Thai cannabis advocates protest proposed ban

By Associated Press

Jul 10, 2024 12:05 am

BANGKOK — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister's office on Monday to protest a possible ban on the drug's general use.

A Health Ministry drug control committee approved last Friday a proposal to relist cannabis as a narcotic to be only allowed for medical and research purposes. The proposition is set to be submitted to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board this week, and if agreed on, will take effect on January 1.

PROPOSAL PANNED Pro-cannabis activists hold cannabis plants as they walk toward Government House during a protest against the Thai government’s proposal to reinstate cannabis on the list of narcotics in the capital Bangkok on July 8, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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