Six vendors were fined THB5,000 (US$140) for violating cannabis sales regulations in the Thonglor area, with three of them accused of selling fake permits. The police have been making a public show of searching Khaosan Road and the Thonglor area in recent weeks, slapping wrists and fining those suspected of…
Six vendors in the Thong Lor area arrested for violating a cannabis and hemp control regulation were sentenced to two months in jail, suspended for two years and fined 5,000 baht each.
Ganja-smoking shops are deemed illegal now that the Ministry of Public Health's new announcement declaring flowers of marijuana plants to be a herb requiring strict control has taken effect, the ministry warned on Wednesday.
The Public Health Ministry is allowing cannabis buds to be sold by more than 5,000 licensed vendors nationwide next month, with vendors' and buyers' information to be sent to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
Officials from the Ministry of Public Health teamed up with police to arrest six vendors in the Thong Lor area of Watthana district for allegedly selling cannabis buds and flowers without permission.