Pattaya police, led by Chief Kunlachart Kunlachai, warned unlicensed street cannabis sellers on Walking Street last night, December 10th, 2022, that if they were not licensed, they would have to go.
In reality, this basically means all the pop-up street and market marijuana sellers would need to go as having a proper license only applies to a set business address and location. As the flowers of cannabis are considered controlled herbs, they need proper licenses to be sold, according to Chief Kunlachart.
Cannabis was decriminalized in Thailand in early June, in theory only for medical use although in reality the easing indirectly allowed recreational, but ongoing political battles over the plant has led to the final rules and regulations in a draft bill being stalled in the upper levels of Thai government. Some cannabis opponents have even called for the plant to be returned as an illegal narcotic, essentially banning it once again.
Chief Kunlachart stated law enforcement would return in the near future to ensure their orders of getting properly licensed or cease doing business were being followed. He also noted that many Pattaya cannabis businesses with commerical addresses were following the new regulations around licensing, advertising, and no smoking in shops and thanked them.
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