Thai activists on hunger strike for marijuana law

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 17, 2024 12:09 am

BANGKOK — Although smoking marijuana is usually associated with 'the munchies,' a pair of Thai activists vowed on Tuesday to stay on hunger strike until the government rethinks plans to recriminalize the narcotic.

Marijuana was decriminalized in 2022 after being touted as a potentially lucrative industry for the Southeast Asian country's tourism-heavy economy, but the government backtracked earlier this year, and a new ban is looming.

NO FOOD OR DRINK Pro-cannabis activists Akradej Chakjinda (left) and Prasitchai Nunuan sit outside Government House on the sixth day of their hunger strike in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on July 16, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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