Thailand moves to ban recreational use of cannabis in setback for nascent industry

 Thailand moves to ban recreational use of cannabis in setback for nascent industry

Smoking of marijuana and its use in any other forms for recreation will be banned under the draft bill that was published by the Health Ministry on Tuesday. The use of cannabis plant or its products will be limited for medical and health purposes.

Thailand is proposing a ban on recreational use of cannabis and hefty penalties on offenders under a new bill that seeks to end a legal vacuum after the country became the first in Asia to decriminal…