Narcotics Act No. 5 of 2002 revised category 5 penalties. Basic cannabis possession retained a five-year prison ceiling, but a fine up to 100,000 baht could now be imposed instead of, or alongside, imprisonment. New Section 76/1 set sale or possession for sale below ten kilograms at two to ten years, a 40,000–200,000-baht fine, or both; ten kilograms or more attracted two to fifteen years and a 200,000–1,500,000-baht fine. Previously, sale and possession for sale carried two to fifteen years and a 20,000–150,000-baht fine. The amendment mixed reduced imprisonment exposure for smaller supply offences with higher fines. Its weight bands did not create a lawful possession allowance.[1][2]
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References
- Thai Food and Drug Administration — original Narcotics Act No. 5, B.E. 2545 (2002)Sections 2, 22 and 23, revising Sections 75–76 and adding Section 76/1; gazette publication 30 September 2002archived
- Thai Food and Drug Administration — original Narcotics Act No. 2, B.E. 2528 (1985)Sections 7–8, former category 5 sale and possession penalties; lower kratom penalties are separatearchived
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