Campaign for legal kratom use nears goal
A local community sets the standard for responsible cultivation, which the government hopes to replicate once the plant is decriminalised
The Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Thursday, June 24, 2021
After being listed as an illegal narcotic for many decades, Thais will finally be allowed to use and own Mitragyna speciosa, also known as kratom, as traditional medicine by August this year. On May 28, an announcement was made in the Royal Gazette which effectively removed the plant from the list of narcotics. As new laws take effect 90 days after their publication in the Gazette, kratom use and possession will be effectively decriminalised on Aug 24. Prior to its decriminalisation, kratom was categorised as a Class 5 Narcotic substance under the Narcotics Act, which made consuming, cultivating and possessing any part of the plant illegal.
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