The delisting of cannabis as a narcotic substance on Thursday opened the door to the release of more than 4,200 convicts serving sentences for cannabis offenses throughout the country. People condemned to prison for other crimes were not released, however. More than 3,000 inmates serving sentences for single marijuana offenses around the country will be freed on Thursday. The Ministry of Public Health has stated that cannabis would be removed off the list of category 5 drugs as of Thursday, June 9. A total of 4,200 inmates incarcerated in cannabis cases will be eligible for release, according to the Narcotics Suppression Bureau. Arrest warrants for cannabis usage would be withdrawn and cases still under investigation would be dismissed. On Thursday, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board will formally remove cannabis off the Category 5 narcotics list, meaning that police will no longer be able to arrest anybody in possession…
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Even if you use cannabis and hemp products and extracts legally at home, smoking them could lead to criminal charges because it is a public nuisance. People can file a public nuisance complaint against cannabis users or smoke manufacturers, who, if proved guilty, might face a three-month prison sentence and a fine of up to 25,000 baht. If the THC or CBD concentration is less than 0.2 percent, any part of the cannabis or hemp plant, including the leaves, stems, fibers, branches, seeds, inflorescences, and roots, can be used legally at home for medical purposes. For the time being, this means that getting high in Thailand is prohibited. Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health is trying to decriminalize cannabis use and possession, as well as the rules and protocols for correctly cultivating and using cannabis at home, known as Cannabis Literacy, in order to prevent drug misuse and enhance medical tourism…
More than 100,000 would-be cannabis producers have registered through the ‘Plook Ganja’ website and smartphone app, according to Thailand’s FDA. The Thai people wasted little time in registering to cultivate their own cannabis plants at home after cannabis was decriminalized on June 9. Download the ‘Plook Ganja’ (‘Grow Cannabis’) mobile app (available on IOS and Android) to register. The app has already been downloaded by over 50,000 users. Thai citizens do not require authorization to grow cannabis or hemp legally at home. The cannabis planter must specify whether they are producing the plant for personal use, treating someone else’s health concern, for household use, for use in the creation of other therapeutic items, or for commercial use during the registration procedure (this list is not exhaustive). They only need to notify the FDA that they want to grow cannabis in one of two ways. More than 3,000 cannabis inmates will…
Thailand’s tourism is evolving, with visitors arriving in small groups rather than large groups. All of this is down to the government’s decision to relax travel restrictions during the country’s peak season, which runs from March to May. The Thai government is praising itself for easing entry restrictions, which authorities claim has increased tourism in regions like Phuket and Koh Samui. The prime minister also urged Thais to maintain a positive tourism image in order to boost the country’s economy and create income. According to Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, a government spokeswoman, up to 10,000 foreign passengers enter the nation each day, albeit the days of large tour groups are past — at least for the time being. He predicts that occupancy rates would rise to 60 to 80 percent, especially in popular areas like Patong Beach and Phuket Old Town. Meanwhile, many tourists flocked to Koh Samui and Koh Phang Ngan…
Residents of Chiang Mai hailed yesterday’s event as a success. The land and residences were returned to the Treasury Department by the Region 5 Appeal Court. Yesterday, the Department’s Director-General, Prapas Kong-Ied, received papers and house keys and paid a visit to the property. The Court had handed the contested property and housing project at the foot of Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai to the Treasury Department after nearly four years of waiting, demonstrations, and negotiations. 45 homes will be razed and land will be transformed for the “benefit of the occupants,” according to the Department’s Director-General. According to the cabinet meeting, moving officers from the remaining 9 condominiums in the vicinity to the new housing complex in Chiang Rai will take four months. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wanted to build new bungalows for court officials on the disputed 33-acre property, which was originally supposed to be a forest for…
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has encouraged airlines and airports to make rapid improvements after witnessing long lineups for Thai Airways flights at Suvarnabhumi airport. Early morning check-in delays at Thai Airways counters in Suvarnabhumi According to tourism experts, inbound travel is projected to increase in the following weeks. Thailand received 293,350 international visitors in April, up 39% from March. Tourists account for 60-70 percent of all travels, according to estimates. The airport was closed due to a scarcity of check-in staff at Thai Airways stations, according to Thailand’s Civil Aviation Authority. Airlines executives were on the scene, attempting to resolve the issues and issuing consumer warnings. They further claim that no one was delayed or missed a flight as a result of the turmoil at check-in. As Thailand’s borders reopen and travel restrictions continue to be loosened, international travel is beginning to pick up, albeit slowly. Since…
Dengue fever epidemics have also been reported in other Southeast Asian nations. In the first month of 2022, 193 persons in Thailand were afflicted with the disease. Two people, one 37 and the other 40, died after becoming infected. Thailand should expect an uptick in new cases this year as the coronavirus declines, according to Thai health experts. Dengue season normally starts on June 1 in the city-heavy state. As of May 28, according to a spokesperson for Singapore’s Ministry of Health, the country has 11,670 cases. There were only 5,258 dengue cases throughout the entire year of 2021. Dengue fever incidences in Singapore have already surpassed the total for the entire year of 2021. According to the Singapore Meteorological Service, Singapore is warming twice as rapidly as the rest of the world. In May, temperatures reached a new high of 36.7 degrees Celsius. Singapore’s largest dengue outbreak in history…
Starting tomorrow, Thailand will allow home production of cannabis and hemp, with public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul promising to distribute one million free cannabis plants. Farmers do not require permission to grow cannabis; instead, they must download the ‘Plook Ganja’ mobile app. 3,071 people who were imprisoned in Thailand for cannabis-related drug offenses will be released tomorrow. The detainees will be released on June 9, when cannabis will no longer be classified as a Category 5 narcotic, according to Thailand’s Justice Minister, Somsak Thepsuthin. Extracts containing higher than 0.2 percent THC, on the other hand, will remain a Category 5 narcotic. Meanwhile, the cannabis sector in the United States is growing, with the plant now legal in 19 states. However, an estimated 40,000 people are currently incarcerated in the United States for non-violent marijuana-related offenses. Thailand’s government discourages recreational usage of the plant, despite the fact that it is no…
Inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, a food shortage, and a global economic downturn brought on by the spread of Covid-19 and global conflicts such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have pushed up oil and manufacturing prices, putting the global economy on the verge of a recession. Foreign investor confidence in Thai stocks remained high last month, with net inflows of about 140 billion baht to the kingdom’s stock exchange for the sixth month in a row. Many countries, including the United States, have already seen at least one quarter of negative growth. A technical rescission is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. Many financial analysts believe that many of the world’s major economies are already in a state of recession. According to Stock Exchange of Thailand president Pakorn Peetathawatchai, international investors expect that any food shortages will have a little impact on the Thai economy and…
As the world begins to reopen following the Covid-19 pandemic, Indonesia has expanded efforts to woo higher-spending visitors, particularly remote workers. According to Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno, Indonesia is launching a five-year “digital nomad” visa and focusing on “spiritual holidays, sporting activities, and ecological tourism.” With the world’s employment and work habits experiencing such radical changes in the post-Covid era, a digital nomad visa that allowed remote employees to work from a tropical resort in Southeast Asia rather than a stuffy office would be immensely enticing.These programs, he says, will draw 3.6 million international visitors to the country’s islands now that the world is re-opening. Increased flights and more fast visa procedures, according to Indonesian officials, could entice more remote workers to the archipelago, with global corporations such as Twitter and Airbnb allowing its employees to work from anywhere in the world. A recent poll of digital nomads found that…