The Senate has made changes to the bill on kratom to specify where the formerly illicit plant is barred from sale and to whom it’s not allowed to be sold, according to the Justice Ministry.
Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Wednesday the Senate has rectified 11 sections in the bill which cleared the House of Representatives earlier. They include Sections 25 and 34.
In Section 25, the changes ban online sales of kratom while Section 34 was modified to double the punishment against anyone who sells kratom leaves to people underage, and pregnant or lactating women.
Mr Somsak said the Senate has approved the changes to the bill which has now gone back to the…
