THAILAND CANNABIS

420 World Cannabis Day in Bangkok

epa10581362 A foreigner customer looks on the cannabis-infused sweets and jellies for sale (L), on the so-called 420 World Cannabis Day at Royal Queen Seeds in Bangkok, Thailand, 20 April 2023. The annual '420 or 4/20' is known in cannabis culture as Cannabis Day or Weed Day and marked by cannabis smokers around the world on 20 April. Thailand in 2018 became the first nation to legalize cannabis for medical use in Southeast Asia, a region with some of the world's harshest drugs laws. The cannabis plantations and marijuana shops selling cannabis-related products have bloomed around the country while many businesses adding cannabis to foods, cosmetics, wellness services and more, with the result that marijuana is now being used for various purposes including recreation across Thailand. The move has sparked public concerns with some calling for the restriction of the use of marijuana while several political parties are keen to restrict the use of marijuana for medical purposes and research only, making the country's cannabis industry and its related businesses fate's hanging on a crossroad depending on who will win the upcoming general election. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK

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