Packets of kratom leaves seized in Narathiwat province. The Justice Ministry plans to remove kratom from the list of illicit narcotic drugs. (Photo: Waedao Harai)
Recreational use of cocaine, morphine and opium is still illegal, despite easing of some restrictions, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin warned on Wednesday.
They remain as listed category 2 drugs. They have not been removed from the national list of narcotic drugs, the justice minister said.
He issued the warning after the Royal Gazette published a ministerial regulation allowing sale and possession of cocaine, morphine and opium for medicinal and study purposes, and government use.
He said the three substances had not been removed from the list, and the ministry had no policy to remove them.
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