Kratom inmates to walk freeThe Ministry of Justice is pledging to free and dismiss drug charges against 12,000 inmates convicted for kratom possession before the plant is formally removed from the list of banned narcotics on Aug 24. The move was announced in the Royal Gazette on May 26, with the changes expected to take effect from Aug 24 onwards. "From Aug 24, kratom will no longer be an illegal narcotic. "If we fail to discharge inmates in prisons before Aug 24, they will be a victim of the system, and we will need to compensate them. Those who are remanded will be released immediately, but inmates will still need to wait for a court warrant before they can walk free, which will be read online.

Source: Bangkok Post August 16, 2021 23:26 UTC