Govt mulls permits for medical and research use of cannabis


THE kingdom plans to relist cannabis as a narcotic and issue permits only to those who grow and use it for medical purposes and research, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said.

The comments follow a stunning policy reversal this month by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who pledged to re-criminalise cannabis by the year-end after it was de-criminalised in 2022.

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