A CANNABIS network today (Sep. 22) urged Public Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew to clearly define what a planned draft bill on cannabis and hemp would mean in saying it is to be for medical and health purposes only because if traditional medical practitioners are cut out it could lead to conflicts, TV Channel 7
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Move Forward MP starts countdown to senators losing PM-picking power
A MOVE Forward MP today (July 30) tweeted that there are 287 days in the countdown to senators losing their power to vote for a prime minister when their five-year tenure ends on May 11, 2024, Matichon newspaper said. The party-list MP, Mr. Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, said in his tweet that on that day senators
Read moreThai Liberal Party wins first MP in constituency-based mode
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI LIBERAL PARTY has won an MP seat, widely defeating an archrival Thai Economic Party in today’s (July 10) by-election in Lampang, and turned out to be the first MP of the opposition party to have been elected in constituency-based mode. Thai Liberal candidate Dejthavee Srivichai won 53,971 votes, defeating
Read moreAnutin urges limited consumption of marijuana amid allergic reactions
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (June 16) recommended that no more than two to three marijuana leaves be used per dish as cases of consumers suffering from allergic reactions have started cropping up since June 9 when liberal marijuana policy came into effect, Sanook.com said. Using excess amounts of cannabis oil
Read moreChadchart concerned about liberal marijuana use with one man already dead
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said today (June 14) that he is concerned about the impact of the liberal marijuana use that started on June 9 as a 51-year-old man suffered a congestive heart failure and died after consuming large amounts of the plant, Sanook.com said. Addressing a Bangkok Executive Board meeting, Chadchart said as
Read moreThai Liberal woman MP pressed to quit and make room for financier
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI LIBERAL MP Thanaporn Somthongdaeng has been allegedly pressed by party leader Seripisut Temiyavej to resign only to give way for one of the party’s financiers to take her place. Thanaporn said Seripisut has pushed in vain for her resignation as party-listed MP since late last year with intent to get
Read moreProminent political activists join Thai Liberal Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters TWO RENOWNED POLITICAL activists have become heads of Thai Liberal Party’s strategic teams. In today’s (Apr 23) general caucus of Thai Liberal Party, former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn was named head of the party’s strategic campaign for policy matters and People’s Network Against Corruption secretary-general Veera Somkwamkid was named head
Read moreEx-election commissioner joins Thai Liberal Party
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER ELECTION commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn has joined Thai Liberal Party under leadership of former police chief Seripisut Temiyavej. Somchai confirmed today (Oct. 30) he has already registered himself with the 10-MP opposition party but said he is yet undecided whether he will contest the next election under the tickets of Seripisut’s
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