Thailand does not want to promote cannabis use to travellers from nations that ban it

A photo from Thailand's Ministry of Public Health shows cannabis plants at a government plantation in Pathum Thani province. PHOTO: AFP
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BANGKOK - Thailand respects that cannabis is banned in countries like Singapore, and has no plans to promote its use to citizens of such countries, said Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

"It is not our intention to change their mindset," he said.

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