Thai weed in disarray after ‘arrest’ order, insider says dispensaries ‘should never have existed’

Thailand’s budding legal cannabis scene was reeling in confusion this morning after a new government order instructed police to arrest anyone selling cannabis without “permission” – despite the fact no such permission exists. 

One of the people currently working on amendments to the bill to regulate weed told Coconuts this morning that the current free-for-all was never intended, and that yesterday’s new order instructing police to “arrest and prosecute” those selling or exporting cannabis without permission was intended to close the legal loophole which has existed since legalization on June 9.

“Dispensaries should never have existed in the first place,” said the woman, who is working with the parliamentary committee to beef up the much-anticipated Cannabis Act. Describing herself as opposed to cannabis liberalization, the doctor spoke on condition…