80% Of Surveyed Thai Citizens Support Cannabis Recriminalization, Government Poll Shows
A majority of Thai people support the government’s recently announced plan to recriminialize cannabis, a new government survey revealed.
According to Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin, and as reported by Time, at least 80% of the 111,201 survey participants favor a draft plan to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic starting Jan.1, 2025. The news comes on the heels of Thailand’s government unveiling a draft legislation proposing to re-list cannabis as a “category five” narcotic.
The Thai Food and Drug Administration gathered public feedback on the draft regulation between June 11 and 25.
In May, Thavisin first announced the intention to re-criminalize cannabis by the end of 2024, reversing a