The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine completed the draft Cannabis Control Act and submitted it to Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat on 21 July 2026. The bill would create three-year licences for cultivation, production, import, export and sale, require plantations to be registered, bar sales to under-20s, pregnant and breastfeeding women and near temples and schools, and ban advertising. It remained a draft at the end of October.[1][2]
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References
- Business of Cannabis — Thailand presses medical-only cannabis bill toward cabinet as enforcement drive widens (4 August 2026)DTAM completed the draft Cannabis Control Act and submitted it to Pattana on 21 July; outline of licences, sales bans, advertising ban and penalties.
- The Nation — Thai cabinet endorses draft cannabis control bill for medical use (23 September 2026)Cabinet approval on 22 September; bill sent to the House; plantation registration and licence expiry through 2028.archived
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