Final month, Thailand eliminated marijuana from the listing of Class 5 narcotics and introduced that the plant could be cultivated for medical and business functions.
Deputy Defence spokesman Colonel Jintanat Punnothok introduced on Friday that Prime Minister Common Prayut Chan-o-cha, who doubles as defence minister, has ordered all navy models to ban the usage of hashish and hemp in areas that fall beneath their jurisdiction.
This covers the consumption of hashish each in meals or by smoking.
“All branches of the navy and the Royal Thai Police have been ordered to supply information and increase consciousness amongst its personnel about the advantages and risks of consuming marijuana and hemp, in addition to the authorized restrictions associated to cultivating, utilizing, possessing and importing the crops,” he mentioned.
The ministry has additionally prohibited its personnel from consuming marijuana or hemp earlier than or whereas driving, working equipment or doing bodily work, and in addition from displaying inappropriate behaviour in public or on social media.
