Thai PM says use of cannabis must be regulated within six months

[tandor]

10 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Says the man who has a convicted heroin smuggler as Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. 

to be fair he's probably the most suitable one to take on that portfolio as he's demonstrated his albeit limited knowledge of botany, sowing, harvesting and processing of valuable, potent, life destroying by-products.

[Deserted]

I quite like having it freely on sale, the cookies they sell are a treat.

[wombat]

Lip service...politicians tool of choice

[Ben Zioner]

1 hour ago, bamnutsak said:

BTW, foreigners, save those few who have access to the Thai Social Safety Net, would not be eligible.

Can you elaborate? If you are sick to visit a doctor and he will prescribe a medical Canabis product if needed. You don't need to be protected by the "Thai Social Safety Net" to have access to medical care.

[Ben Zioner]

15 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

So the weed only shops would become illegal.

As any drug dealers.

[JBChiangRai]

You stoners don't need to worry.  You'll easily get a card/prescription from a doctor, you will know what symptoms to list, pay your consultancy fee and Bob's your uncle.

 

OK, so it'll cost you a couple of 100 baht for a doctors qppointment, it won't break you.  There will be a lot less retail outlets though which isn't a bad thing.

[sammieuk1]

Just how are you going to get this green genie back in the bottle PM its growing everywhere ????

[bamnutsak]

3 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

Can you elaborate? If you are sick to visit a doctor and he will prescribe a medical Canabis product if needed. You don't need to be protected by the "Thai Social Safety Net" to have access to medical care.

Cannabis for medical use has been legal since 2017.

 

DTAM (traditional medicine group within MoPH) controls medical cannabis.

 

There are only a few (four) current diagnoses for which Cannabis is approved.

 

A foreigner would have to attend a DTAM facility (located within a government hospital).

 

You can't just swan into Bumrungrad and ask for some Fire.

 

Yes, I'll stipulate that foreigners can access health care here, and some may be able to get cannabis, usually in the form of extracts.

 

 

This medical cannabis program could be enhanced to cover more treatment/diagnoses, but that will be challenging? Who is the gatekeeper for medical cannabis? Who draws the line between real medical diagnosis and treatment vs. I need cannabis to sleep.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[stoner]

7 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Who draws the line between real medical diagnosis and treatment vs. I need cannabis to sleep.

what line ? all cannabis use for me is medical. 

 

the term medical use can be so many things to so many people. 

[bamnutsak]

1 minute ago, stoner said:

the term medical use can be so many things to so many people. 

I think I implied as much with my statement.

 

2 minutes ago, stoner said:

what line ? all cannabis use for me is medical. 

If only you were the PM.

 

 

The PM wants to end Recreational use in six months, and wants only medical use, so that sort of indicates there will be a line, or in Thailand it would be a vast grey expanse.

 

 

[stoner]

2 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

or in Thailand it would be a vast grey expanse.

exactly :)

[JBChiangRai]

27 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Just how are you going to get this green genie back in the bottle PM its growing everywhere ????

Supply & Demand.  Control the demand with prescriptions and market economics will take care of the rest.

[Srikcir]

Too bad the majority electorate can't regulate this government. The Thai electorate lacks an MD - Masters of Democracy.

[ricklev]

2 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Bazaar world a guy that steals millions gets convicted comes back goes directly to a Hospital suite after a few hours and now he wants him to be part of the government. His sister, who is on your guard, leaves the country, the Red Bull kid who has all this time they have never issued a red notice, a heroin trafficker convicted is in government here so this is why I say Thailand is bizarre world  TIT

My country elected Donald Trump president.  ???? But I appreciate your point!   

[Venom]

He needs to control his cocktail intake. ????

[jacko45k]

2 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Require a prescription from a MD or a medical use card for purchase like certain jurisdictions do ? ????‍♂️

Seems ironic when most medicines can be obtained without the need, OTC!

[Adumbration]

He forgot to mention that the "control of retail outlets" will equate to the periodic payment of tea money under the threat of business closure.

[bamnutsak]

4 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Seems ironic when most medicines can be obtained without the need, OTC!

But not Narcotics, in case that wasn't obvious.

 

 

[bamnutsak]

1 minute ago, Adumbration said:

He forgot to mention that the "control of retail outlets" will equate to the periodic payment of tea money under the threat of business closure.

It should be noted that the Government has issued thousands of licenses for retail outlets. (And for other cannabis related activities: growing, extracting...)

 

The Government could have "controlled" the number of retail outlets by limiting the number of licenses, but they did not.

 

 

[stoner]

so what about all of the recreational users that were let out of jail last year ? 

 

ring ring ....ring ring 

 

hi somchai this is captain somchai....can you come back to jail please. 

[JBChiangRai]

1 minute ago, bamnutsak said:

It should be noted that the Government has issued thousands of licenses for retail outlets. (And for other cannabis related activities: growing, extracting...)

 

The Government could have "controlled" the number of retail outlets by limiting the number of licenses, but they did not.

 

 

And will probably allow them to continue, but only supplying and recording the sale on prescription.

 

Massively reduced sales volume will do the rest.

[stoner]

5 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Massively reduced sales volume will do the rest.

hehe for bunk growers ya. :)

[crazykopite]

OMG the amount of issues they are going to sort out within 6 months is incredible the only one the people will be wanting is the 10,000 bht to everyone over the age of 16 it’s the carrot on the stick but just wait when it all goes belly up what will they do then

[FritsSikkink]

7 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Every single person who has bought from a weed shop has had a medical needs.

Nonsense, never seen the roadside shops in Sukhumvit 11? They sold to everyone.

[Freddy42OZ]

3 hours ago, HaoleBoy said:

Thais aren't stupid .... they buy better quality and cheaper product on Line & FB.   Delivered right to your door.

Isn't that how all people actually living here do it?  

Only tourists go in the weed shops in Bangkok.

[redwood1]

3 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Nonsense, never seen the roadside shops in Sukhumvit 11? They sold to everyone.

Sir it was a joke...

[khunpeer]

4 hours ago, pacovl46 said:

This guy needs to go! First the pot and now he wants to involve Thaksin in politics when he gets out! Pffft! Army to the front! 

did you expect anything else? it was only a matter of time...

now the question is: what can they do about it?

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, redwood1 said:

Sir it was a joke...

You have to appreciate we have a lot of members for whom English is not the first language...and quite a few USA guys who don't pick up on wordplay or irony. Perhaps an emoticon or two?

[2baht]

1 hour ago, bamnutsak said:

A foreigner would have to attend a DTAM facility (located within a government hospital).

Or see the win taxi rider on the corner! 

[webfact]

Small businesses in limbo as BJT says it will not challenge PT marijuana policy
by Arun Saronchai

 

Just over a year after Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize marijuana, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has announced a dramatic policy shift.

 

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, the prime minister revealed that the government will now limit the use of marijuana to medical purposes only. This sudden turn has garnered the support of all parties in the Pheu Thai-led coalition government, leaving small dispensaries and entrepreneurs in a state of uncertainty.

 

Interestingly, the Bhumjai Thai party, which has often been on opposite sides of the political spectrum from Pheu Thai, will not challenge the new policy direction. Sources close to the party told Thai Enquirer that its leader, Anutin Charnvirakul, is keen to play the role of a “nice coalition partner,” thereby eliminating the likelihood of any significant political opposition to the move.

 

Since its decriminalization in June 2022, thousands of cannabis dispensaries have opened across Thailand. 

 

Full story: THA ENQUIRER 2023-09-22

 

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