“If we wait for the bill to be enacted, the decriminalisation of ganja usage without a law to regulate will have a severe impact on society,” Somchai said. He backed his concerns by citing a recent report from the Royal College of Paediatricians, which said that six children between the ages of three and 17 had been treated for badly reacting to cannabis-spiked cookies. He said the children ate the cookies without knowing they carried cannabis because there was no warning label in the packet.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 28, 2022 07:40 UTC