Somsak, the heath minister, once more pledged to outlaw all forms of outdoor use.
PUBLISHED: 23 May 2024 at 18: 58
Under new regulations, marijuana cultivation and use will be prohibited, according to public health secretary Somsak Thepsutin on Thursday.
His remarks follow Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s unexpected policy change that was reversed earlier this month, which pledged to de-criminalize hemp by the end of the year after it was de-criminalized in 2022.
Particulars of the registration procedure were still being developed, according to Mr. Somsak.
In a post on Facebook, he wrote,” The enable method has never place an unreasonable load on the people,” adding that there would be a grace period for the people to change.
Pro-marijuana organizations have voiced opposition to Mr. Srettha’s decision, claiming it could hurt business confidence given the number of cannabis cafes and shops that opened after legalization, an market estimated to be worth up to$ 1.2 billion by 2025.
The country first made cannabis available for medical use in 2018 and for research, and it was first made legal in the country in 2018. Two years later, the plant was removed from the country’s narcotics list, allowing users to expand, market, and eat it.
Mr. Somsak stated that hemp buds and flowers had been reclassified as Category 5 narcotics in order to stop outdoor apply. The leaves, trees, foundations, stems and seedlings would still be available to use for authorized health and medical applications, he said.
A new rules to govern cannabis was not passed by the previous government. The Pheu Thai government has created a bill that would spell out the approved medical applications of the herb as well as what types of use would be prohibited. It aspires to have a law in effect by the year’s finish.
In the most recent cabinet reshuffle, Mr. Somsak was appointed health minister and previously stated that he wanted to listen to people’s ideas before making a final decision about how to proceed.