THE new government is seeking to tighten control over the country’s nascent cannabis industry, revising a draft Bill to prevent misuse of the plant after previously vowing to curb its recreational use.
A new draft of the cannabis Bill, which failed to clear parliamentary hurdles before an election in May, has been significantly rewritten due to concerns that misuse of cannabis could lead to addiction, Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said in a statement.
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