BANGKOK — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister's office on Monday to protest a possible ban on the drug's general use.
BANGKOK — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thai land, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister's office on Monday to protest a possible ban on the drug's general use.A Health Ministry drug control committee approved last Friday a proposal to relist cannabis as a narcotic to be only allowed for medical and research purposes.
Pro-cannabis activists hold cannabis plants as they walk toward Government House during a protest against the Thai government’s proposal to reinstate cannabis on the list of narcotics in the capital Bangkok on July 8, 2024. AFP PHOTOPrasitchai Nunuan, a representative of a pro-cannabis network of individuals, addressed the protesters, saying marijuana should be separately regulated by the Health Ministry instead of criminalizing the plant yet again.
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