Popular Post webfact Posted January 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2021 MPs vote to remove kratom from narcotics list By THE NATION The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to remove kratom (mitragyna speciosa) from Thailand’s narcotics list and classify the herb as a controlled substance. The draft Narcotics Act proposed by the Justice Ministry was passed by 319 votes to seven with three abstentions. If approved by the Senate, the draft will be published in the Royal Gazette and become law within 90 days. The Cabinet in March 2019 approved the plan to align the law with widespread consumption of kratom, especially by farmers and labourers in the South. The draft allows production, import and export of kratom by those granted permission by the Narcotics Control Board. However, sale of kratom to people under 18 or pregnant women is prohibited, as is hiring or allowing people under 18 to sell kratom. Violators face up to two years in jail and a maximum fine of Bt200,000. Selling kratom in schools, dormitories, public parks, theme parks, or via online channels is prohibited and punishable with a fine of up to Bt40,000. Advertising or marketing kratom is also prohibited and carries up to six months in jail and a maximum fine of Bt500,000. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30401883 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2021-01-27 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MisterTee Posted January 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2021 Good move. Even small steps away from the idiocy of the War on Drugs are to be welcomed. 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grumbleweed Posted January 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 28, 2021 Screw the kratom, I'm more interested in the stuff the TAT are taking. that stuff makes LSD look like aspirin 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 I'm not against kratom per-say... just long distance drivers who use it to stay awake while driving 24 hours a day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 So will they give amnesty to those charged, convicted and jailed? 17 hours ago, webfact said: Advertising or marketing kratom is also prohibited and carries up to six months in jail and a maximum fine of Bt500,000. Weird. I guess you gotta know a guy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanaka Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, mtls2005 said: I guess you gotta know a guy? You gotta know any Thai person, yes. Shouldn't be too hard in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 its great for pain relief as well, it is also good to use to help get off stronger drugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 42 minutes ago, seajae said: its great for pain relief as well, it is also good to use to help get off stronger drugs Is it widely used in the medical world for re-hab treatment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, nahkit said: Is it widely used in the medical world for re-hab treatment? No hab rehab kap.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 18 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said: No hab rehab kap.... Oh yes there is. (Apologies, panto season is over). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keat Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 In 2019, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that there is no evidence that kratom is safe or effective for treating any condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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