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Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legisalation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize the plant.

Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legisalation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize the plant.

The relaxed laws saw a lucrative cannabis industry catering to locals and foreigners alike boom across the Southeast Asian nation, but a new conservative coalition government came to power late last year vowing to tighten the rules and only allow medical use.

A draft bill was released on Tuesday by Thailand’s health ministry outlining hefty fines or prison sentences of up to one year for offenders – or both.

  • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.worldEnglish
    119·
    10 months ago

    A pity. That country is very dependent on tourism and really hasn’t recovered since the virus.

    There is something about being high as a kite in Bangkok and eating one of the best meals of your life from a stand for a 100 Bhat.

    • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      34·
      10 months ago

      Yeah I agree, it’s sad.

      When I heard they had legalised weed I thought it was a really clever move.

      There were some other changes to visas around the same time which made Thailand a really great destination for young remote workers. I remember thinking how unusual it was for a south east asian country to be so progressive.

      Now they’re going to shoot themselves in the foot just because they’re worried about what people might think.