Thailand’s new cannabis rules fuel black market, but some support crackdown

Cannabis stores in Thailand say business has plunged ever since customers needed a doctor’s prescription to buy weed. But advocates for cannabis control are hoping the free-wheeling days of liberalised selling are over.
BANGKOK: Since Thailand changed its laws on Jun 25 mandating cannabis be sold only for medical purposes, businesses say customers have turned to underground channels, causing sales at many of the cou…