Thai PM: 'I don't agree with recreational use' of cannabis

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to the members of the media as he arrives to deliver the policy statements of the Council of Ministers to the parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Friday spoke out against the recreational use of cannabis, but said his administration would continue the policies supporting its medical use.

Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country last year to decriminalise cannabis, but within a week of the move, issued a raft of rushed, piecemeal regulations to curb its potential unchecked use, including by children.