Tag: thailand
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Roughly 16,000 Thailand Cannabis Dispensaries Set To Close
In 2022, Thailand made regional history when it became the first country in Southeast Asia to remove cannabis from its national narcotics list. The public policy change resulted in thousands of cannabis retailers popping up across the country. Unfortunately, the public policy change proved to be short-lived, with Thailand’s Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin signing…
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How Many Countries Have Legalized Medical Cannabis?
According to a recent study conducted by researchers from Ukraine and France, and published by the U.S. National Institute of Health, 57 countries have adopted medical cannabis legalization measures. Israel was the first country to adopt a national medical cannabis legalization measure (1999), and Ukraine was the most recent (2024) as of the posting of…
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Thailand Study Finds No Association Between Cannabis Retail Density And ‘Hazardous Use’
Thailand made regional history when it implemented a historic cannabis policy change in June 2022, declassifying cannabis from the nation’s narcotics list and allowing every household in the entire country to sign up to legally cultivate low-THC cannabis plants. The nation’s prime minister recently announced that cannabis will be reclassified as a narcotic in Thailand by the…
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How Big Is Thailand’s Cannabis Industry In 2024?
Government leaders in Thailand were once some of the most cannabis-friendly officials on earth. Thailand implemented a historic cannabis policy change in June 2022, declassifying cannabis from the nation’s narcotics list and allowing every household in the entire country to sign up to legally cultivate low-THC cannabis plants, of which a reported 1.1 million citizens of…