To enjoy your stay in Thailand and avoid legal trouble, here’s a clear summary of cannabis laws:
- Who can use cannabis: Only people aged 20 and over, who are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- What you can have: You can possess cannabis extracts, but they must have less than 0.2% THC (the part that gets you high). Stronger products require special permission.
- Travel restrictions: Don’t bring cannabis seeds or plant parts into or out of Thailand.
- Growing cannabis: It’s legal, but you need to register officially.
- Business activities: Research, export, sale, and processing cannabis flowers require permits.
- Cannabis food: Only eat cannabis edibles at licensed restaurants.
- Health products: Get cannabis health products only from approved sources.
- Smoking in public: This is strictly forbidden.
- Driving: Don’t drive after using cannabis.
- Medical help: Seek medical attention if you have a bad reaction to cannabis.