Today is World No Tobacco Day, Thailand Campaign is Focused on Stopping Vaping
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Today, May 31st 2023, is World No Tobacco Day as designated by the World Health Organization, or WHO.
The day is designed, according to the WHO, to build awareness around the dangers of smoking. In...
Cannabis Industry Leaders in Thailand Tell New Government Not To Relist Marijuana as a...
The Cannabis Future Network in Thailand has called upon three alliance parties, namely the Move Forward Party, the Pheu Thai Party, and the Prachachart Party, to refrain from reinstating cannabis as a narcotic drug....
Cannabis Legalization in Thailand: What’s Next For The Industry After Elections?
This week TPN media had a chance to speak with Ian from FRESH MEDIQ in Pattaya about the future of cannabis legalization in Thailand. He offers his unique perspective from being involved in the medical...
Thai Anti-Cannabis Whistleblower Sets Up Anti-Cannabis Center in Bangkok
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Famous whistleblower turned anti-cannabis campaigner Chuwit Kamolvisit has set up what he calls the Center of Anti-Cannabis (CAC) in protest of the Bhumjai Thai Party’s cannabis legalization policy.
The Center of Anti-Cannabis (CAC) was...
As Thai Elections Near so Does War of Words on Legal Cannabis
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The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine iterates to the public that it is against the law to sell cannabis to children under 20 years old, pregnant women, and breast-feeding women, following...
Prominent Thai Medical Group Wants the Public to “Vote Out” Legal Marijuana Supporters in...
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A group of 45 medical personnel, academics, and citizens filed a petition against the legal marijuana policy backed by the Bhumjai Thai Party.
The group is urging Thai voters not to choose Bhumjai Thai...
Thai Public Health Department and Police Warn Cannabis Users Against Recreational Use on 4/20...
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Thailand's public health department as well as law enforcement have warned cannabis users against recreational use on the "World Weed Day" of April 20th.
Doctor Attaphon Kaewsamrit, the Deputy Director General of the Department...
Thai Police to Tighten Up Laws to Tackle Hazardous PM2.5 Dust Problem
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The Thai national police chief has ordered law enforcement officers nationwide to tighten up law enforcement to curb PM2.5 dust.
The move by Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat is in line with the recent order...
Thai Prime Minister Admitted to Hospital Due to Swollen Right Hand
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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Saturday, March 4th, was admitted to Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok for overnight observation of his swollen right hand.
General Prayut returned from an inspection and merit-making trip to Ayutthaya...
Koh Samui to Push for Medical Tourism with New Hospital
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Thailand’s tropical holiday island of Koh Samui is promoting medical tourism with its new fifth hospital. The new healthcare center is expected to enhance tourists' confidence and benefit Samui's neighboring islands of...