Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legisalation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize the plant.

The relaxed laws saw a lucrative cannabis industry catering to locals and foreigners alike boom across the Southeast Asian nation, but a new conservative coalition government came to power late last year vowing to tighten the rules and only allow medical use.

A draft bill was released on Tuesday by Thailand’s health ministry outlining hefty fines or prison sentences of up to one year for offenders – or both.

    • Ronald McDonald 🍟🍔
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      -291 year ago

      Comparing the odds of developing schizophrenia: opting for marijuana may play a risky hand, with research hinting at potential links, while moderate coffee consumption stands on more stable ground, lacking conclusive evidence tying it to a heightened risk.

      Choose wisely.

      • Bonehead
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        301 year ago

        Cannabis doesn’t cause schizophrenia. It merely brings out symptoms earlier than normal in individuals that already have schizophrenia but haven’t had a major episode yet.

        Repeat after me: Correlation Does Not Equal Causation.

      • rigatti
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        201 year ago

        Can you share some of that research with me? Anecdotally, I know plenty of non-schizophrenic stoners.

      • gregorum
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        161 year ago

        Cannabis doesn’t cause anyone to “develop” schizophrenia.

        • Ronald McDonald 🍟🍔
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          -331 year ago

          You are right. Smoking weed by itself doesn’t make someone get schizophrenia, but there’s solid research showing a link between heavy cannabis use and a higher risk of developing schizophrenia, especially in folks who might already have a predisposition to it. So, it’s essential to look at the bigger picture of what the studies are telling us.

          • @[email protected]
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            101 year ago

            That doesnt mean it’s dangerous to society at large, and I’d argue that authoritarism IS. Also, (illicit) heavy cannabis use saved my life and is the only thing that adaquately treats my depression and allows me to function like a normal human being. So reading this honestly makes me want to tell you to go play in traffic -The world is bleak-a-fucking-nough I hope you’re at least getting paid to post this crap

          • ֆᎮ⊰◜◟⋎◞◝⊱ֆᎮ
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            21 year ago

            Yes and your chances are very very low… Lower than say getting hit by a car.

            And that’s factoring the possible 30% increase in incident rate from those studies…