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Thailand legalises marijuana, releases thousands arrested on cannabis charges | South China Morning Post

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Thailand released more than 3,000 people jailed on marijuana-related charges after the country became the first in Asia to legalise the drug. Convictions on possession of even small amounts of cannabis in Thailand had carried prison terms until June 2022, when Thai officials decriminalised the drug, effectively maki…

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