New Thai government led by Srettha Thavisin seeks to “rectify” cannabis policy

Organic marijuana plants at The Godfather Farm in Paeng Puai village, Buriram province, Thailand. - Bloomberg

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to restrict the use of marijuana for medical purposes following the decriminalisation of cannabis a year ago, making the nation a first with thousands of weed shops opening across the country since then.

The government will seek to “rectify” its cannabis policy and rampant sprouting of dispensaries that freely sell the drug within a six-month time frame, Srettha said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Haslinda Amin on Wednesday in New York.