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In short: Thailand is tightening cannabis regulation, drastically reducing retail shops, but ensuring medical patients won’t face shortages.

Thailand’s government is set to re-criminalize cannabis, except for strictly medical use, marking a dramatic policy reversal that threatens to upend the country’s booming but loosely regulated cannabis industry. 

Thailand's cannabis industry continues to expand rapidly, yet faces an uncertain future due to the lack of clear legislation and ongoing political disputes. 

Thailand proposed a new Bill regulating cannabis for health and medical use, restricting recreational use, tightening licensing, and allowing public feedback before submission to the Cabinet and parliament.

In June 2022, Thailand made a significant decision by removing cannabis from its narcotics list, establishing itself as a pioneer in the cannabis industry in Asia.

Thailand’s decriminalization of cannabis has made it an outlier in Asia, where many countries still have strict penalties for cannabis offenses. Reclassifying cannabis as a narcotic could lead to underground recreational use and harm the country’s budding industry.