Following the legalization of marijuana in Thailand, the federal government has now moved to determine that cops are positively not permitted to smoke up or devour weed in any form or kind whereas on responsibility at a police station.
Whereas such a rule ought to have lengthy been understood as frequent sense, Common Suwat Chaengyodsuk of the Royal Thai Police signed an order on July 5, 2022 that successfully banned cops from consuming hashish, hemp, and associated merchandise in any respect police stations across the nation.
The order additionally stated that it was the duty of station chiefs and supervisors to maintain a watch out in order that their subordinates don’t break the legislation and proceed to uphold the optimistic picture of the police pressure.
Including to this, all those that arrived at police stations smoking or stinking of marijuana would even be liable to prosecution below the Public Well being Act, with the legislation extending to conditions through which people come into contact with authorities employees tied to the police pressure. In such circumstances, the presence of marijuana might be detrimental to their work.
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Whereas the rising and consumption of hashish for medical functions has been allowed all through the nation, there are nonetheless legal guidelines in place to manage the usage of the plant. At the moment, merchandise containing over a 0.2 p.c weight content material of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the chemical that causes the excessive when consuming weed – is prohibited within the nation, whereas consumption of the vegetation by these below 20, pregnant, or nursing can also be unlawful.
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