Marijuana for sale at a cannabis store along Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 23, 2025. Credit - Chanakarn Laosarakham—AFP/Getty Images In 2022, Thailand bucked a trend in Asia.

Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis in 2022, in a move that boosted Thailand’s tourism and farming, and spawned thousands of shops.

Cannabis use among Thais aged 18 to 65 has increased tenfold in recent years, according to Thailand's Center for Addiction Studies, from 2.3% in 2019 to 25% in 2022.

Thailand’s Cannabis U-Turn Wins Tourism Backing. Cannabis is big money for the travel and tourism industry, not only in ...

BANGKOK — Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.

Chokwan "Kitty" Chopaka, a well-known cannabis activist in Thailand, says the new medical bill could see a 90% drop in licensed cannabis shops in Thailand. "I understand what the government is doing.

Thailand, which decriminalized marijuana in 2022 — a first for the region — has reimposed restrictions on the drug. Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin signed an order this week to bar ...

Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis in 2022, which has boosted Thailand’s tourism and farming and spawned thousands of shops.

A cannabis policy advocacy group, Writing Thailand's Cannabis Future Network, submitted a petition to the Government ...

Thailand's Office of the Narcotics Control Board said a study conducted by the agency last year found the number of people addicted to cannabis had spiked significantly after it was decriminalized.

Marijuana for sale at a cannabis store along Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 23, 2025. Credit - Chanakarn Laosarakham—AFP/Getty Images In 2022, Thailand bucked a trend in Asia.