House sets a record by adjourning after just 22 minutes due to lack of quorum
The House of Representatives set a record on Wednesday when a meeting was adjourned after just 22 minutes due to a lack of quorum, stalling consideration once again of the contentious cannabis and hemp bill.
Deputy House speaker Suchart Tancharoen called a quorum check before a vote on Section 11 of the cannabis and hemp bill that was being examined in the second reading.
It took 17 minutes for the MPs to declare themselves present and make the quorum.
The quorum required for a House meeting on Wednesday was 216, following the resignation of Pheu Thai MP Natthawut Kongjandee and Action Coalition for Thailand (ACT) MP Khetrat Laothamatas.
Mr Suchart ended the vote after just three minutes, which prompted Sathit Prasertsak, deputy secretary-general of the…
