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Champion of Thailand’s Cannabis Decriminalization Reforms Becomes Prime Minister 

Thai lawmakers have appointed Anutin Charnvirakul as the nation’s next prime minister, The Guardian reports. Anutin, 58, a former health minister and member of the Bhumjaithai Party, had championed the nation’s cannabis law reforms, which in 2022 led to broad decriminalization before lawmakers reclassified cannabis as a narcotic in June.   Thailand had been the first country in Asia to adopt broad cannabis reforms, but the relaxed policies faced pushback from opponents who said […]