EFFECTS OF AMENDING DRUG LAWS IN THE CASE OF CANCELLATION OF CANNABIS PLANTS FROM THE LIST OF CATEGORY 5 DRUGS

Abstract

Abstract

The purpose of this research article is to study concepts, theories and research related to the effects of drug law amendments in the case of marijuana being repealed from the list of narcotics category 5 in order to find suggestions and ways to improve the efficiency of marijuana. Appropriate this research is a qualitative research. There are methods for researching documents, research papers, internet media, and other factors.

The research found that, in fact, the amendment to the said law made marijuana both a drug and a non-drug. By law, “extracts” from all parts of cannabis plants belonging to the genus cannabis are narcotic, except (1) extracts from cannabis plants that contain no more than tetrahydrocannabinol or thc. 0.2 percent by weight, or (2) the seed extract of the hemp plant. In both cases, it is not considered a drug. It must be a marijuana plant that is allowed to grow within the country only. If it's marijuana from abroad that doesn't have a specific law to allow it, it's considered a drug in all cases. As a result, enforcement of marijuana-related laws is ineffective. Public misunderstandings about the status of the cannabis plant have led to widespread use and abuse of cannabis for legal purposes. And has an impact on international control, prevention and suppression of narcotics, to which thailand is a member under the single convention on narcotics, 1961 and the convention on psychotropic substances, 1961 1971, in which both conventions allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes