Many agencies point out problems Marijuana-Kratom use among youth

Minister of Defense opens a seminar on 'Perspectives and Reflections Kratom cannabis was later removed from drug laws' to hear opinions. Prevent the misuse of marijuana and kratom which affects children and youth. Pol.Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice presided over the opening ceremony of the seminar 'Perspectives and reflections after marijuana and kratom were removed from the drug law' by the Minister of Justice stated that kratom and marijuana were later removed from being narcotic drugs with the intention of medical, economic benefits and the use of kratom in People's way of life But on the other hand, it was found that Unauthorized sale of kratom boiled water Including the sale of kratom and marijuana to children and youth under the age of 18 years, resulting in children, youth and citizens accessing and using marijuana, kratom has increased and it has been misused. for entertainment By mixing controlled drugs, dangerous drugs, psychotropic substances. and narcotic drugs Encountered the proble m of negative impacts from the community. who have suffered from illegal mixing of flood water all over the place, complaints about Due to the increasing number of kratom problems through the NACC, today's open hearing therefore requires looking at all aspects of the impact. To continue improving the law through parliament. by related academics Also discussed on various issues by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ratsamon Kanlayasiri, Director of the Center for Studying Drug Problems. Chulalongkorn University reveals the marijuana situation Cottage in Thailand Revealed: Recreational cannabis use among the Thai population aged 18 to 65 years increased over a three-year period (2019-2022) across all age groups. Especially in the last year (2022) there was an increase in the use of marijuana from 2 percent to 25 percent. In addition, after marijuana was removed from the list of narcotic drugs. It was found that the use of smoked marijuana among Thai youth aged 18-19 years increased 10 times from one to two percent to 9.7 percen t in just three years. In addition, the results of an online market survey study found up to 20 types of modern addictive products found in Thailand, such as kratom powder, extracts, e-cannabis, laughing gas, cough syrup, cough syrup imitation products, and cigarette liquids. Cannabis electricity, cannabis juice, cannabis snacks, kratom water, kratom snacks, DIY cannabis cigarettes, 4×100 production, etc. The value of the product found to be searched the most is Cough syrup substitutes 46%, Lean beverages 22%, compressed cannabis 11%, drunk jelly 10%, and drunk mushrooms 6%. Mr. Paisan Limsathit, Executive Director of the Center for Health Law and Ethics Faculty of Law Thammasat University Mention the guidelines Appropriate legal control is available. Without waiting for amendments, the draft Cannabis Act is an amendment to the Ministry of Public Health announcement. Regarding the designation of the category 5 narcotics, by specifying the marijuana inflorescences Going to be a Category 5 narcotic as usual. Source: Thai News Agency