Starting on Thursday, Thais will be able to cultivate cannabis and hemp for home and medicinal use, though there are unresolved questions. In a highly anticipated move, Thailand is set to decriminalise cannabis and hemp on June 9 as a new law takes effect. A new draft law on cannabis control is being deliberated in parliament. Kulkanya Vorawanichar, senior associate at Bangkok-based law firm LawPlus, said the Cannabis and Hemp Act is still in draft form. “In the interim period [before the draft act becomes law], there is no specific law imposing penalties on people who fail to notify the FDA that they wish to grow cannabis.

Source: Bangkok Post June 09, 2022 01:07 UTC