Cannabis Advocates Plan Mass Protest Over Recriminalisation Push

Thai cannabis supporters will rally on 7 July at the Ministry of Public Health to oppose plans to recriminalise cannabis, which was declassified three years ago. The Writing Thailand’s Cannabis Future Network criticised Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin’s renewed push—following the Bhumjaithai Party’s exit from government—as politically motivated. New rules requiring medical prescriptions replace previous safeguards, which advocates say could increase youth access and favour doctors. Protesters demand protection of public access and the advancement of the stalled Cannabis-Hemp Act, vowing continued pressure until it passes.