Slippery slope: A file photo of a worker tending to cannabis plants in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok. Thailand has faced public backlash over allegations that under-regulation has made the drug available to children and caused addiction. — AP
The kingdom is further tightening control of cannabis by banning sales of the plant to those without prescriptions.
Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalise cannabis in 2022, in a move that boosted Thailand’s tourism and farming, and spawned thousands of shops. But the country has faced public backlash over allegations that under-regulation has made the drug available to children and caused addiction.
