Pedestrians on Khao San Road on Saturday. Foreign tourist arrivals into Thailand are set to beat official forecasts with the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions. (Bloomberg photo)
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has firmly rejected calls from business owners to turn Khao San Road into Thailand’s cannabis hub.
Deputy Bangkok governor Jakkapan Phiewngam said the famed tourist hotspot is unlikely to be positioned as Thailand’s cannabis hub as many schools and temples are located in its vicinity.
Furthermore, he said, only the Public Health Ministry can regulate the cannabis trade, not the BMA.
Mr Jakkapan said the nation’s image may suffer if Khao San Road is turned into a cannabis hub in the absence of regulations…
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