I took a personal trip to Thailand to observe firsthand what was then a groundbreaking shift in Southeast Asia: the legalization of cannabis. I have a particular interest in marijuana because I wanted ...

Thailand became the first country in Asia to remove marijuana from its list of illegal narcotics. Cannabis was decriminalised ...

After pioneering cannabis reform in 2022, Thailand has reversed course—reclassifying cannabis as a narcotic, requiring prescriptions, restricting tourism access, and prompting backlash from businesses ...

A court's suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has raised questions about whether her family's political ...

BANGKOK – A sweeping regulatory change is set to dramatically reshape Thailand’s burgeoning cannabis industry, with an estimated 12,000 cannabis flower shops facing potential closure as their current ...

Up to 12,000 existing cannabis flower retailers may be forced to shut down as new rules will require specific medical ...

Cannabis campaign: When he was a presidential candidate last year, Donald Trump vowed to decriminalize marijuana. One group is trying to sway him by airing ads around the White House and Mar-a-Lago.

Three years since Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis, the government this week imposed new ...

Thailand, which decriminalized marijuana in 2022 — a first for the region — has reimposed a slate of renewed restrictions on the drug. Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin signed an order this ...

Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first ...

Thai lawmakers have been working on a so-called Cannabis Act, which aims to cover all aspects of controlling the plant for use in Thailand. But ministers say that the new law is two years away.