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.

    • Bonehead
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      306 months 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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      206 months ago

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

    • gregorum
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      166 months ago

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

      • Ronald McDonald 🍟🍔
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        -336 months 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.

        • @kttnpunk@lemmy.world
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          106 months 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