Hemp's potential goes up in smokeSince the legalisation of marijuana, or ganja, in 2022, the total lack of regulatory control has sparked a public outcry, prompting the Srettha administration to criminalise ganja again. In Thailand, hemp has long been used in the traditional textiles of the Hmong highlanders, both for their cultural rites from birth to death and for the markets. Yet the Public Health Ministry wants to include the non-psychoactive hemp in the narcotics list along with ganja. Following his directive on May 8, 2024, the Public Health Ministry issued a new regulation that will come into effect on Jan 1, 2025. Since hemp is not a drug, any law concerning narcotics should not include hemp at all, they insist.

Source: Bangkok Post June 22, 2024 23:10 UTC