PM Anutin Charnvirakul says Thailand will tighten cannabis enforcement, inspect licensed shops and look at amending the Narcotics Act, including for small-quantity possession.
Three members of a family in Khlung district were taken to hospital after eating sweets suspected of containing high-potency cannabis. Police traced the product to Samut Prakan.
The Thai cabinet endorsed a draft cannabis control bill on 22 September 2026. Shops that are not medical facilities will need to convert when their licences expire between 2026 and 2028.
DTAM's June 2026 guidelines set 30-day and 90-day licence suspensions and list the breaches that mean revocation, including selling without a prescription to under-20s and selling online.
Since 17 June 2026, anyone caught trying to export cannabis faces a 30,000 baht fine per kilogram plus forfeiture, on top of possible prison time under the Customs Act.
A ministerial regulation in force since 30 April 2026 limits new and renewed cannabis flower licences to medical facilities, pharmacies, herbal product retailers and traditional healers' workplaces.
A plain-English summary of Thailand's cannabis rules: medical use only, PT33 prescriptions, where you can and cannot use it, penalties, and where the Cannabis and Hemp Act stands.
Step by step: where to go, what to bring, what it costs, how long it lasts, and what tourists and expats need to know about Thailand's PT33 medical cannabis prescription.