Report Health Ministry Orders Nationwide Sweep of Illegal Cannabis Goods

[snoop1130]

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Thailand's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ramping up efforts to eliminate illegal cannabis products nationwide. This crackdown follows a concerning incident where a two-year-old girl required hospital treatment after accidentally ingesting cannabis-infused jelly.

 

Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has directed the FDA and provincial health offices to rigorously inspect and remove illicit cannabis products. The emphasis is on ensuring cannabis is used legally for medical purposes only, with severe penalties, including imprisonment and fines, for violations.

 

Dr Surachoke Tangwiwat, Secretary General of the FDA, detailed that inspections are ongoing. Notably, on June 22, checks at 21 establishments revealed infractions at eight locations. Over 470 items, such as jellies, brownies, and chocolates laced with cannabis, were confiscated due to improper permits or inadequate Thai labelling. Twenty-four products are currently being analysed, with prosecution pending if THC content exceeds 0.2%.

 

Random checks on imported gelatin jellies have also uncovered licorice and fruit-flavoured products with THC levels above the legal limit. Importers are now facing legal action, and the products have been seized. Stricter inspections at all checkpoints have been mandated to curtail the entry of similar items.

 

The FDA urges the public to exercise caution when purchasing cannabis-infused food. These products, classified as controlled food, require proper authorisation, a serial number, and clear labelling in Thai. Violations could lead to imprisonment for up to a year or fines up to ฿100,000.

 

Suspicious products or unauthorised items can be reported to the FDA through their hotline at 1556, Line@FDAThai, Facebook: FDAThai, or the website www.fda.moph.go.th.

 

This decisive action highlights the government’s commitment to safeguarding public health and ensuring compliance with regulations. As inspections intensify, the public is encouraged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious products to help maintain safety across the nation.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-07-08

 

 

[smedly]

kids thinking these sweets with adults leaving them laying around is quite frankly criminal and the adults likely spaced out and off their heads while in charge of infants, one of the reasons why weed should never have been legalized in Thailand

[LazySlipper]

Here we go, taksin's shoot first policy just staritng to come into effect... what a bunch of muppets these politicians are

 

"This crackdown follows a concerning incident where a two-year-old girl required hospital treatment after accidentally ingesting cannabis-infused jelly."

 

For all i know:

1. this is a made up story go get the ball rolling.

 

2. If this story is true, the parents should be prosecuted for leaving the gummies where a kid can get its hands on it, rather than punishing everyone else.

 

 

--> this:

 

This decisive action highlights the government’s commitment to safeguarding public health and ensuring compliance with regulations. As inspections intensify, the public is encouraged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious products to help maintain safety across the nation.

 

What a bunch of populist propaganda worthy of taksin

 

[dinsdale]

So back to filling up prisons with people for having some dope. Add people in prison for vaping and what you have is pure and absolute insanity.

[hotchilli]

I guess the days of infused cookies and weed sprinkles on your pizza are over.... 

[CLW]

15 hours ago, LazySlipper said:

This decisive action highlights the government’s commitment to safeguarding public health and ensuring compliance with regulations. As inspections intensify, the public is encouraged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious products to help maintain safety across the nation.

 

It's AI generated from AN news

[peter zwart]

Perhaps mom and dad were as stoned as a shrimp? Well, then it's hard to keep things under control.

[quake]

And the other news today

60 more people were killed on Thai roads today.

over 10  of them, will be children.

Where is the outrage by the government.

As usual a big Zero.

[Mad Mustang]

What utter BS. Then, again it is Thailand pounding itself back into the stone ages. Politically hopeless and crooked to the extreme 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Bert got kinky]

15 hours ago, smedly said:

kids thinking these sweets with adults leaving them laying around is quite frankly criminal and the adults likely spaced out and off their heads while in charge of infants, one of the reasons why weed should never have been legalized in Thailand

 

You are talking absolute trash.

Should we ban detergents, in case a child picks up and drinks a bottle of bleach, which is something that occurs more frequently than a child ingesting gummies?

Should we ban prescription drugs for fear of absentmindedly leaving them in an unlocked draw?

I guess that we will have to get rid of the most evil of drugs, alcohol.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Shocked farang]

15 hours ago, LazySlipper said:

Here we go, taksin's shoot first policy just staritng to come into effect... what a bunch of muppets these politicians are

 

"This crackdown follows a concerning incident where a two-year-old girl required hospital treatment after accidentally ingesting cannabis-infused jelly."

 

For all i know:

1. this is a made up story go get the ball rolling.

