Thailand Cannabis Legal Reforms 2024

Welcome to our latest video by The Thaiger, where we dive into Thailand's evolving cannabis scene in 2024! This insightful coverage is not to be missed by anyone interested in the cannabis industry, legal changes, or Thailand’s dynamic approach to this growing sector. 🇹🇭🍃
🎥 In this exclusive video, we attend a landmark event hosted by the renowned Kitty Chopaka, a key figure in Thailand's cannabis industry. Here, the brightest minds and leading figures in the cannabis market gather to discuss the new regulations and the future of cannabis in Thailand.
🔍 What's Inside:
A Comprehensive Overview: Get the latest updates on Thailand's new cannabis regulations for 2024.
Expert Insights: Hear directly from industry leaders, policymakers, and influencers about the impacts and potential of these new laws.
On-The-Ground Perspectives: We bring you interviews and discussions from the event, offering diverse viewpoints on how these changes will shape the industry.
Future Trends: Explore what the future holds for both medical and recreational cannabis use in Thailand.
🌐 This video is a must-watch for:
Investors and entrepreneurs looking to understand the new business opportunities in Thailand's cannabis market.
Individuals curious about the legal landscape of cannabis in Thailand.
Advocates and enthusiasts interested in the cultural and social implications of these changes.
👥 Special Guests: Listen to a range of speakers, including government representatives, legal experts, medical professionals, and successful entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry.
💬 Join the Conversation: We welcome your thoughts and questions in the comments section. Let's discuss how Thailand is shaping the future of cannabis, both regionally and globally.
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[@UlilangMatapang]

It seems the other side is alcohol companies feeling it lol.

[@ubiquitousdiabolus]

The people involved in selling yaba

[@UlilangMatapang]

@@ubiquitousdiabolus I don't know what that is but I sure hope not.

[@Miguelito0oO]

Same , same as Kitty well says. Because medicinal and recreational use it’s the same thing as the Minister of Health also well said.🥳🥳🍀💚

[@1mm0rtaldreads]

Kitty is racist street trash

[@salsabil44]

I´ve just returned from Thailand and I was shocked by how many shops have opened in the past year, especially in BKK and Pattaya, so there is clearly a huge demand - from tourists from what I see - and a huge amount of money has been invested. I would also hazard a guess that a new tourist market for visitors who enjoy recreational use has opened up which surely the government won´t want to destroy. On the negative side I was slightly disappointed that some tourists seem to think it´s ok to smoke wherever they want.

[@lovinthailand921]

Why not we can drink almost where ever we want should be the same.

[@Expat_zillionaire]

the amount of shops is not because of the demand, its because its a new market and thais (being rocketscientists) copy and clone business when they think they can make a baht..., trust me most shops are not doing that good, because there is too much competition in the market...

[@EdwardAmesCastellano]

So... HOPS okay. BUD no way? Meanwhile Phillip Morris is dancing on a hundred million graves.

[@derekcostello1016]

Agrees - alcohol & tobacco far more dangerous not only physically but socially.

[@Zero_2_Dev]

There will be lots of stores closing, plus unemployment will rise. I really can't see this happening.

[@wen2096]

Thailand has lost my buisness, and my Money, I had thoughts of Visiting but if I cant smoke, I wont go.. Its STUPID ... !!!!

[@myfriendgoo2816]

Hope you're not planning to go to Malaysia or Singapore instead.

[@wen2096]

@@myfriendgoo2816 lol lol !!!!

[@bja5884]

Weed should be legal, period. It sounds to me that the new law suggestions are going backward. I think many weed shops will be out of business soon if these new legislation is passed, and of course, the current shop owners cannot say anything too negative about the proposals, they want to stay in business.

[@13spt65]

I am one of them 🤕

[@user-tw6lp1gh8t]

So many people have invested a lot of money into the cannabis industry in Thailand, surely they can't do a u turn on this ?

[@smithjohn6643]

Really good insights from the Industry leaders, the cannabis in Thailand will surely move forward.

[@kevinlewis8162]

so sorry for the stupid question, i'm a bit stoned..😊.....but when exactly will it be illegal ?

[@alanh8212]

Bottom line: Can tourists still get weed without the risk of buying it illegally?

[@suhribzevolution645]

ใช่คุณสามารถซื้อและสูบในที่สาธารณะได้โดยไม่ผิดกฎหมาย หลีกเลี่ยงผู้คนหน้า7-11 หรือสูบตอนขับรถมอเตอร์ไซต์ก็เป็นทางเลือกที่ดี

[@silverturdy]

I don't understand why they are trying to reinventing the wheel? There are so many countries with legal canabis regulations. Just do what THEY do and regulate it like alcohol. The tax revenue for this industry for those countries has been huge!!!

[@myfriendgoo2816]

The thing you don't want to happen is for barriers-to-entry to get so high that the business becomes corporatized and money gets concentrated with some billionaire rather than many thousands on both the production and sales side. No Anheuser-Busches of Philip Morrises, in other words. The finale of the TV series "Weeds" predicted such a dystopian future.

[@hammyhamhamster5993]

Cannabis should be just as legal and easy to obtain anywhere as alcohol currently is. No exceptions. It's so easy: As legal and easy to obtain/use as alcohol currently is. Why hold relatively benign, often healing cannabis to any sort of irrational, stricter double standard than perfectly legal alcohol.

[@derekcostello1016]

Big Alcohol doesn't want any competition. Esp from a safer less harmful drug like cannabis.

[@kulch-ey7sn]

One if the huge benefits of legalisation is the innovation of edibles with accurate potency, soft or strong. This also illeviates any 2nd hand smoke and the smell everyone is complaining about, plus users dont have to cripple their lungs. TLDR we need more edibles

[@myfriendgoo2816]

Part of the dilemma in Thailand is that if you move toward that it concentrates the economic opportunity (i.e. wealth) on the production side. They're stuck in 1968 with a flower-heavy selection because it has the lowest entry barriers and can benefit the most growers and sellers without concentrating wealth/power with awful corporations as happened with tobacco in the U.S. The disadvantage is it's too unregulated and susceptible to all kinds of problems with bad batches or worse.

[@liamarunbennett8282]

I learned nothing from this video

[@myfriendgoo2816]

Thankfully I don't think we'll ever totally go back to the way it was before. Imperfect as the experience has been, it's at least shown how unreasonably draconian the previous approach was when it came to pot. My own prediction is that it'll be another thing where businesses have to pay police in order to operate, and that'll be mainly in tourist areas. In rural areas with only Thais they'll enforce things a lot more closely and may not have any retail outlets at all.

[@13spt65]

Currently there are still some shops that operate illegally and still pay the police...

[@diocletianrecords1089]

Cannabis is brilliant.

[@graerindley6312]

2 months ago in ko Samui I saw many instances where foreigners were smoking it regularly in restaurants. I also talked to many Thai people and they don't like people using it at all.

[@user-dj6hu9gq4t]

But yaba ok?

[@Samsara_is_dukkha]

You are talking crap. Smoking in restaurants or any public spaces is prohibited and sanctioned with a 2,000 baht fine in Thailand.

[@lovinthailand921]

Smoking in public has always been controlled. But if one can drink a beer walking down the street people have every right to smoke cannabis

[@edithgiebler2390]

what happened with people smoking at home, reported to the police by the neighbor ? what will the police do now with a farang smoking at home ???

[@Dereafer]

That has been one of the biggest challenges since the decriminalisation of cannabis in Thailand

[@myfriendgoo2816]

I think the measures aimed at consumption are really aimed at keeping most Thais away from it and they don't care so much about farangs. You can also make a case that problems with rowdy tourists will go DOWN inasmuch as the pot can substitute for alcohol. Pot tends to mellow people out and, in too much quantity, will couch lock them. Alcohol can make a lot of people boorish or belligerent.

[@marksmith1061]

Its FINE Like it is!!! Not Hurting Anybody!!! It Will just create a Huge Black Market... And send people Back to The Dark Ages!!

[@myfriendgoo2816]

Thanks for the summary but this is Thailand we're talking about here. They banned tobacco smoking in indoor public spaces...how did that go? Places not wanting to comply might just have to pay the police to look the other way. Basically everything is illegal there but it's just a matter of enforcement and police revenue sources and all that.

[@williamhartz8707]

Sad the cart was placed before the cart. (I have no idea why except a particular politician wanted to become popular to voters) Strict zoning laws and not allowing it to be smoked in public would be "do-able". In the USA, the sale of legal cannabis in certain states where it is legal, (with regulations and zoning), brings in a lot of tax revenue which is spent on various public projects. This is a big reason for Thailand not to totally ban it.

[@rudirude4357]

it already is not legal to smoke in public. There are already very clear laws about where you can and cannot partake

[@tomthebadasscat]

@@rudirude4357 Go and look at Integrity Legal Thailand's latest video and that explains you are incorrect and that is why they need new laws to clarify these things.

[@rudirude4357]

what clarity is needed? You cannot smoke in public. That is the law. Pretty clear to anyone.

[@tomthebadasscat]

@@rudirude4357 NO SUCH LAW. PRETTY CLEAR TO ANYONE.

[@whateverheather655]

Question . I was planning to go to Phuket for my birthday in April I have spine problems and I like to take cannibis holidays every so often. Is it still going to be legal for rec in April? Also what is the THC limits if any ?

[@42DBH]

so I don't really get it. are these rules already valid? Or are they still in the consultation phase? it was said in the video that they will come into force in 2024. Sometime in 2024 or with the start of 2024?

[@myfriendgoo2816]

I was there in late January and early February and still not in effect.

[@yakadaker]

I live in Australia and use medical cannabis on prescription. Could I get a prescription in Thailand as I will be over for a holiday in April?

[@suhribzevolution645]

ผมไม่แน่ใจเรื่องใบจ่ายยา แต่ถ้าหาซื้อกัญชาตามร้านใช่คุณสามารถหาซื้อได้โดยไม่มีเงื่อนไข

[@quieneselpatron790]

So many businesses were created already . Government got spooked

[@bennyboy278]

Basicly got fuxked..so now the tourists have to pay a doctor to get the weed first and then 15€ for some mediocre nugs nice one..😂😂😂😂

[@tomestat]

Might be more like : - I need buds for my back pain and my sleep - Here they are. Don't smoke them !

[@rhysshine3804]

So if ban flower and only for medical very minimal people will enter these stores with in a year a lot will close shop been travelling thai 14 years now so this sudden change of law doesn’t surprise me

[@doughsquid]

They'll sell edibles.

[@rinkadink66]

excellent..

[@MrWonderful69]

the main thing is weed is still legal in Thailand, not decriminalized but Legal. Follow any Rules Thailand is presenting. It is a terrible place to get in trouble with the Law

[@user-fm3xc4rn5t]

Doesn’t it say 60k fine for recreational use? Your right

[@bubbajones8061]

Does a tourist need a doctor's note to smoke weed?

[@wen2096]

Weed will probaly move under ground I hear Taxi Drvers and Street venders sell it ..

[@Expat_zillionaire]

they should take shops down that dont have a license... (of which there are many...) i had a shop with my thai wife, we made the license paid a good amount for the shop and made it look nice, and in the end we got scr*wed out of the business by a couple of somchai's without a license and a shitty looking shop and bars that sell on the side... (in other words, competition that shouldnt exist) the whole weed industry right now is a big sh*tshow filled with cheaters and bullsh*t artists and by now i honestly dont care if it even stays legal...

[@Blacklightwarrior]

So you haven't been able to provide a minimum quality and now you want that the other get trouble....I understand that people with this mindset won't have success.😂

[@user-wv4fw2cg5b]

This is Fud !!!!!! Nothing has been changed and it is absolutely legal !

[@theshadow3001]

Too bad

[@doncorleone7401]

Non binary af!!!

[@Michelle-lm7bl]

thought, they're going to shut down those filthy shops

[@jakethompson4596]

Whats filthy about it?

[@outbackminingandprospectin2017]

Nah the filthy beer bars are still staying open ....oh you meant those modern clean crisp dispensarys

[@jakethompson4596]

@@outbackminingandprospectin2017 shes just another bitter old woman who dosent live in 2024

[@tomthebadasscat]

The government has decided to clean them up and add children playground and smoking facilities.

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

... your hair is filthy

[@tonyjain3690]

Ecuador is a warning to Thailand on what can happen if you go soft on drugs

[@Miguelito0oO]

You know which is the hardest drug to rehab from? Alcohol. That should be a warning for people around the world. Ganja has health benefits at least and it’s clearly a soft drug, you won’t feel fckd up if you stop consuming, I know from experience.

[@tomthebadasscat]

Ecuador has been called "the cocaine superhighway", nothing to do with cannabis.

[@_Alfa.Bravo_]

... and Portugal showes how well decrimenalisation can fuction.

[@Samsara_is_dukkha]

You should tell that to the CIA as they regularly import tons of cocaine from Ecuador to feed the habit of Politicians in Washington as they implement their nth war on drugs...

[@IGKrismillions]

Why was this video so fast I would have love to hear each persons full thoughts

[@user-rk1dx5qv5q]

Question . I was planning to go to Phuket for my birthday in April I have spine problems and I like to take cannibis holidays every so often. Is it still going to be legal for rec in April? Also what is the THC limits if any ?

[@13spt65]

in April you can comehere :) new legislation may occur in 2-3 years