{"version":1,"id":"th","name":"Thailand","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/th/","count":6,"totals":{"reports":6,"arrested":5,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":5000,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":0,"seizure":5,"raid":1,"arrest":0,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-19","reports":[{"id":"bangkok-khu-bon-5-tonnes","code":"CET-W44CEK","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/bangkok-khu-bon-5-tonnes/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/W44CEK/","date":"2026-10-19","country":"th","country_name":"Thailand","place":"Soi Khu Bon 27, Tha Raeng, Bang Khen, Bangkok","coordinates":[13.874,100.596],"precision":"district","type":"raid","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"Immigration police seize five tonnes of cannabis in a Bangkok house","summary":"Immigration police raided a rented three-storey house in Bang Khen after neighbours complained about the smell and found more than five tonnes of cannabis flowers. Five foreign nationals sorting the flowers were detained; the licence the operation relied on had been issued for another province.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":5,"kg_seized":5000},"tags":["bangkok","foreigners","licensing"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"5 foreigners held with 5 tonnes of cannabis in Bangkok raid","url":"https://aseannow.com/thailand-news/5-foreigners-held-with-5-tonnes-of-cannabis-in-bangkok-raid-r4366/","publisher":"ASEAN NOW","date":"2026-10-19","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261022133321/https://aseannow.com/thailand-news/5-foreigners-held-with-5-tonnes-of-cannabis-in-bangkok-raid-r4366/"},{"title":"Bangkok Police Raid Luxury Home, Seizing 5 Tons of Marijuana","url":"https://www.chiangraitimes.com/bangkok/bangkok-marijuana-seized/","publisher":"Chiang Rai Times","date":"2026-10-20","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261022095626/https://www.chiangraitimes.com/bangkok/bangkok-marijuana-seized/"}]},{"id":"thailand-bangkok-five-tonnes-2026","code":"CET-5HAK3B","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/thailand-bangkok-five-tonnes-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/5HAK3B/","date":"2026-10-19","country":"th","country_name":"Thailand","place":null,"coordinates":[15.083,101.001],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Police seize five tonnes of cannabis in Bangkok","summary":"Immigration police raided a rented house in Bang Khen district, Bangkok, on 19 October 2026 and found five tonnes of cannabis buds. They arrested a Vietnamese man and four Myanmar workers who were paid 200–300 baht a day to sort and pack the flower.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"thailand-bangkok-five-tonnes-2026","sources":[{"title":"Five tonnes of cannabis buds seized in Bangkok (20 October 2026)","url":"https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3340299/five-tonnes-of-cannabis-buds-seized-in-bangkok","publisher":"Bangkok Post","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"thailand-export-seizures-2026","code":"CET-A32RRH","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/thailand-export-seizures-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/A32RRH/","date":"2026-07-06","country":"th","country_name":"Thailand","place":null,"coordinates":[15.083,101.001],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Thai police warn couriers after 4.5 tonnes seized abroad","summary":"Thai police warned travellers after 4.5 tonnes of cannabis said to have come from Thailand were seized in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Poland: 23 kg in Hong Kong, 3.37 tonnes in Indonesia and 1.2 tonnes hidden in construction bricks in Poland. The force said couriers could face life imprisonment or the death penalty abroad, although Thailand itself has no death penalty for cannabis.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"thailand-export-seizures-2026","sources":[{"title":"Thai police issue warning as Bangkok is left red faced after massive exported cannabis seizures abroad (6 July 2026)","url":"https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2026/07/06/thai-police-issue-warning-as-bangkok-is-left-red-faced-after-massive-exported-cannabis-seizures-abroad","publisher":"Thai Examiner","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Narcotics Code B.E. 2564 (English translation)","url":"https://en.fda.moph.go.th/media.php?id=517578787425230848&name=NARCOTICS-CODE-ONCB120666.pdf","publisher":"Thai Food and Drug Administration","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"thailand-cannabis-shop-closures-2026","code":"CET-E1AT18","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/thailand-cannabis-shop-closures-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/E1AT18/","date":"2026-02-01","country":"th","country_name":"Thailand","place":null,"coordinates":[15.083,101.001],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Thailand counts 7,297 cannabis shops closed","summary":"Public Health Ministry data to 28 December 2025 showed 18,433 cannabis shops had been operating, but 8,636 licences expired during 2025 and only 1,339 were renewed. Another 7,297 shops closed, leaving 11,136 in business. The closures followed the June 2025 prescription rule and the requirement for trained staff and medical-style premises.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"thailand-cannabis-shop-closures-2026","sources":[{"title":"Over 7,000 cannabis shops in Thailand close due to stricter regulations and new law (1 February 2026)","url":"https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/over-7000-cannabis-shops-in-thailand-close-due-to-stricter-regulations-and-new-law","publisher":"The Straits Times","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Medical cannabis Q&A (2026)","url":"https://med-cannabis.dtam.moph.go.th/q-and-a-faq","publisher":"Thai Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"thailand-smuggling-warning-2025","code":"CET-CP36JX","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/thailand-smuggling-warning-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/CP36JX/","date":"2025-05-21","country":"th","country_name":"Thailand","place":null,"coordinates":[15.083,101.001],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Thailand warns tourists against taking cannabis out of the country","summary":"As cases of travellers smuggling cannabis rose, the health minister, Somsak Thepsutin, said it was against Thai law to take cannabis out of the country without permission from the authorities, and that shops would soon be allowed to sell only to customers with a prescription. In March 375 kg had been seized in 22 suitcases at Samui airport and 13 foreigners arrested.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":["visitors"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"thailand-smuggling-warning-2025","sources":[{"title":"Thailand vows tighter controls of cannabis as smuggling cases among tourists soar (21 May 2025)","url":"https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/21/thailand-vows-tighter-controls-of-cannabis-as-smuggling-cases-among-tourists-soar","publisher":"Euronews (with AP)","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"thailand-operation-chaophraya-2024","code":"CET-9KBHYR","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/thailand-operation-chaophraya-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/9KBHYR/","date":"2024-07-15","country":"th","country_name":"Thailand","place":null,"coordinates":[15.083,101.001],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Britain and Thailand join forces against cannabis couriers","summary":"A UK-led operation with Thai customs began in July 2024 to stop cannabis carried or posted from Thailand to Britain. By April 2025 more than 50 British nationals had been arrested in Thailand, Thai customs had intercepted over 800 smugglers and nine tonnes of cannabis since October 2024, and cannabis posted to Britain had fallen by 90 per cent in the first quarter of 2025.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":[],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"thailand-operation-chaophraya-2024","sources":[{"title":"International crackdown on cannabis smuggling (25 April 2025)","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/international-crackdown-on-cannabis-smuggling","publisher":"UK Home Office","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Thailand and UK strengthen cooperation to combat illegal cannabis smuggling (8 July 2026)","url":"https://thailand.go.th/public/issue-focus-detail/thailand-and-uk-strengthen-cooperation-to-combat-illegal-cannabis-smuggling","publisher":"Thailand.go.th","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}