The Thai government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022. Cannabis was taken off the list of banned narcotics in June 2022 under the previous government, which included the pro-legalisation Bhumjaithai party. The move prompted hundreds of cannabis dispensaries to sprout around the country, particularly in Bangkok, provoking concern from critics who urged the need for […]
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PNP: P14 million worth of marijuana destroyed during the holidays
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police destroyed P14 million worth of marijuana during the holidays. In a statement, PNP Chief Debold Sinas said that for the month of December alone, these operations were carried out by the Police Regional Office-Cordillera in 17 separate cultivation sites and clandestine farms in the region. “These operations resulted (in) the destruction of some 73,192 fully-grown marijuana plants and 3,847 Marijuana seedlings with a combined street value of P14,792,280.00,” […]
Voting 163-5, House approves HB 6517 seeking to legalize use of medical marijuana
(Eagle News) – The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading House Bill 6517 which seeks to legalize the use of medical marijuana. With 163 “yes” votes, only five “no” votes, and three abstentions, HB 6517 entitled the Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act, was approved at the Lower House and will now be handed to the Senate. The House Bill seeks to provide “compassionate and right of access to medical cannabis […]
