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Thailand's Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong has revealed efforts to tackle the misuse of kratom leaves amidst rising public worries. Collaborating with Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin, Tawee is considering implementing a regulation to control kratom sales, responding to concerns raised by Yala MP Sugano Matha about potential narcotic classification.

 

Kratom misuse, especially its mixture with other substances, has become a nationwide concern following its 2022 delisting.

 

Some parties are still advocating for its reclassification as a narcotic to restrict its use to medical purposes only. Tawee stressed this during a House discussion, acknowledging the necessity for swift legislative action in collaboration with health authorities.

 

Both ministers possess the power to restrict street sales of kratom, aiming to implement regulations to curb abuse, reported the Bangkok Post.

 

The delisting has facilitated a wider kratom trade, enabling the sale of not only leaves but also kratom-based products and beverages. H

 

However, without adequate regulation, the plant's potential for abuse has prompted discussions about stricter legal measures, including reclassification as a narcotic.

 

As such, Tawee and his team are exploring comprehensive solutions to ensure responsible usage and control.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Bangkok Post 2025-08-22

 

 

Taksin is back reversing everything that has been done in his absence... drugs out, taxes and casinos in and soon he ll stick his nose in retirement and marriage visas like he did in 2004 and double both of them...

I personally dont care for the effects of Kratom....But just because a few teenagers have been caught using it, is no reason to ban it...

It’s not the actual Kratom that is the problem. It is what they mix with it. Ask me how I know, re Stepson..

The pretend to take care of public health but in the meantime, no enforcement of any traffic law that causes more deaths than Kratom, or cannabis use. The country only wants to control every thing and every body...

There we go again. Recriminalize all drugs. Then there will be calls to reinstate the death penalty for drugs, mark my words. Full throttle back to the dark ages. 

 

Of course there is "misuse". Use = misuse. If those things were depenalized it was for them to be "used", otherwise what was the point?

I imagine they arrest 80 years old ladies who use that everyday.

8 hours ago, redwood1 said:

I personally dont care for the effects of Kratom....But just because a few teenagers have been caught using it, is no reason to ban it...

I've tried it several times and didn't think much of it. But as someone else said, they add things like cough syrup to the bottles they sell.

On 8/21/2025 at 9:54 PM, Phantom57 said:

It’s not the actual Kratom that is the problem. It is what they mix with it. Ask me how I know, re Stepson..

 

If it's not kratom it will be huffing solvents, booze, pills or auto erotic asphyxiation.  Some people just have to get high.