BANGKOK (NNT) - A committee responsible for issuing policies on the use of cannabis and hemp will be established amid plans to officially legalize the herbs on June 9.

 

According to Deputy Government Spokesperson Trisulee Trisoranakul, the committee will be crucial given the sheer number of people interested in cannabis and hemp. As there are currently no laws governing specific uses of the plants, the committee will instead monitor their utilization.

 

From June 9, anyone interested in growing cannabis and hemp for home use will be able to do so without needing to seek permission from authorities. However, extracts containing more than 0.2% of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, will still be recognised as a category 5 substance and regulated under laws pertaining to narcotics control and suppression.

 

The committee will be responsible for listening to complaints concerning cannabis policies, proposing a bill to address issues related to cannabis use, and communicating with the International Narcotic Control Board and neighboring countries to prevent cannabis smuggling.

 

It will also be tasked with promoting understanding among members of the public about the potential risks associated with cannabis.

 

Additionally, the government is expected to take a more nuanced approach to regulating the use of cannabis. This may include issuing laws requiring that consumption not disturb others and preventing people under the influence of cannabis from driving.

 

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What a wonderful mess ????

 

They said when it was taken off the narcotics list 90 days ago that the associated laws and controls would all be drafted and debated by the time it happened.. They ballsed the whole thing up and now theres no laws ???? you really couldnt make it up.. 

Tomorrow.. Can you give it to schoolchildren ?? Yes according to the law.. Are there licenses and rules of sale ?? Nope.. Asprin has more control than cannabis in 4 hours time.. 

From hardcore to total free for all, due to an inability to manage any process effectively.. 

Great tho !! 

Criteria to determine who sits on this committee should be decided by a doobie rolling contest.

6 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

However, extracts containing more than 0.2% of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, will still be recognised as a category 5 substance and regulated under laws pertaining to narcotics control and suppression.

So it's only concerning the extracts? It doesn't concern the bud itself? So I could freely walk stress-free with 1g of 25% THC bud in my pocket and have absolutely no trouble if I am 'randomly' controlled?

The "spliff & spa" concept is gonna be great !

 

 

OK, it's Thursday morning already, where to buy???

 

 

“Cannabis will be as legal as garlic, as legal as basil, as legal as chili,” said Kitty Chopaka, an advocate for cannabis legalisation who runs a shop in Bangkok that sells terpene-infused gummies."

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/as-legal-as-garlic-high-times-in-thailand-as-marijuana-is-decriminalised-20220608-p5ary0.html#:~:text=“Cannabis will be as legal,that sells terpene-infused gummies.

Openly for sale in cafes in chiang mai yesterday.. 

 

When they do come around to drafting this law they are going to really struggle to put the genie back in the bottle.. I have a gut feeling that the draft laws (which were going to be strict, buds would not have been openly available) may have been purposefully delayed to end run the process that wouldnt get past conservative reads in parliment.