{"id":90163,"date":"2024-03-15T07:57:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=90163"},"modified":"2024-03-15T07:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:57:44","slug":"thailand-to-ban-recreational-cannabis-use-by-year-end-says-health-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=90163","title":{"rendered":"Thailand to ban recreational cannabis use by year-end, says health minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>BANGKOK (Reuters) &#8211; Thailand will ban the recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year, but continue allowing its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to decriminalise cannabis, initially for medicinal use and research in 2018, then for general growing and consumption in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The move has spawned an industry projected to be worth up to $1.2 billion by next year, as tens of thousands of cannabis shops spring up along with marijuana-themed spas, restaurants and festivals. <\/p>\n<p>Critics say piecemeal rules were rushed out and adopted within a week of decriminalisation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without the law to regulate cannabis it will be misused,&#8221; Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said, referring specifically to recreational use. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The misuse of cannabis has a negative impact on Thai children,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>(This story has been corrected to fix the year of legalisation for medical use to 2018, not 2021, in paragraph 2) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/news\/commodities-news\/thailand-to-ban-recreational-cannabis-use-by-yearend-says-health-minister-3319394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANGKOK (Reuters) &#8211; Thailand will ban the recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year, but continue allowing its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview. 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