Public Wellness Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday said that further liberalisation associated with cannabis for recreational use is possible later on if the public recognized it.
Speaking at a “Meet the Press: Cannabis” event, organised by Department of Pr, he said that a new cannabis law comes with an opening that would allow for an amendment using a committee to legalise the recreational use of cannabis in the future.
This could be completed if people agree that cannabis make use of is not harmful, mentioned Mr Anutin who might be also the Bhumjaithai Party leader.
“We will be ready to achieve that point when people have a better understanding of how to use it correctly, ” he said.
Mister Anutin insisted the government’s medical cannabis legalisation has not been harmful to society, adding which he has not seen adverse social impacts since the plant was taken off the country’s narcotics list in June.
The Ministry of Public Health has reported only 60 hospital admission cases along with severe conditions brought on by improper cannabis use from June 6-Aug 16, or one particular case per day normally, which as a determine means nothing among a population associated with 70 million individuals, Mr Anutin stated.
“I would say several negative cases made an appearance on the news that are very dramatic — such as cannabis use in colleges or cannabis scents in public places. We have a law to control it under the public health law and the authorities have full directly to take legal action against culprits, inch he said.
“All regulations we have already implemented are enough pertaining to control measures, also without the cannabis law. ”
Mr Anutin stated the exaggerated anxiety and concern within the negative impacts associated with cannabis legalisation continues to be intentionally pushed simply by some groups.
He mentioned cannabis legalisation intended for medical treatment has been a highly successful campaign which the Bhumjaithai Party has strongly pushed forward.
Presently, over 1 . 1 million people have made a request in order to plant cannabis upon some 7, five hundred rai of property, he said, incorporating that the revenue through cannabis products this year is expected to achieve 28 billion baht and it is expected to climb up to 50 billion dollars baht annually in coming years.