Thailand has legalised cannabis. Now it needs to weed out the loopholes, critics say | South China Morning Post


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A month after Thailand legalised cannabis, recreational use as well as public access to marijuana are still grey areas due to a lack of proper regulations. During the last week of June, MPs, district officials, police and press flocked to Bangkok’s Khaosan Road, home to dozens of bars, restaurants and guest houses to inspect cannabis joint stalls reportedly on the rise there. The city’s renowned backpackers’ area only recently started to come alive following the pandemic . Since the legalisation, a pop-up cannabis truck and smaller cannabis stalls have appeared selling different strains of the plant. It has led authorities...