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Thailand is rolling back is rolling back it's legalisation of cannabis. Even though the industry brought in over a billion USD, it will be banned at the end of

Thailand is rolling back is rolling back it's legalisation of cannabis. Even though the industry brought in over a billion USD, it will be banned at the end of the year, citing protection of health of the youth after concern about the rapid chaotic introduction. Medical use is kept. The Thai population seems to approve of the reversal. I think many places will be watching carefully after seeing how the experiment goes.

deanCommie 2y ago
That's absolutely not the same situation and is irrelevant here. Homeless people injecting heroin in bank vestibules, bleeding on the street, or smoking crack on sidewalks != middle class people smoking cannabis at home. But Thailand is an extremely conservative country, and this decision is ultimately rooted in a moral judgement, not based on impact to the rest of society: > “We drafted this law to prohibit the wrong usage of cannabis,” said the health minister Cholnan Srikaew, reported Reuters. > “All recreational usage is wrong.” https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/asia/thailand-cannabis-reverse-proposed-laws-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/asia/thailand-cannabis-revers...
- jpgvm 2y ago
  I live in Thailand. A roll back of the weed laws isn't entirely conservatism even though you are correct in that Thailand is a deeply conservative country. The reason it's being walked away from is the same it was passed in the first place, politics. The previous election was even more of a sham then the most recent one. In order to win the junta party had to form a coalition with a party which favoured legalising weed, it's implied for personal monetary gain. However the political landscape changed massively following the recent election where the progressive youth party won a majority but was denied government though the senate system setup by the junta to prevent exactly that outcome. As a result though the previously very powerful populist party Phue Thai has returned to power and even brought their leader out of exile. Said leader is extremely anti-drug and is the primary reason why this law is now being revoked. Weed usage is also just not popular among Thais. They prefer alcohol and kratom and see weed usage by tourists as mostly just a nuisance.
ashconnor 2y ago
Thailand is a great case study of legalization being haphazardly rolled out without a framework. Germany is still proceeding with legalization and Canada's legalization has largely been a success.

deanCommie 2y ago

That's absolutely not the same situation and is irrelevant here. Homeless people injecting heroin in bank vestibules, bleeding on the street, or smoking crack on sidewalks != middle class people smoking cannabis at home. But Thailand is an extremely conservative country, and this decision is ultimately rooted in a moral judgement, not based on impact to the rest of society: > “We drafted this law to prohibit the wrong usage of cannabis,” said the health minister Cholnan Srikaew, reported Reuters. > “All recreational usage is wrong.” https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/asia/thailand-cannabis-reverse-proposed-laws-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/10/asia/thailand-cannabis-revers...

jpgvm 2y ago
I live in Thailand. A roll back of the weed laws isn't entirely conservatism even though you are correct in that Thailand is a deeply conservative country. The reason it's being walked away from is the same it was passed in the first place, politics. The previous election was even more of a sham then the most recent one. In order to win the junta party had to form a coalition with a party which favoured legalising weed, it's implied for personal monetary gain. However the political landscape changed massively following the recent election where the progressive youth party won a majority but was denied government though the senate system setup by the junta to prevent exactly that outcome. As a result though the previously very powerful populist party Phue Thai has returned to power and even brought their leader out of exile. Said leader is extremely anti-drug and is the primary reason why this law is now being revoked. Weed usage is also just not popular among Thais. They prefer alcohol and kratom and see weed usage by tourists as mostly just a nuisance.

ashconnor 2y ago

Thailand is a great case study of legalization being haphazardly rolled out without a framework. Germany is still proceeding with legalization and Canada's legalization has largely been a success.