Thailand had decriminalized marijuana in 2022, but the country’s new government is pushing for stricter drug laws.

The prime minister of Thailand says he wants to outlaw the cannabis over concerns the lack of regulation had made it available to children and increased crimes

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday that cannabis would be re-listed as a narcotic by end of 2024, in a stunning U-turn for the country two years after it became the first in the region to decriminalise its recreational use.

The Prime Minister of Thailand on Wednesday announced plans to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic, reversing the country's legalization about two years ago.

Thailand will re-list cannabis as a narcotic by year-end, its prime minister said on Tuesday, in a stunning U-turn just two years after becoming one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalise its recreational use.

Thailand’s new health minister said he plans to review the country’s cannabis policy, signaling a possible u-turn that could make marijuana a narcotic again after it became the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.