 

2. If this story is true, the parents should be prosecuted for leaving the gummies where a kid can get its hands on it, rather than punishing everyone else.

 

 

--> this:

 

This decisive action highlights the government’s commitment to safeguarding public health and ensuring compliance with regulations. As inspections intensify, the public is encouraged to remain vigilant and report any suspicious products to help maintain safety across the nation.

 

What a bunch of populist propaganda worthy of taksin

 

This really smells like good old Taksin stuff... This news construction has been laced with Taksin toxic substances. 

[carlf]

16 hours ago, smedly said:

kids thinking these sweets with adults leaving them laying around is quite frankly criminal and the adults likely spaced out and off their heads while in charge of infants, one of the reasons why weed should never have been legalized in Thailand

Good idea.  Make those sweets illegal because adults could leave them around.  Perhaps also we should make cars illegal also.  I read from time to time about parents locking their kids inside by accident, or driving badly.  Also, knives should be illegal.  Very dangerous if parents leave them around.  I could probably think of a few other items.  Pfffff.  

[baansgr]

No surprise here.... anything to do with weed is always negative, can't believe a 2 year old kid gets sick and admitted to hospital and people just resort to a flurry of ban drink and derergents posts

[captain_shane]

2 minutes ago, carlf said:

Also, knives should be illegal.  Very dangerous if parents leave them around.  I could probably think of a few other items.  Pfffff.  

Don't they tether knives to the kitchen counter in the UK now? lol, I know they tether the windows closed in certain buildings.

[captain_shane]

Just now, baansgr said:

No surprise here.... anything to do with weed is always negative, can't believe a 2 year old kid gets sick and admitted to hospital and people just resort to a flurry of ban drink and derergents posts

Because you types want to ban something that's significantly less harmful than other alternatives like alcohol. You never address these counter arguments because you can't without looking like a hypocrite. What's your justification for keeping Chang legal, but not marijuana?

[newbee2022]

2 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

And this is all that is needed to prove that this cretin is nothing more than a troll.

To state that he was pleased elated with an order that resulted in the murders of innocent victims is absolutely pathetic.

 

Please do not feed this childish pleb.

 

 

Oh, it hurts you?? 😳

[baansgr]

5 minutes ago, captain_shane said:

Because you types want to ban something that's significantly less harmful than other alternatives like alcohol. You never address these counter arguments because you can't without looking like a hypocrite. What's your justification for keeping Chang legal, but not marijuana?

How long have you been smoking weed?

[captain_shane]

Just now, baansgr said:

How long have you been smoking weed?

How long have you been dodging the argument?

[baansgr]

Just now, captain_shane said:

How long have you been dodging the argument?

Deflection, answer a question a question...how long have you been smoking weed?

[captain_shane]

Just now, baansgr said:

Deflection, answer a question a question...how long have you been smoking weed?

Um moron, that's exactly what you're trying to do with me. I asked you the question first. What's your justification for keeping Chang legal and making marijuana illegal? Until you can answer that, don't reply to me.

[Rimmer]

Off topic personal attacks about drinking bleach have been removed, also replies, you need to stop that now please. 

[bamnutsak]

Extracts - used to make edibles/gummies - above 0.2 % THC have ALWAYS been illegal.

 

Someone wasn't doing a proper enforcement job.

[ChipButty]

I'll bet most Thai homes have some illegal substance in the cupboard and legal ones like alcohol that any kid can get to, I see kids using vapes now how cool is that? 

[captain_shane]

Just now, bamnutsak said:

Extracts - used to make edibles/gummies - above 0.2 % THC have ALWAYS been illegal.

 

Someone wasn't doing a proper enforcement job.

It's 0.2% of the weight. A 100gm brownie can have 200mg of thc.

[redwood1]

Perfect timing for this to happen...Exactly when they wanted to crack down on weed shops....

 

Yes kids have unfortunately eaten THC gummies before..

But very high odds this story is 100% fake...

[IsaanGuy]

If these so called sweets are for adults why are they made to look like teddy bears and packaged as if for kids?

Plus imagine what can happen in the wrong hands, and yes pedo’s I mean you.

[Ebumbu]

Welcome to Reefer Madness. 

[peter zwart]

2 hours ago, captain_shane said:

Because you types want to ban something that's significantly less harmful than other alternatives like alcohol. You never address these counter arguments because you can't without looking like a hypocrite. What's your justification for keeping Chang legal, but not marijuana?

These kind of post

[captain_shane]

Just now, peter zwart said:

These kind of post

What? Posts that call out your hypocrisy?

[Rimmer]

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