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Pruritus is a medical term for ‘itching.’ While pruritus can develop for a multitude of reasons, it is fairly common among patients with chronic kidney disease. According to a June 2024 study, the worldwide prevalence of pruritus is 39.8%. The number of people suffering from chronic kidney disease

In sticky, sweaty Bangkok, there seemed to be more weed shops than there were Buddhist temples — and there were a lot of temples. Some shops were decorated with psychedelic art on the walls, beanbags laid out over the floor and ambient music playing; others were little more than just wooden table

Thailand to Regulate Cannabis for Medicinal Use, Reversing Plan to Re-list as Narcotic. Thailand will regulate cannabis for medicinal use instead of re-listing the plant as a narcotic, the deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, in the government's U-turn on its previous policy. Prime minister

Thai Cannabis Advocates Protest Potential Ban on General Use. Two years after Marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime minister’s office to protest a possible ban on general use. Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly

Majority of Thai Survey Respondents Support Reclassifying Cannabis as a Narcotic. An overwhelming majority of participants in a Thai government survey have backed the Southeast Asian nation’s plan to reclassify cannabis as a narcotics to prohibit its recreational use. At least 80% of the 111,201

Thailand Moves to Reclassify Cannabis as Narcotics, Crack Down on Recreational Use. Thailand has issued a draft regulation to reclassify cannabis as narcotics from next year as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s government seeks to clamp down on rampant recreational use of marijuana. The Ministry of

Thailand Announces Plans to Relist Cannabis as Narcotic, Restricting Use to Medical and Research Purposes. Thailand plans to relist cannabis as a narcotic and issue permits only to those who grow and use it for medical purposes and research, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on social

Thai Cannabis Advocates Urge Government to Reconsider Recriminalization Plans. Dozens of Thai cannabis advocates urged the government on Thursday to abandon its plans to re-list marijuana as an illegal narcotic, a week after it announced its dramatic policy U-turn just two years after de

Thailand Plans to Re-List Cannabis as Narcotic Despite Growing Industry. The move has spawned an industry projected to be worth up to $1.2 billion by next year, as tens of thousands of cannabis shops spring up along with marijuana-themed spas, restaurants and festivals. Thailand will re-list

Thailand to Ban Recreational Marijuana Use by Year End, Says Health Minister. Thailand will ban the recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year, but continue allowing its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview. Thailand became the first country in

Thailand Government Plans Urgent Bill to Ban Recreational Use of Cannabis. Thailand’s government will urgently move a bill to ban the recreational use of cannabis, the health minister said on Tuesday, after the kingdom decriminalised the drug in 2022. Cannabis was taken off the list of banned

Here's what tourists need to know about using weed in Thailand under new proposals. Just 18 months after Thailand opened the floodgates by legalising cannabis, the country’s new conservative coalition government is seeking to slam them shut. Neon weed signs have become ubiquitous in Bangkok’s busy