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How Thailand went from war on drugs to cannabis curries – BBC News

How Thailand went from war on drugs to cannabis curries – BBC News

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How Thailand went from war on drugs to cannabis curries – BBC NewsHow Thailand went from war on drugs to cannabis curries – BBC News


Thailand now has one of the world’s most liberal marijuana regimes.

The country legalised cultivating and consuming cannabis in June, reversing a hard-line approach of long prison sentences or even the death penalty for drug offences.

The regime has sparked off a boom in weed-related businesses hoping to cash in on a new customer base.

The BBC’s South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head reports on what’s behind the dramatic change.

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