Thailand to Tighten Cannabis Rules After 6,000 Shops Open
- Health ministry re-working cannabis bill to end legal vacuum
- Thailand was first in Asia to decriminalize cannabis last year
A cannabis store along Khao San Road in Bangkok.
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Thailand’s new government is seeking to tighten control over the country’s nascent cannabis industry, taking steps to curb recreational use of the plant.
The health ministry will likely submit to Cabinet in December a new draft of the cannabis bill, which will plug loopholes on the allowable use of marijuana and include new protocols for cultivation and criminal penalties, according to Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew.