2022 Year in Review

1912: Thailand became one
of the Original Signatories
to the League of Nations
International Opium
Convention of 1912
1922: Introduction of the
Narcotics Act B.E. 2465
1937: Introduction of the
Marijuana Act B.E. 2477 to
criminalise Cannabis
2019: Amendment in the
Narcotics Act (No. 7) to
legalise medical Marijuana
within certain limitations
1979: Thailand Narcotics Act
B.E. 2522 to penalise the
possession of Marijuana
1976: Proclamation of the
Narcotics Control Act B.E.
2519 to lay down the
foundations of the Office of
Narcotics Control Board
2020: The Ministry of Public
Health of Thailand issued a
notification to delist
Cannabis from the narcotics
list
June 9 2022:
Decriminalisation of
Cannabis in Thailand
It is now legal to import, export, produce, distribute, consume (only for
health and medical purposes), and possess marijuana. Both commercial
and individual growers are now allowed to cultivate marijuana; however,
the former must first receive a cultivation permit, while the latter must
register on the PlookGanja government app.
The announcement has rendered a few other things illegal. Marijuana, for
example, cannot be used recreationally; doing so would be a violation of
the law. If anyone gets caught smoking marijuana in public, they will
receive a 3-month prison sentence and a fine of 25,000 baht. Furthermore,
marijuana extracts such as oil will be illegal if the THC content exceeds
0.2%.
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