Cannabis dispensaries are currently allowed to operate near schools in Thailand, as there is no specific legislation controlling their areas, based on the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM). However, the Public Health Ministry has prohibited the sale of hashish to people underneath 20 years outdated, with penalties including a one-year prison sentence, a nice of as much as 20,000 baht, and a two-year license revocation for non-compliance.
DTAM director-general Thongchai Lertwilairattanapong’s comments come in response to reviews of a cannabis cafe operating for six months near the well-known St Joseph Convent School. This has led to former politician and cannabis legalisation critic Chuwit Kamolvisit calling for the government to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic, reported Bangkok Post.
The draft Cannabis-Hemp Act is still awaiting parliamentary approval, and there’s no regulation on the proximity of cannabis dispensaries to academic establishments, according to Thongchai.
Over Odd have utilized to distribute, process, export, or analysis hashish in seventy six provinces. However, only a hundred operators have persistently submitted reviews on their cannabis sources, storage facilities, and distribution networks.
Thongchai urged authorities to strengthen law enforcement and increase checks on the business use of cannabis flowers. The department plans to collaborate with police and administrative officers to strictly implement laws towards violators, with potential license suspension or revocation and authorized action for repeated offences.
Meanwhile, former politician Chuwit has been on the forefront of several anti-cannabis rallies lately. Last week he led a team to file a grievance after being threatened by a group of males with guns throughout an anti-cannabis rally in Bangkok. The sixty one yr previous claimed that some wore emblem shirts of the Thai Pride Party (Bhumjaithai Party), with live broadcast footage as evidence.
Chuwit led his group to file a complaint at Phaya Thai Police Station after being threatened by a gaggle of males dressed in navy blue shirts through the rally near Sanam Pao..