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Defensive Anutin says he was right to legalize weed

The man credited with bringing legal weed smoking to Thailand last night stood firm and said it was the right thing to do in the face of questions about its consequences.

Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul said he was right to engineer the sudden and complete change, despite the fact it happened before any basic regulations were in place.

“Unfortunately, due to COVID issue, the Cannabis Act could not be finished in parallel to the date that we freed cannabis from narcotics. I anticipate the next question from the public will be, ‘Why I didn’t wait until the law was imposed?’ No way. No, sir. I won’t wait. I will never delay. Even if I could turn back time,” Anutin said in English. 

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