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Thailand rushes to rein in cannabis use a week after decriminalisation

A Happy Bud's staff member prepares cannabis for customers at the Happy Bud, a cannabis truck at Khaosan Road, one of the favourite tourist spots in Bangkok, Thailand, after cannabis was removed from the narcotics list under Thai law, June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Thailand hastily issued a raft of new regulations for cannabis use this week after a long-planned decriminalisation raised alarm at the potential for unchecked use of the substance anywhere and by anyone - including children.

Soon after the country became the first in Asia to legalise growing and consumption of cannabis in food and drink on June 9, businesses began openly selling marijuana, with strains called "Amnesia" and "Night Nurse" on offer from a truck in Bangkok.

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