What can Australia learn from Thailand a year after cannabis was decriminalised?
1 year, 5 months ago

What can Australia learn from Thailand a year after cannabis was decriminalised?

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Stone Age, iStoned, High Got You, and Wake N' Bake are just a handful of the endless weed puns popping up on shop signs across Thailand. Amanda Gedney, who runs a local cannabis shop, Green Dog, said people tend to respect the rules and the weed influx "hasn't changed the pace of normal life". Pitak Norathepkitti, general manager of Anantara Chiang Mai Resort, said their cannabis spa treatments have been popular, and marijuana massage oils and products made up one-third of their store's sales. From what he has witnessed over the past year, Mr Norathepkitti isn't worried about weed bringing the "wrong type of tourists to Chiang Mai", and believes eventually only the serious players will remain. So, rather than following aspects of Thailand's approach where it's "difficult to put the genie back in the bottle," Professor Lenton believes Australia can start by taking smaller steps.

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Thailand’s prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thailand’s prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children and increased crimes. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin wrote on the social media platform X that he asked the Health …

Thailand may make marijuana illegal again, taking a U-turn from earlier decriminalization of cannabis plant
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thailand may make marijuana illegal again, taking a U-turn from earlier decriminalization of cannabis plant

Live Mint  

Thailand’s new health minister said he plans to review the country’s cannabis policy, signaling a possible u-turn that could make marijuana a narcotic again after it became the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant. Where are we meeting on the issue, and how?” Somsak’s comments signal yet another bump in Thailand’s cannabis liberalization that’s pitched as a way …

Thailand’s flourishing cannabis culture under threat as gov’t seeks ban
9 months, 1 week ago

Thailand’s flourishing cannabis culture under threat as gov’t seeks ban

Al Jazeera  

Thodsapol Hongtong is enjoying a smoke with his friends at the Green Party, a venue where recreational cannabis enthusiasts meet in the Thai capital Bangkok to chat and have a good time. The 31-year-old influencer, who runs his own cannabis shop, regularly touts recreational marijuana as good for the country’s economy on his online platform Channel Weed Thailand. In an …

Thailand made pot legal two years ago. That could change soon
10 months, 1 week ago

Thailand made pot legal two years ago. That could change soon

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Two years after Thailand made pot legal, the country appears set to crack down on its freewheeling drug market with a ban on “recreational” use. Legal cannabis has fueled Thailand’s tourism and farming trades and spawned thousands of neon green shops, but it’s facing public backlash over perceptions that under-regulation has made the drug available to kids and …

High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
1 year, 5 months ago

High times in Thailand: New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he’s just bought in a central Bangkok weed shop, pulling out a gram of buds to chop down in a small black grinder, before rolling them neatly into a joint. “I wanted to try it.” Even as more countries around the world legalize marijuana, Thailand has been the outlier …

‘Green way of life’: Thailand sees cannabis boom after law change
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Green way of life’: Thailand sees cannabis boom after law change

Al Jazeera  

Southeast Asian country is seeing an explosion in cannabis products since plant’s removal from banned narcotics list. “My age group ‘Gen Z’ don’t really drink alcohol but we do smoke weed,” Mada told Al Jazeera, sitting slightly bleary-eyed behind a counter at a hastily assembled dispensary in Pattaya. “If you just want to grow Thai strains, you can just plant …

Thailand becomes first Asian nation to make marijuana legal for medical use
2 years, 6 months ago

Thailand becomes first Asian nation to make marijuana legal for medical use

The Hindu  

Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of June 9, like a dream come true for an aging generation of pot smokers who recall the kick delivered by the legendary Thai Stick variety. The decision by the Food and Drug Administration to remove all of the plant from the category of narcotic drugs makes Thailand the first …

Thailand legalises growing cannabis and eases consumption rules
2 years, 6 months ago

Thailand legalises growing cannabis and eases consumption rules

Al Jazeera  

Thailand becomes first Asian country to legalise growing of the drug and its consumption in food and drinks. However, Thailand’s government has said it is promoting cannabis for medical use only, warning those eager to light up for fun that smoking in public could still be considered a nuisance, subject to a potential three-month sentence and 25,000 Thai baht fine. …

How Canberra's cannabis laws are and aren't being used nearly two years on from decriminalisation
3 years ago

How Canberra's cannabis laws are and aren't being used nearly two years on from decriminalisation

ABC  

When the personal use of cannabis was decriminalised in the ACT in January 2020, Mary couldn't wait to start growing the plant that she uses to treat her chronic depression and arthritis. Although growing up to two plants per person and four maximum per household is decriminalised in the ACT, using artificial lights still carries a maximum jail sentence of …

Is cannabis the new food obsession in Thailand?
3 years, 9 months ago

Is cannabis the new food obsession in Thailand?

Live Mint  

Thais flocked to a cannabis exhibition as interest and demand in the plant surges after the government unlocked hemp use in food and cosmetics in the latest move to promote a new cash crop. The government held a convention in Buriram province in northeastern Thailand over the weekend to educate the public on cannabis use and promote businesses. "Ganja is …

Medicinal cannabis is legal in Australia, but people like Grace are still turning to the black market
4 years, 5 months ago

Medicinal cannabis is legal in Australia, but people like Grace are still turning to the black market

ABC  

After Grace* was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, she turned to medicinal cannabis. "I think we're seeing some changes in the development of the marketplace, as more doctors take up this option and get better educated around what medical cannabis is, as the price of products is reducing and as more products come onto the market, and there's more …

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