Law to control cannabis or hemp emission nuisance already effective

[webfact]

 

People who smoke cannabis or hemp in public are warned that they may face a 3-month jail term and/or a maximum fine of 25,000 baht, if they are convicted of causing a nuisance with the smoke or smell, as a new regulation from the Ministry of Public Health comes into effect today (Wednesday).

 

Director-general of the Department of Health Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai said that the regulation, which was published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday, is intended to prevent the recreational use of cannabis or hemp in a way that causes a nuisance or health risk to other people.

 

He said that the molecules in cannabis or hemp smoke can be inhaled and may cause lung disease, asthma or bronchitis in other people, especially in children, pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers and people suffering from depression or schizophrenia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/law-to-control-cannabis-or-hemp-emission-nuisance-already-effective/

 

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[JackSinclair]

Quite right.  Keep it private. That's why we have garden walls. 

 

We have been growing and smoking at home with total immunity since year 2000.

So put that in yir pipe and smoke it. 

 

[greg71]

Will the same police be stopping those old diesel trucks / buses etc for spewing out toxic black smoke which is more of a nuisance/ health risk than the smoke from weed /

[Will B Good]

Good.....the ßloody stuff stinks.

[GeorgeCross]

30 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Good.....the ßloody stuff stinks.

only the good stuff !

[internationalism]

what about cigarette smoke which is as offensive as ganja smoke?

why single the one out?

Plain overreaction and doesn't make sense. It's just plain way of warning users not to smoke in public, 

and not because of smell, but because of "danger" to public morality, as by conservative standards.

At the same time drinking alcohol in public is not restricted in thailand (it is in some countries, including in europe).

[mahtin]

And why are there ashtrays on barresto terrace tables?

Total successful prosecutions of offenders to date?

[Dogmatix]

Announcement of the Ministry of Public Health
Subject stipulates that the action odor or marijuana smoke, hemp
or any other plant causing nuisance
2016
5
Whereas it is expedient to stipulates that the action odor or smoke marijuana, hemp, or any other plant
causing nuisance due to the use of marijuana, hemp, or any other plant in an inappropriate way, such as recreation
May affect normal living conditions or may be harmful to health by the smoke of plants
As mentioned above, there are small particles that can enter the lungs by inhaling smoke.
There is a risk of illness such as lung disease, asthma, bronchitis to control and prevent
have an impact that causes deterioration or may be harmful to the health of nearby residents or
Those who have experienced such events should prescribe that the action odor or smoke marijuana, hemp, or any other plant
is a nuisance under the law on public health
By virtue of Section 25 (5) of the Public Health Act B.E.
Minister of Health therefore issued an announcement as follows:
verse
1 This announcement is called
"Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Prescribing the
The smell or smoke of marijuana, hemp or any other plant is a nuisance, B.E. 2022.”
verse
2 in this announcement
“Cannabis” means a plant in the genus Cannabis, a herbaceous plant with a grayish-green stem and lobed leaves.
deep concave to the base of the leaf Each leaf is elongated, oval. Sawtooth leaf margins, green flowers, contain psychoactive substances.
and the nerve “Hemp” means a herbaceous plant with botanical characteristics similar to marijuana. but the original characteristics are higher
The leaves are elongated and lighter in color. Contains substances that have psychoactive and neuroprotective effects.
verse
3 stipulate that the action odor or smoke of marijuana, hemp or any other plant except plants
which are regulated by other laws until causing deterioration or may be dangerous to the health of the residents in the area
nearby or the person who has to experience such incident is a nuisance under the law on public health
verse
4 This announcement shall come into force from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.
announce
As of June 13, B.E. 25
6
5
Satit Pitutecha
Deputy Minister of Health acting on behalf of
Minister of Health

[Dogmatix]

I posted a google translation of yesterday's announcement in the Royal Gazette above. It is just an assertion without citing any sources that ganja smoke is a nuisance and can be harmful.  It seems to stop short of banning it or prescribing any penalties.  Presumably more ministerial regulations are on the way. Seems that Anutin was desperate to just get cannabis out of the Narcotics Act, as he pledged in his electoral campaign, before the government steps down or collapses. The details were left till later and they are only just getting round to that under public pressure. 

Edited June 15, 2022 by Dogmatix