An MP for the Bhumjaithai Celebration, which successfully campaigned for the decriminalisation of cannabis, took to Fb yesterday to express problem at reports that people have been caught utilizing the drug for leisure purposes in public places.
Bhumjaithai party-list MP Suphachai Jaismut yesterday stressed in the post that the party has only ever supported the use of cannabis for medical purposes.
He or she said party policy is to promote the fitness of people and economic climate and recreational technique drug did not come under that remit.
In his capacity as chairman of the home Scrutiny Committee over the Cannabis and Hemp Bill, Mr Suphachai said the issue will be among those considered prior to the Cannabis and Hemp bill’s passage through the House next month.
“The party stands by its will to promote cannabis for medical make use of, and the Ministry of Public Health keeps issuing regulations to manage its use. We now have laws to supervise growing the plants and have never overlooked the potential for misuse from the plants in public, inches he said.
Deputy Principal Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on June 08 signed an announcement to classify cannabis like a legally controlled sow and doctors can make use of its extracts for this treatment of patients.
Those guys over 20 years old could possess and transfer the plants, although their use in common is not allowed.
Equally, young children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers are not allowed to be found in possession of the plant.
Typically the offence carries an optimum term of a year or so in jail as well as a fine of up to thirty, 000 baht or both.
Meanwhile, Jeerapat Panthavee, secretary-general of the Judge of Justice’s Company of the Judiciary, distributed an announcement in order to prohibit people and even state officials in opposition to using cannabis with respect to recreational purposes next to state offices.
Mr Jeerapat has instructed film fans from relevant lawyers including the regional justice court to monitor their whole officials to ensure they will abide by Public Health Ministry regulations aimed at minimising any ill effects due to cannabis or hemp smoke.
The affiliated institutions of the office will consider punishing violators, he added.