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Thailand becomes first Asian country to legalise consumption of marijuana

Published on 11 Jun 2022

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  • Thailand becomes the first Asian country on to legalise the growing of marijuana and its consumption in food and drinks.
  • Its main aim of boosting its agriculture and tourism sectors, but smoking pot is still against the law.
  • Thailand, which has a tradition of using cannabis to relieve pain and fatigue, legalised medicinal marijuana in 2018.
Source: SarkariPariksha