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The economic benefits of cannabis

20 June 202420 June 2024tdriTDRI Insightproducts, THC oil, economic, cannabis, medical, benefits, legalisation

Thailand is at a crossroads between accepting cannabis as a new kind of product or restricting its usage only to medical needs. Social views are divided: one side focuses on the negative effects on society, such as negative impacts on family and community relationships, while the other side stresses the positive effects, including easier and […]

Thailand’s weed legalisation dilemma

14 June 202414 June 2024tdriTDRI Insightmedical, non-medical, recreational, policy, cannabis, illicit drugs

When cannabis or ganja was legalised (the plant was removed from the illicit drugs list) in 2022 by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government, this led to mass confusion whereby the public misunderstood and perceived it as “liberalisation”. This resulted in widespread and unregulated cannabis consumption. Internationally, cannabis use is generally divided into two categories: either medical/non-medical […]

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The economic benefits of cannabis

Thailand’s weed legalisation dilemma