Thai activists defy 'munchies' on hunger strike for marijuana law

Pro-cannabis activist Prasitchai Nunuan is given a medical check outside Government House, while on day six of his hunger strike in protest of the current Thai government's proposals to reinstate cannabis on the list of narcotics, in Bangkok on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. - AFP

BANGKOK (AFP): Although smoking marijuana is usually associated with "the munchies", a pair of Thai activists vowed Tuesday to stay on hunger strike until the government rethinks plans to recriminalise the narcotic.

Marijuana was decriminalised in 2022 after being touted as a potentially lucrative industry for the tourism-heavy economy, but the government backtracked earlier this year and a new ban is looming.