Threats To Thailand’s Cannabis Industry Ease Under Anutin

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According to the two articles linked below, the cannabis industry may finally be catching a break with Anutin now in the top job. The mood has already shifted, with advocates saying officials are suddenly friendlier and more positive again about Cannabis since his win, which now points to a softer enforcement climate again.

Most importantly, the threat of cannabis being reclassified as a narcotic now looks to be off the table. Instead, Bhumjaithai is pushing a middle ground, keeping it decriminalized but tightening rules to rein in full on recreational use. That is a big shift from the Pheu Thai period, when shops were raided, hundreds closed, licenses suspended, and the crackdown was fueled by reports of Thai cannabis being smuggled overseas to the UK, India, Pakistan, Hong Kong and elsewhere.

The catch is Anutin’s government is only intended to be a stopgap for now. Elections are due in four to five months, and nobody is sure if a full cannabis bill can pass within that time. Advocates are warning that unless the law gets nailed down quickly, the industry could be thrown back into turmoil, depending on which party wins the PM seat in next round.

 

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thai-cannabis-industry-eyes-revival-under-pm-anutin-who-backed-its-rise

 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3100254/thai-cannabis-industry-eyes-revival-under-pm-who-backed-its-rise

[norsurin]

Means more smugglers i guess.In my Scandinavia country the custom catch smugglers with a total of 722 og.

All smugglers came from a trip from Thailand.

[Mitkof Island]

As I predicted former anti-weed Health Minister Thaksin puppet, nutcase, fool and top clown is GONE!!!!! Time to light up and celebrate it!

[bamnutsak]

9 hours ago, norsurin said:

Means more smugglers i guess.In my Scandinavia country the custom catch smugglers with a total of 722 og.

All smugglers came from a trip from Thailand.

 

Can you share more details? 

 

I looked for articles, found a few, mostly in packages mailed from Thailand.

 

Outbound smuggling is a MAJOR issue that needs to be addressed with better enforcement, both at the airport and at Thai Post.

 

 

 

UK claims 90% drop in mail-order cannabis from Thailand

 

 

The amount of cannabis posted to the UK from Thailand has dropped by 90% in three months thanks to cooperation with Thai Customs, the Home Office has said.

 

When Thailand decriminalised cannabis in 2022, a surge of illegal shipments threatened to overwhelm UK Border Force - which uncovered 15 tonnes of the drug in the post in the final quarter of last year.

 

But a new deal requiring parcels from Thailand to be checked before they are shipped meant just three months later the figure had dropped to 1.5 tonnes.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33zllk41z7o

[Mitkof Island]

Decriminalized ??????  Cannabis is 100% legal and has been since 2022. Perhaps Thai Customs needs to do their job better and parents being more responsible around their children. The last Health Minister CLOWN was on nothing more than an EGO trip backed by one of the most corrupt families in Thai politics.  Every action he took was illegal not the cannabis shops themselves. All those shops were harassed and illegally shut down because of him and Thaksin. Hopefully those shops will file a lawsuit together for their losses. In the meanwhile booze is  harming and killing thousands and zero is done to stop it. 

[norsurin]

3 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

 

Can you share more details? 

 

I looked for articles, found a few, mostly in packages mailed from Thailand.

 

Outbound smuggling is a MAJOR issue that needs to be addressed with better enforcement, both at the airport and at Thai Post.

 

 

 

UK claims 90% drop in mail-order cannabis from Thailand

 

 

The amount of cannabis posted to the UK from Thailand has dropped by 90% in three months thanks to cooperation with Thai Customs, the Home Office has said.

 

When Thailand decriminalised cannabis in 2022, a surge of illegal shipments threatened to overwhelm UK Border Force - which uncovered 15 tonnes of the drug in the post in the final quarter of last year.

 

But a new deal requiring parcels from Thailand to be checked before they are shipped meant just three months later the figure had dropped to 1.5 tonnes.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c33zllk41z7o

This is at Gardermoen Airport in Oslo.