Members of the 'Writing the Future of Thai Cannabis' network express their stance on the attempt to reclassify cannabis as a controlled herb, at the Public Health Ministry in Nonthaburi province on Monday. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has rejected claims that the reclassification of cannabis as a controlled herb would benefit large businesses, saying the absence of control will result in a monopoly that would harm the sector.
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