Thailand, which decriminalized marijuana in 2022 — a first for the region — has reimposed a slate of renewed restrictions on ...

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

In a major policy U-turn, the Thai government is tightening restrictions on the sale of cannabis just three years after ...

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 ...

Although Thailand decriminalized recreational marijuana use in 2022, there was initially no clear regulatory framework.

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

Marijuana for sale at a cannabis store along Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 23, 2025. Credit - Chanakarn Laosarakham—AFP/Getty Images In 2022, Thailand bucked a trend in Asia.

Thailand is moving to recriminalize cannabis, reversing its 2022 decriminalization and impacting a marijuana industry valued ...

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

Pro-cannabis activist Kitty Chopaka, seen here at a protest against the Thai government in 2024, says the new rules will not stop people from buying marijuana for recreational purposes.

Pro-cannabis activist Kitty Chopaka, seen here at a protest against the Thai government in 2024, says the new rules will not stop people from buying marijuana for recreational purposes.