Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legisalation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize the plant.

The relaxed laws saw a lucrative cannabis industry catering to locals and foreigners alike boom across the Southeast Asian nation, but a new conservative coalition government came to power late last year vowing to tighten the rules and only allow medical use.

A draft bill was released on Tuesday by Thailand’s health ministry outlining hefty fines or prison sentences of up to one year for offenders – or both.

      • Bonehead
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        3010 months ago

        Cannabis doesn’t cause schizophrenia. It merely brings out symptoms earlier than normal in individuals that already have schizophrenia but haven’t had a major episode yet.

        Repeat after me: Correlation Does Not Equal Causation.

      • rigatti
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        2010 months ago

        Can you share some of that research with me? Anecdotally, I know plenty of non-schizophrenic stoners.

      • gregorum
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        1610 months ago

        Cannabis doesn’t cause anyone to “develop” schizophrenia.

          • @kttnpunk
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            1010 months ago

            That doesnt mean it’s dangerous to society at large, and I’d argue that authoritarism IS. Also, (illicit) heavy cannabis use saved my life and is the only thing that adaquately treats my depression and allows me to function like a normal human being. So reading this honestly makes me want to tell you to go play in traffic -The world is bleak-a-fucking-nough I hope you’re at least getting paid to post this crap

          • ֆᎮ⊰◜◟⋎◞◝⊱ֆᎮ
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            210 months ago

            Yes and your chances are very very low… Lower than say getting hit by a car.

            And that’s factoring the possible 30% increase in incident rate from those studies…

      • @MotoAsh
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        1410 months ago

        Removed by mod

      • @Zahille7
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        1010 months ago

        This astroturf smells like shit

      • @schmidtster
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        910 months ago

        Nah, it just supports general atrocities like child labour and slaves though.