The new government rules imposed in June have re-criminalised cannabis for recreational use, creating chaos within Thailand's $1 billion cannabis industry and forcing shops to scramble for compliance.
Legalizing marijuana has created a huge new revenue stream for the state - over $920 million according to the Marijuana Policy Project. And I think that's great. But in my eyes, that revenue has come at a great cost to public health.
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"Legalizing marijuana in America and Canada is one of the greatest mistakes of all time. I maintain that it's addictive. It leads to other drugs. And when you're stoned - and I've been stoned - you don't think normally."