Thailand to ban recreational cannabis use by year-end

STORY: Thailand will ban the use of recreational cannabis by the end of this year. That’s according to the country’s health minister in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday. However, minister Cholnan Srikaew said use for medical purposes would still be allowed. Tens of thousands of cannabis shops sprang up in Thailand after it became … Read more

US Virgin Islands pushes forward on stalled law allowing recreational marijuana use

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A stalled marijuana law in the U.S. Virgin Islands got a big push Tuesday after an advisory board approved a list of proposed rules and regulations that would govern the recreational use of cannabis in the territory. The board’s vote represented a key step toward implementing a law approved more … Read more