Thailand's once-booming cannabis industry, valued at over $1 billion, is facing an uncertain future after the government reintroduced a ban on recreational use in June 2025. The abrupt policy shift ...

Thailand's thriving marijuana industry is facing an imminent crackdown partly due to pressure from the United Kingdom. The ...

Thailand has implemented new restrictions requiring medical prescriptions for cannabis purchases, effectively ending three ...

The U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Thailand published a notice on Tuesday from the Thai government on its new regulations that ...

Just days earlier, Thailand's government imposed new rules sharply curbing the sale of cannabis, only three years after decriminalising the plant with much fanfare and unleashing a billion-dollar ...

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

Chaikasem, who turns 77 in August, has extensive government experience: a former attorney general, he served as Minister of ...

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 ...

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

Thailand Enforces Strict Regulations on Cannabis – Key Advisory for Tourists As of June 23, 2025, cannabis flower is a controlled substance in Thailand. Recreational use remains illegal. Tourists need ...

(UPDATE) BANGKOK — Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.