Thailand was the first country in Asia to legalize the consumption of cannabis. Now the government is planning a U-turn.
There are around 6,000 licensed shops across the country. Smoking weed in public is prohibited, and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, as well as people under 20, are generally not allowed to consume it. Penalties of around 1,500 euros are planned for recreational stononers. No more joints in Bangkok? Stoner paradise Thailand before cannabis shutdown.