Thailand Signals Another U-Turn on Cannabis Legislation

Thailand will work towards controlling the use of cannabis through legislation instead of re-listing it as a narcotic, according to Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, signalling yet another policy U-turn. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin now agreed that legislation was the appropriate step to take, Anutin said on Tuesday. “I would like to thank the prime minister for considering this issue and deciding to enact an act,” said Anutin, whose Bhumjaithai Party has long championed decriminalisation…