A Public Health Ministry narcotic drugs control committee postponed a meeting on Wednesday to consider the proposed delisting of cannabis from the narcotics list. It was called again for Thursday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul did not give a reason for the postponement. Mr Anutin previously said a sub-committee on narcotic substances has revised the narcotics list on which cannabis no longer appears as a Category 5 narcotic substance. This will pave the way for households to grow the plant legally.
The draft list was originally scheduled for review on Wednesday by the drugs control committee chaired by public health permanent secretary Kiattiphum Wongrajit. When approved, it will be forwarded to the Narcotics Control Board chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam. The revised list is in accordance with the new…
