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Thailand has legalised cannabis
- ramesh31 4y agoWe'll see. The cynical side of me says this is just a practical move by the junta to clear the prisons and appease the people. Letting nonviolent offenders free makes this law an unqualified good in itself though.
- feet 4y agoHopefully they'll see the benefit even if they did it for the "wrong" reasons
- kayxspre 4y agoEven though factors relating to the overcrowded prison may come into play, I tend to believe the actual reason is to appease base voters. Current Minister of Public Health is the leader of a political party whose campaign in 2019 election revolves around the legalization of cannabis (probably the only major party). In a sense, it can be viewed as fulfilling promises they promoted back then.
- openthc 4y agoThe government is also giving away 1,000,000 plants: (Thailand To Give Away One Million Cannabis Plants To Households Across The Country)[https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2022/05/23/thailand-to-give-away-one-million-cannabis-plants-to-households-across-the-country/?sh=1938a9bb6dc1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2022/05/23/thailan...]