He said, under the draft law, suspects will be charged and prosecuted according to the quantity of narcotics found in their possession and whether the quantity suggests they had intent to sell. Some suggested the draft bill seemed to go easy on drug offenders. He said there were various offences related to narcotics, which the proposed law would put into perspective. Following the debate, 175 NLA members voted to pass the draft bill with four abstentions. An ad-hoc committee was set up to deliberate the proposed law.

Source: Bangkok Post October 07, 2016 23:24 UTC