Thailand will work towards legislating marijuana for medical use, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, signalling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalize the plant and another change in the government's hazy position on cannabis.
Thailand in 2022 became one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalize marijuana, doing so without a law to govern it or clear regulations in place to prevent its recreational usage.
The move, however, prompted an explosion of recreational use, cannabis cafes and retailers, and public concern about its abuse.
Deputy premier Anutin Charnvirakul, whose party was instrumental in pushing for the liberalization of the plant, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin had agreed that legislation was the appropriate step to take.
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