Thai court accepts lawsuit aiming to revoke cannabis decriminalization

A Thai court yesterday accepted a petition that seeks to revoke the ministerial order that decriminalized cannabis use in Thailand.

The Central Administrative Court on Monday afternoon accepted a lawsuit by the Medical Council and MPs from opposition political parties who want to revoke an order by the Public Health Ministry that effectively removed cannabis from Thailand’s Category 5 narcotics list on June 9.

The petition is led by Smith Srisont of the Medical Council and other MPs from oppositional political parties such as Move Forward, Pheu Thai, Thai Liberal, Thai People Power, and Prachachat parties.

The date of the ruling has yet to be determined.

Upon the court’s acceptance of the petition, long-time cannabis advocate Chokwan “Kitty” Chopaka announced that she and other dispensary owners would gather at around noon today at the Government House…