Yahoo

Thailand was the first country in Asia to legalize marijuana. Things didn’t go as planned

Three years since Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis, the government this week imposed new rules designed to rein in the country’s “green rush.” As of Thursday, ...
The Diplomat

Thailand’s PM Misses the Forest for the Trees on the Country’s Pollution Problem

Thailand’s Chiang Mai now has airborne pollutants that are 20 times higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. Last week, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin declined to designate ...
Forbes

Thailand To Become First Southeast Asian Country To Legalize Same-Sex Unions

Thailand should be the Southeast Asian country to permit same-sex unions—while not explicitly condoning LGBTQ marriage—as a Cabinet-approved bill heads to parliament for legalization. Transgender ...
Yahoo

This Small Town in Thailand Has Some of the Country's Most Beautiful Landscapes — How to Visit

Natural pools in Pai, Thailand. Most people don’t go to Thailand to visit Pai. They end up in Pai because they heard about it at the food stalls of Khao San Road in Bangkok or in the beach bars of ...
Business Insider

Thailand just made it legal to grow and trade marijuana, becoming the first country in Asia to do so

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Forbes

Thailand To Give Away One Million Cannabis Plants To Households Across The Country

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dario Sabaghi covers the cannabis industry with a focus on Europe. Thai greenhouse worker trim damaged marijuana leaves and care ...
CNN

Thailand’s ‘up country’ boom fuels political divide

Thailand’s warring political factions hardly need red shirts and yellow shirts to identify themselves: a short few hours by road from Bangkok reveals a dramatic shift in culture. In central Bangkok, ...
Time

Guns Are Everywhere in Thailand. Could the Country’s Deadliest Mass Shooting Change That?

Mass shootings of the kind that took place at a Thai daycare on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of at least 38 people, most of whom are children, are relatively uncommon in Thailand. The last ...