Thailand’s cannabis industry clouded as legal threats emerge

Customers smell a container of cannabis buds at a dispensary in Bangkok. - AFP

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Months after Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalise cannabis, weed-related businesses are already changing its cityscapes.

Neon-lit signs with cannabis leaves are now a common sight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, and the drug is seeping into everything from food to drinks and cosmetics, bolstered by the promise of revenue from weed tourism.