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Thailand will re-list cannabis as a narcotic by year-end, its prime minister said on Tuesday, in a stunning U-turn just two years after becoming one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalise its recreational use.The moves come despite rapid growth of a domestic retail sector for marijuana, with tens of thousan...

The country is tightening its laws on marijuana use, just 18 months after becoming the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize the drug. A cannabis shop near the city of Pattaya, Thailand, November 2022. Credit: Depositphotos On January 10, Thailand’s government announced that it is reversing its progressive polici...