On: Congress accidentally legalized THC six years ago

[petesergeant]

Thailand managed something similar, an attempt to reform the law to be slightly more cannabis friendly, and ended up in some kind of legal limbo where it’s become unregulated in practice:

https://time.com/6208192/thailand-war-on-drugs-weed-legal/

Which is a big deal for a country that used to have exceptionally draconian laws about it.

[alephnerd → petesergeant]

They revoked it within 2 years and are back to the old laws.

Outside of the tourist/expat/backpacker bubble Thailand is very conservative.

Neighboring Myanmar having Balkanized into multiple mini-narco states doesn't help either.

[petesergeant → alephnerd]

> and are back to the old laws

Have you been to Thailand recently? Lower Sukhumvit is full of head shops. The “old laws” meant prison or worse for anyone selling it. There is indeed a new ban being suggested, to take place in 2025: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/07/09/is-weed-still-leg...