Thailand becomes the first country in Asia to approve the de facto decriminalization of marijuana.
The legislation would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances and expunge federal non-violent marijuana-related crimes.BANGKOK -- Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Asia to approve the de facto decriminalization ofHealth Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced that the Narcotics Control Board had approved the dropping cannabis from the ministry's list of controlled drugs.
Police and lawyers contacted by The Associated Press said it was unclear if possession of marijuana would no longer be an offense subject to arrest. A tangle of related laws means that production and possession of marijuana remains regulated for the time being, leaving the legal status of recreational marijuana use in a grey area.
Thailand in 2020 became the first Asian nation to decriminalize the production and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
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