Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is calling on the nation’s health ministry to reclassify recreational cannabis as an illegal substance.
According to the Associated Press, Thavisin asked the Ministry of Public Health In a Wednesday post on X, the platform formerly known as X, to reclassify marijuana as a Category 5 drug, allowing “its use for medical and health purposes only.”
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Category 5 drugs, which include opium and psilocybin, carry criminal penalties in Thailand for manufacturing, importing, exporting, selling and possession.
Those in violation could be sentenced to prison for up to 15 years, according to Japanese law firm Nishimura & Asahi.
Fines could eclipse 1.5 million baht ($40,606).
Thailand decriminalized marijuana in 2022 but failed to immediately implement comprehensive regulations and
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