Thailand Became The Asian Amsterdam Last Year, But It May Not Last

By Chris Barrett And Art Akkarawat, The Sydney Morning Herald on February 3, 2023

When Thailand decriminalised cannabis in June, Audsada Kantama was eager to get in on the action.

The 32-year-old had used marijuana daily since his late teens and moved quickly to add the newly legalised substance to the menu at his coffee shop, Ya Jai Cafe, in the northern city of Chiang Rai.

“I sell [cannabis]flowers now,” said Audsada, who goes by “Neck”.

“We also have legal edibles in the form of craft soda. But I look forward to selling [other]edibles too because some customers are asking for them. Some of them cannot smoke cannabis.”

– Read the entire article at The Sydney Morning Herald.