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Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has refused to back down from the move to decriminalise cannabis despite mounting calls for the policy to be immediately suspended.

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Pot policy 'won't be axed'

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has refused to back down from his decision to decriminalise cannabis despite calls for the policy to be immediately suspended.

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Bhumjaithai's cannabis legalisation policy has backfired

Cannabis legalisation -- a policy platform of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP) -- was groundbreaking in many ways. The BJP should be proud of fulfilling its electoral promise to voters regarding the legalisation.

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Medical warning against cannabis in food

The Medical Council of Thailand has warned against the use of cannabis in food or snacks, saying it is unnecessarily increasing the load on hospital emergency services.

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'We didn't legalise weed for fun': Bhumjaithai MP

An MP for the Bhumjaithai Party, which successfully campaigned for the decriminalisation of cannabis, took to Facebook on Tuesday to express concern at reports that people have been caught using the drug for recreational purposes in public places.

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra most popular choice for PM: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has emerged on top of potential rivals for the post of prime minister in a popularity rating of political figures by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

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Calling on the red shirts: Pheu Thai needs you to beat the dope vote!

The Pheu Thai Party has welcomed former red-shirt stalwart Nattawut Saikuar back to the fold, hoping his oratorical skills will help win support in the Northeast that has been tapped by the Bhumjaithai Party, political scientists say.

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'Family' tour takes aim at Bhumjaithai

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, on Saturday led the Pheu Thai Party on a tour of Si Sa Ket province where it appeared to target the coalition Bhumjaithai Party.

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New parties riding high on innovations

Buri Ram, the self-proclaimed capital of the Bhumjaithai Party, was on a high last Friday, albeit not from cannabis, but from the historic achievement of liberalising the use of the plant, condemned as a narcotic for eight decades.

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Pheu Thai outlines censure debate

The opposition will table a no-confidence motion against the government in parliament next week, with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and nine cabinet ministers targeted in the planned censure debate.

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Pheu Thai 'renegades' face chop

Seven "renegade" Pheu Thai Party MPs who voted for the 2023 budget bill have been kicked out of the party's Line group and will also face an ethical probe likely leading to their expulsion.

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Budget bill passes first House test

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha can breathe a sigh of relief for now after the government's 2023 budget bill cleared its first reading in parliament, with some opposition MPs voting in support of the bill.

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Anutin lauds Bhumjaithai role in cannabis reform

Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday trumpeted forthcoming changes to laws regulating the cultivation and use of cannabis plants as reasons for the party's success at the last election, including a clean sweep in Prachin Buri, the province which he was visiting.

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Bhumjaithai shortlists 200 MP candidates

The Bhumjaithai Party has shortlisted more than 200 potential MP candidates for the next general election and plans to be represented in all constituencies, party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday.

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Move Forward's Pita passes Prayut in PM poll

Move Forward's Pita Limjaroenrat outpolled incumbent former coup leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha - 13.42% to 12.67% - for the post of prime minister in an opinion survey released on Sunday.

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Prayut counts on his allies

Since assuming office in 2019 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has faced down tough challenges including a plot to overthrow him from power in a no-confidence debate in September last year.

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Political standoff over Green Line

All eyes are on the Bhumjaithai Party's next move against a 30-year extension of the Green Line railway concession with the maximum fare set at 65 baht.

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Anutin remains coy ahead of final Green Line vote

Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the coalition's Bhumjaithai Party, has pledged the party's continued support for the Prayut administration.

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Prayut asks for Anutin's support

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday asked Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, to affirm his continuing support for him and the coalition as rumours of a rift continue to circulate.

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Bhumjaithai to boycott vote on the Green Line

All seven cabinet ministers of the Bhumjaithai Party won't cast votes on a controversial proposal by the Interior Ministry and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to extend the Green Line concession, the party's leader said on Thursday, reaffirming its protest against the plan.

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Bhumjaithai Party boycotts Green Line concession extension

Bhumjaithai Party ministers were conspicuously absent from Tuesday's cabinet meeting, which was due to discuss a 30-year extension of the Green Line railway concession with the maximum fare set at 65 baht.

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