{"id":8427,"date":"2023-09-30T14:29:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T05:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/?p=8427"},"modified":"2023-09-30T14:29:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T05:29:23","slug":"why-thailands-having-second-thoughts-about-decriminalizing-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/2023\/09\/30\/why-thailands-having-second-thoughts-about-decriminalizing-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Thailand&#8217;s having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Why Thailand&#039;s having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VayHE49GBwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Why Thailand&#8217;s having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis<br \/>\n&#8220;Cannabis entrepreneurs have fueled a thriving trade in Thailand,&#8221; says CNN.<br \/>\nWassaya Iemvijan, a former lawyer, turned to cannabis as a form of &#8220;alternative care&#8221; for her depression.<br \/>\nWhen cannabis was decriminalized in Thailand, she and her husband opened a cannabis shop.<br \/>\nOver the past year, Thailand has seen a green rush, with cannabis dispensaries popping up across the country.<br \/>\nCannabis festivals have even been organized in cities like Chiang Mai.<br \/>\nHowever, just over a year after decriminalization, there are signs that Thailand&#8217;s laws on cannabis could be rewritten.<br \/>\nThe newly appointed Thai Prime Minister, Srettha Thavisin, stated that the law on cannabis would be &#8220;rectified&#8221; within the next six months, suggesting that it may only remain legal for medical use.<br \/>\nThe potential change in the law has raised concerns for cannabis-themed businesses, weed cafes, and dispensaries that have opened in the past year.<br \/>\nAttakrist, the owner of a cannabis dispensary, expressed his opposition to any legislation that could hurt the industry.<br \/>\nUnder the current law, medical marijuana has been legal since 20<\/p>\n<p><!-- Video Blogster Pro --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Thailand&#8217;s having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis &#8220;Cannabis entrepreneurs have fueled a thriving trade in Thailand,&#8221; says CNN. Wassaya Iemvijan, a former lawyer, t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8427"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8427"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8429,"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8427\/revisions\/8429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/match-gakuen.jp\/1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}