Thailand to track cannabis users in government database

Thai nationals will soon be required to show their ID cards when purchasing cannabis flowers. The ID and sales information will be entered into a government database, according to the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM).

Registered vendors will be required to insert the buyers’ ID into a “device” linked with the government system and input information regarding the amount of cannabis purchased.

Any vendors who fail to submit reports will have their license revoked, according to the department’s director-general Dr Thongchai Lertwilairattanapong.

The measure will come into effect once it is published in the Royal Gazette.

It’s not yet clear whether foreigners will have to show their ID or passports when purchasing marijuana flowers.

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