Cannabis ‘pushed off’ drugs list
ONCB source says draft may flout pacts
The Ministry of Public Health’s committee on narcotic control on Thursday endorsed a draft ministerial announcement under a new drug law that excludes some cannabis from the narcotics list.
Dr Thongchai Kiratihatthayakon, the ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, said a majority voted to support the draft, which was approved by a sub-committee.
The draft will be forwarded to the Narcotics Control Board (NCB) for consideration on Tuesday. The meeting will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.
If approved, the draft will be signed into law by the public health minister and announced in the Royal Gazette for promulgation.
“We have completed our task to push cannabis off the drug list,” Dr…
