Back থাইল্যান্ডে গাঁজা Bengali/Bangla Ganja di Thailand Malay Конопля в Таиланде Russian กัญชาในประเทศไทย Thai
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| Medicinal | Legal |
|---|---|
| Recreational | Illegal |
| Hemp | Legal |
In Thailand, cannabis, known by the name Ganja (Thai: กัญชา; RTGS: kancha), is currently (as of November 2024) decriminalized. However, cannabis products are officially limited to 0.2% THC content.[1][2] Only medicinal use is legal, but in practice there is wide recreational usage.[3] Public use is sometimes subject to fines under the 1992 Public Health Act.[2] Legislation has been proposed which provides for fines for non-permitted uses and fines and jail time for unauthorized sale.[4]
Import and export of cannabis are still highly regulated.
Sales of cannabis plant parts, products, and edibles are prohibited to minors (under 20-years-old), pregnant women, and breastfeeding women. Cannabis smoke is considered a public nuisance and thus prohibited in public areas.[5][6]
On 8 May 2022, Thailand's health minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced in a Facebook post that the government will distribute one million free cannabis plants to households across the country, starting on the 9 June. The move is said to be a step further into Thailand's plan to use cannabis as a cash crop.[7][8]
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- ^ "Notifications of the Ministry of Health Re : Specifying the Category V Narcotic Substance 2565 BE (2022 AD)" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Act Promulgating the Narcotic Code 2564 BE (2021 AD)" (PDF). Royal Thai Government Gazette. 7 November 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Thailand to give away one million free cannabis plants to households, minister says". KMIZ. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Explained: Why Thailand will distribute 1 million cannabis plants to households". The Indian Express. 12 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022 – via Yahoo! News.