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Open letter calls for U-turn on legalisation

People check out bongs at Nonthaburi Green Market 2023 as local farmers, growers and other cannabis-related businesses showcase their products in Nonthaburi’s Pakkret district last week. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

A network of doctors, academics and civil groups has published yet another open letter to oppose the government’s decision to legalise cannabis.

In their seventh open letter, they called on the public to vote for parties which do not back the removal of cannabis from the list of narcotics and its promotion as a cash crop.

According to the open letter, there has been an increase in accidents and reports of adverse reactions on mental and physical health since the consumption of cannabis was liberalised last year.

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