Thai Deputy Prime Minister Optimistic About Future Of Cannabis Industry
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 Democrat leader Chalermchai Sri-on‘s team spirit and his apparently better understanding of the needs of the public,” Charnvirakul said.
In June, the Thai government decided to reverse its 2022 marijuana decriminalization decision by relisting parts of the cannabis plant as a narcotic, to go into effect January 1, 2025. While Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to allow legal the recreational use of marijuana, it has never been …