannabis policy, writes Bangkok Post. “This new Democrat team isn’t the same [as the previous one], and I believe...

In recent years, people around the globe have become more open to cannabis legalization. Here are some of the latest marijuana milestones from Thailand and Pakistan. Thailand Cannabis Prices Fall, Legal Uncertainties Rise With New Prime Minister Thailand's cannabis industry is facing a serious...

Thailand: Cannabis Network Urges Prime Minister To Sign Cannabis Act The Network for Shaping the Future of Thai Cannabis recently sent a letter to Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisinurging urging him to sign the Cannabis Act as soon as possible, writes The Pattaya News. About two weeks ago...

Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai (BJT) party leader, Anutin Charnvirakul, confirmed Tuesday that Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin agreed that proper regulation is a better solution than reclassification. It's still not clear how both medical and recreational cannabis use will...

Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai (BJT) party leader Anutin Charnvirakul opposes the Thai government’s June decision to recriminalize cannabis and reclassify it as a narcotic starting January 1, 2025. Charnvirakul, according to The Bangkok Post, expressed his concerns to Prime...

Thailand’s government issued a draft legislation Tuesday to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic starting Jan 1, 2025. According to the draft proposal, The Ministry of Public Health will re-list cannabis buds as a "category five" narcotic, writes Bloomberg. Leaves, roots, extracts containing THC...

Japan: Public Comment Period On Cannabis Reform Begins The Japanese government confirmed last week that a public comment period on its cannabis reform bill is officially open, reported Business of Cannabis. Among the proposed five measures of the new bill is the one that would loosen rules around...

Hundreds of marijuana entrepreneurs, farmers and advocates gathered on Tuesday in Bangkok to protest the government's recent decision to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic, reported Bloomberg. The rally was held in front of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific...

Thailand: Government Will Ban Recreational Cannabis Use  Thailand Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said Tuesday that a new bill banning recreational marijuana is being urgently pushed to be taken up at next week’s Cabinet meeting, reported Agence France-Presse.  "The new Bill will be...

Thailand Takes A U-Turn On Weed As New Government Aims To Enforce Recreational Use Ban Thailand regulated the medical use of cannabis in 2018 and decriminalized marijuana in June 2022, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to do so and third in the world after Canada and Uruguay. Since then...

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As the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference gears up for Chicago on Sept. 27-28, gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the cannabis industry, let’s scroll through the latest regulatory updates on the global level. Some of these will undoubtedly be among the topics during the two-day...

The global cannabis landscape is undergoing rapid transformation as countries worldwide reevaluate their stance on this once-stigmatized plant. In this journey, we'll explore the latest updates from Brazil and Thailand, as well as delve into HRI's Report on Foreign Aid. But there's more...