Thailand is considered by many to be one of the most socially progressive countries in Asia, and in recent years, the legalization of cannabis for recreational use added to that image. But the southeast Asian country is reversing course on its historic decision. Cholnan Srikaew, the country’s health minister, spoke to Reuters about the changes […]
STORY: Thailand will ban the use of recreational cannabis by the end of this year. That’s according to the country’s health minister in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday. However, minister Cholnan Srikaew said use for medical purposes would still be allowed. Tens of thousands of cannabis shops sprang up in Thailand after it became […]
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Just two years after Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to decriminalise cannabis in 2022, it now plans to ban recreational use of the drug, creating uncertainty for the public, tourists, and a burgeoning industry. Here are details of the cannabis sector: IS CANNABIS COMMON IN THAILAND? Thailand has a long […]
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will ban the recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year, but continue allowing its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview. Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to decriminalise cannabis, initially for medicinal use in 2021, then for recreational use in […]
(Bloomberg) — German lawmakers approved a controversial bill legalizing personal use of cannabis, paving the way for controlled consumption of the drug from April 1. Most Read from Bloomberg The legislation introduced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government — a first step toward a planned broader legalization — was supposed to take effect at the start […]
Germany’s lower house of parliament has voted in favour of a law to partially legalize the possession and cultivation of cannabis on Friday. The vote clears another hurdle in the coalition government’s plans for limited legal availability of cannabis with numerous rules, regulations and restrictions. A majority of 407 members of parliament voted in favour, […]
German politicians have approved a government plan to liberalise rules on cannabis. The move paves the way for the country to decriminalise limited amounts of marijuana and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy it for recreational purposes. Parliament’s lower house, or Bundestag, backed the legislation, a prominent reform project of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s socially […]
Germans are divided on the coalition government’s planned legalization of cannabis, according to a survey published ahead of a vote in parliament on Friday. In the YouGov poll, 47% of respondents said they were somewhat or completely in favour of legalization, while 42% said they were somewhat or completely against it. Another 11% had no […]
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach expressed confidence that parliament would vote to partially legalize cannabis in Germany on Friday, despite doubts from some opposition politicians and members of the judiciary. “This is an important improvement in our drug policy,” Lauterbach said on Thursday. “With this law, we will achieve a significant reduction in the black […]
(Bloomberg) — Thailand wants to ban recreational use of cannabis by the end of this year, the nation’s health minister said, threatening to put thousands of marijuana shops and farms that have sprung up around the country since a decriminalization drive two years ago out of business. Most Read from Bloomberg The Southeast Asian nation […]
Medical cannabis is to be legalized in Ukraine to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and provide pain relief to people with serious illnesses such as cancer, according to a law signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 15. The law, which was passed in Ukraine’s parliament on Dec. 21, 2023, licenses the economic activity […]
Two years after Thailand made cannabis legal, the country appears set to crack down on its freewheeling drug market with a ban on “recreational” use. Legal marijuana has fuelled Thailand’s tourism and farming trades and spawned thousands of neon green shops, but is facing a public backlash over perceptions that under-regulation has made the drug […]