Thailand

Thai Government Walking Back Cannabis Legalization
The government of Thailand is taking steps to walk back the legalization of adult-use cannabis, barely more than a year after personal use of the plant was legalized in the Southeast Asian nation. The government passed a...
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Cannabis Now
Week in Review: Thailand Announces Cannabis Law Changes
In this week’s cannabis news round-up, Thailand’s Prime Minister announces plans for a cannabis law changes; Oregon regulators to permit the sale of cannabis products testing positive for Aspergillus; and Wyoming wants...
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Cannabis Now
The Ultimate Cannabis-Friendly Travel Guide
Summer is the magical time of year when we embark on the thrilling quest of finding the perfect country to explore. If you’re all about that herbaceous adventure, typical wanderlust lists might not deliver the exhilaration...
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Cannabis Now
Thailand Is Giving Away A Million Cannabis Plants
Thailand residents will be permitted to legally cultivate “as many cannabis plants” as they wish in their own homes as of June 9. By Nina Zdinjak After Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical...
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Fresh Toast
The Gang Goes to Thailand: Ganja in Bangkok (Part 1)
I’m sitting at the Suvarnabhumi airport trying to recap the madness that’s occurred over the past week while it’s fresh in my mind. I’ll be honest, my brain is pretty mush after cooking through over 100 blunts in...
1y
High Times
Cannabis Around the World
The cannabis industry is globalizing fast, which means changes for mainstays of commercial production in Europe and North America, and new players coming online from Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Central America. Here’s...
1y
Cannabis Now
Buddhist Temple Left Empty After Monks Fail Drug Tests
A Buddhist temple in Thailand is even quieter than usual these days after several monks there failed a drug test.  Agence France-Presse reports that a total of four monks “including an abbot at a temple in Phetchabun province’s...
1y
High Times
Thai Lawmakers Withdraw Bill to Regulate Cannabis
A proposed bill that would have brought greater regulation to cannabis use in the country was withdrawn by lawmakers in Thailand on Wednesday, the latest attempt by the government to get a handle on a burgeoning marijuana...
1y
High Times
Thailand Removes Weed From List of Banned Substances
Thailand removed cannabis from the nation’s list of banned drugs on Thursday, making the country the first Asian nation to decriminalize pot. Government officials warned, however, that the move does not legalize cannabis...
1y
High Times
Over 850 Doctors in Thailand Protest Pot Legalization
If Thailand’s transformation from a nation with one of the strictest set of drug laws to a place with legal cannabis seemed like too much, too soon—you’re not alone. Doctors from across Thailand are speaking out on...
1y
High Times
Why Other Countries Are Legalizing Weed Before The US
The US has ample reasons to choose from, but has yet to pick one singular cause strong enough to push the country into a post-prohibition era for marijuana. Marijuana policy in the United States has been in the news a lot,...
1y
Fresh Toast
Cannabis Cafes Emerge in Post-Legalization Thailand
Reuters reports this week that “several” such cannabis cafes have opened in the capital city of Bangkok since Thailand decriminalized pot in June, becoming the first country in Asia to do so. When the government removed...
1y
High Times
Thai citizens concerned about marijuana legislation
A recent poll ran by the Suan Dusit Rajabhat University in Thailand has shown that there is concern amongst citizens about the new marijuana legislation that has come into force. Once a country with strict narcotic laws,...
1y
The Leaf Desk
Thai chicken farm switches out antibiotics for cannabis
A chicken farm in northern Thailand’s Lampang community reports it now has higher-quality meat and eggs, and it’s all thanks to cannabis. According to The Nation Thailand, the farmers decided to go full-bore organic by...
1y
The Growth Op
Will Thailand Become The Next Cannabis Tourism Hotspot?
Thailand is well known as a destination for medical tourism and wellness travel. So, these sectors will surely benefit from legal weed. By Nina Zdinjak Thailand, the first Asian country to decriminalize recreational cannabis,...
1y
Fresh Toast
Shining a Light on the Thailand Cannabis Community
Thailand hasn’t always prohibited cannabis; it’s part of the culture. Ganja plants were typically grown on the side of the house and used in traditional Thai medicine and Thai massage. Even today, some grandparents cultivate...
1y
High Times
Thailand Serves Up Cannabis Cuisine To Happy Customers
“Giggling bread” and “joyfully dancing salad” aren’t the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take the taboo out of the recently...
3y
Cannabis Culture