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Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post
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Bangkok becoming a weed Wild West

Khao San Road in Bangkok is home to many cannabis dispensaries, but it has also been a target of recent crackdowns on unlicensed vendors. (AFP Photo)

From sleek boutiques to rickety stalls, hundreds of cannabis dispensaries have sprouted across Bangkok since decriminalisation, but in a country once infamous for tough drug laws, vendors are asking: can the high times last?

In a Southeast Asian first, the kingdom removed parts of the marijuana plant from its narcotics list in June, effectively legalising the substance — albeit with a confusing lack of detail. A bill to regulate the use and sale of cannabis is still making its way through Parliament.

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