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Pheu Thai does U-turn over petition

Bhumjaithai Party leader and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul inspects cannabis products on May 25. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The Pheu Thai Party has changed its mind about seeking to disband the Bhumjaithai Party over the latter's cannabis policy, now saying the issue needs time for careful study.

The party made its U-turn a day after it said it believed Bhumjaithai's flagship policy of decriminalising cannabis was done to deceive people into giving it their mandate so it could acquire power in government.

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