Thai Government Delays Proposed Recreational Cannabis Ban to Seek More Input

[snoop1130]

 

The proposed legislation that would ban recreational cannabis use in Thailand has been delayed by the government to gather further public feedback, according to Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew.

 

Following Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, Minister Cholnan announced that the Ministry of Public Health requires more time to collect perspectives on the proposed bill. This delay prevents its immediate submission to the cabinet for consideration.

 

The Public Health Minister had reportedly rushed the bill to attempt to get it to pass after complaints online about people smoking at a Coldplay concert last week.

 

By Aim Tanakorn

Caption: PHOTO: MGRONLINE

 

Full story: The Pattaya News 2024-02-13

 

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[transam]

Have they all gone home to try it....................

[KannikaP]

Is recreational use not already against the law....medical use only.

[retarius]

How strange? This couldn't mean they are actually re-considering the ban? And actually listening to people.....nah, the Gazette is full up with digital wallets and land-bridges for the foreseeable future. 

[CartagenaWarlock]

I got a hint from a big grower and retailer that something like this was going to happen. They cannot ban recreational use. They can only legislate and make it more restrictive, not outright ban it to push them underground. 

[nglodnig]

I would think the Thai government has more important things to worry about like the massive personal debt and the Baht in free-fall.....

[Denim]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Following Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, Minister Cholnan announced that the Ministry of Public Health requires more time to collect perspectives on the proposed bill

 

Ahhh...the hub of back peddling and volte face never disappoints.

 

Obviously,  more time is needed so that influential politicians can divest themselves of their weed investments  before the guillotine drops.

[Sluglord]

If they make any part of this illegal that will just embolden the shakedown squads in thong lor. Hahaha all you idiots living in that area ... Target on ye backs

[smedly]

as if drink driving wasn't enough

 

lets intoduce another drug the cops fail to deal with, ### stupidly beyond understanding 

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The proposed legislation that would ban recreational cannabis use in Thailand has been delayed by the government to gather further public feedback

That's going to be a mixed bag.... 

[Bday Prang]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

The Public Health Minister had reportedly rushed the bill to attempt to get it to pass after complaints online about people smoking at a Coldplay concert last week

Is this  really how things work these days,  A government rushing the passing of legislation purely to appease a few "netizens"   Or more accurately , a whinging, " non binary", minor media "personality"

[gargamon]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

complaints online about people smoking at a Coldplay concert last week.

Not that. Anything but that. Smoking dope at a rock concert. Oh, the humanity! 

[Sluglord]

16 hours ago, gargamon said:

Not that. Anything but that. Smoking dope at a rock concert. Oh, the humanity! 

 

It's not the West and it's not the 70s. People live in smoke free environments and many people want nothing to do with smoke. 3-4:joints of marginal weed gonna bother some.

 

Most Asians want nothing to do with weed. Which is why Thailand shooting itself in the foot. Let the farang tourists smoke the $tuff $$$$$

Edited February 14 by Sluglord