The drafting of the new cannabis and hemp control bill is still not complete and it has not yet been forwarded to the cabinet for approval, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said on Wednesday.
He said the drafting of the cannabis legislation was expected to be finished next week.
He was speaking after advocates of cannabis legalisation criticised his decision to endorse the draft bill without consulting the civil sector, as he had earlier promised.
Dr Cholnan was firm in his belief that cannabis should be used only for medical purposes, as the prime minister said in his policy statement to parliament.
