Govt makes ganja U-turn

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ordered a u-turn on the country’s landmark cannabis policy, saying the plant should be soon classified as a narcotic again and its use limited to medical and health purposes.

The Public Health Ministry will re-classify cannabis as a “category five” narcotic, which makes it a crime to possess and consume, after Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise the plant two years ago, Srettha said in post on X on Wednesday.