Christmas day was also Cannabis Day in Thailand. December 25 is not a holiday there, and the National Legislative Assembly approved the legalization of cannabis for medicinal and research and development purposes. This law still has to be ratified by the king, before being fully implicated when it is published in the Royal Gazette.
But, if everything goes ahead, Thailand will be the first Southeast Asian country to join the global trend of legalization of the plant for therapeutic purposes. This week has been historic in Thailand for other reasons as well. This country of 69 million inhabitants has also just approved same sex marriage.
A resounding YES to medicinal cannabis and kratom166 votes in favour and 13 abstentions. These were the results of the vote on December 25th in the Parliament of Thailand in an extra-ordinary session. The government presented a amendment to modify the Narcotic Drugs Act of 1979....
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