MPs vote to remove kratom from narcotics list

[webfact]

MPs vote to remove kratom from narcotics list

By THE NATION

 

 

The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to remove kratom (mitragyna speciosa) from Thailand’s narcotics list and classify the herb as a controlled substance.

 

The draft Narcotics Act proposed by the Justice Ministry was passed by 319 votes to seven with three abstentions.

 

If approved by the Senate, the draft will be published in the Royal Gazette and become law within 90 days.

 

The Cabinet in March 2019 approved the plan to align the law with widespread consumption of kratom, especially by farmers and labourers in the South.

 

The draft allows production, import and export of kratom by those granted permission by the Narcotics Control Board.

 

However, sale of kratom to people under 18 or pregnant women is prohibited, as is hiring or allowing people under 18 to sell kratom. Violators face up to two years in jail and a maximum fine of Bt200,000.

 

Selling kratom in schools, dormitories, public parks, theme parks, or via online channels is prohibited and punishable with a fine of up to Bt40,000.

 

Advertising or marketing kratom is also prohibited and carries up to six months in jail and a maximum fine of Bt500,000.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30401883

 

 

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[MisterTee]

Good move.

   Even small steps away from the idiocy of the War on Drugs are to be welcomed.

[grumbleweed]

Screw the kratom, I'm more interested in the stuff the TAT are taking. that stuff makes LSD look like aspirin

[hotchilli]

I'm not against kratom per-say... just long distance drivers who use it to stay awake while driving 24 hours a day

[mtls2005]

So will they give amnesty to those charged, convicted and jailed?

 

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Advertising or marketing kratom is also prohibited and carries up to six months in jail and a maximum fine of Bt500,000.

 

Weird. 

 

I guess you gotta know a guy?

 

 

 

[thanaka]

2 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

I guess you gotta know a guy?

You gotta know any Thai person, yes. Shouldn't be too hard in Thailand.

[seajae]

its great for  pain relief as well, it is also good to use to help get off stronger drugs

 

 

[nahkit]

42 minutes ago, seajae said:

its great for  pain relief as well, it is also good to use to help get off stronger drugs

 

 

Is it widely used in the medical world for re-hab treatment?

[PETERTHEEATER]

2 hours ago, nahkit said:

Is it widely used in the medical world for re-hab treatment?

No hab rehab kap....

[nahkit]

18 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

No hab rehab kap....

Oh yes there is.

 

(Apologies, panto season is over).

[Keat]

In 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that there is no evidence that kratom is safe or effective for treating any condition.