Thailand becomes first Asian country to legalise consumption of marijuana

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Category : International Published on: June 11 2022

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Thailand becomes the first Asian country on to legalise the growing of marijuana and its consumption in food and drinks.
Its main aim of boosting its agriculture and tourism sectors, but smoking pot is still against the law.
Thailand, which has a tradition of using cannabis to relieve pain and fatigue, legalised medicinal marijuana in 2018.

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Thailand becomes first Asian country to legalise consumption of marijuana