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Police briefed on cannabis law changes

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul inspects cannabis-based products on display at the Public Health Ministry in Nonthaburi province last month. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Police will be unable to arrest anyone in possession of cannabis when it’s officially removed from the Category 5 narcotics list on Thursday, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB).

The ONCB on Wednesday outlined to police nationwide how, in most cases, cannabis will not be considered an illicit drug from Thursday when a Ministry of Public Health announcement published in the Royal Gazette on Feb 9 takes effect.

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