Buriram postpones epic weed festival due to growing anxiety, legal fears

A celebration of marijuana’s decriminalization next month in the cannabis-growing heartland was postponed indefinitely today due to legal uncertainties.

Organizers of the Pan Buriram festival, set to go off late November in Buriram province, said that there were too many unresolved legal issues, particularly on matters relating to production, to bring all the cannabis tribes together in good conscience.

“It just doesn’t feel right,” said Pan Buriram founder Chidchanok “Nan” Chidchob. “I dont think it’s possible for the vendors, or the growers, or [to hold a growing] competition.”

What gave organizers pause was parliament’s decision last month to withdraw the Cannabis Act. While the bill contained few provisions affecting consumption, it would have enacted a raft of regulations and controls on the production side; namely, how growers can obtain…