Not sure how he’ll put the cat back in the bag..
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told a local news outlet that he only supported the use of cannabis in medical settings.
The Diplomat reports
Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin today voiced his opposition to the legalization of marijuana by his predecessor’s administration, but stopped short of calling for a full repeal of the policy.
In an interview with The Standard, a Thai online news portal, Srettha said that he did not agree with the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration’s decision to permit recreational use of marijuana, though he said that his government would continue to allow its medical use.
“Cannabis policy will be medical cannabis,” he said, according to Reuters, confirming earlier statements by government officials. “On recreational use, I do not agree with that.”
According to Reuters, the country’s cannabis industry is projected to be worth up to $1.2 billion over the next few years. Indeed, the economic benefit was the primary reason that the cultivation and use of the plant was legalized in June of last year, with its main proponent, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who served as public health minister under Prayut, hoping to promote the plant’s medicinal use and to generate a commercial industry around serving this demand.
https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/new-thai-pm-says-that-he-opposes-recreational-marijuana-use/
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