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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Bangkok on January 21 as a major international cannabis brand inaugurated its entrance into Thailand\u2019s marijuana market. The new outlet of Cookies Thailand will be the first US-brand cannabis dispensary in Thailand.\u00a0\u201cThe launch of Cookies Thailand marks a milestone for the brand as it enters its sixth country and becomes the 58th Cookies storefront worldwide,\u201d a company statement declared.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that my first time going to Asia is to open up a Cookies store isn\u2019t something I could\u2019ve ever imagined and is really special,\u201d said Cookies CEO and co-founder, who\u00a0goes by the single name Berner<\/a>. \u201cThis store is beautiful and we\u2019re grateful for our partners on the ground in Thailand who helped make this possible. I hope Bangkok is ready for an exclusive menu of fire genetics.\u201d<\/p>\n The announcement adds:\u00a0\u201cCookies\u2019 iconic cultivars and products will be available for purchase, along with exclusive Cookies SF clothing and accessories, including local reserve merchandise specific to Thailand.\u201d<\/p>\n Cookies Thailand is partnering in the venture with California edibles company\u00a0Dee Thai.\u00a0 \u201cCookies Thailand evolved organically as my relationship with Berner has for more than 20 years,\u201d said Josh Schmidt,\u00a0co-founder of Dee Thai. \u201cDriven by the right intention, while honoring Thai culture and ethos, Cookies Thailand brings our friendship full circle, bonding my two loves\u2014cannabis and Thailand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n In keeping with Thai tradition, a Buddhist monk was on hand at the opening ceremony to perform a blessing of the new business establishment. And in compliance with Thai law, the dispensary is operating in full\u00a0 partnership with a Thai-registered company<\/a>,\u00a0Cookies Asia Co.<\/p>\n This ground-breaking development comes exactly one year after Thailand\u2019s\u00a0Food &\u00a0Drug Administration\u00a0officially removed cannabis<\/a> from the list of illegal drugs, which amounted to an effective decriminalization when it\u00a0took effect<\/a>\u00a0on June 9. However, a Cannabis Act that was promised at the time to regulate a legal industry has been held up by conservative elements in the Thai parliament. A January 4 editorial in the\u00a0Bangkok Post<\/a>, entitled \u201cPass Cannabis Controls Now,\u201d\u00a0noted that the bill has been \u201cfilibustered by a number of political parties.\u201d<\/p>\n Illustrating the precarious nature of the current ambiguous atmosphere, the\u00a0Bangkok Post<\/a> reported January 29 that that agents of the Department of Thai Traditional &\u00a0Alternative Medicine (DTAM<\/a>) shut down several dispensaries and vendors in the island resort town of Koh Samui, making three arrests.\u00a0<\/p>\n DTAM is issuing provisional licenses under the 2019 Herbal Act, passed to regulate use of medicinal plants. But these licenses only cover herbaceous flower\u2014no extracts, tinctures, vapes or edibles. Such processed products are available, but only due to either lax enforcement or extra-legal payoffs (bribes) to enforcement agents.\u00a0<\/p>\n The\u00a0Bangkok Post<\/a> reported Jan. 5 that the Public Health Ministry\u2019s\u00a0Medical Cannabis Institute\u00a0issued a guide entitled \u201c10 Things Tourists Need to Know about Cannabis in Thailand<\/a>\u201d to help clarify the confused situation. It warned that local medicinal use is the priority, and discouraged cannabis tourism. Nonetheless, the report says that despite the \u201clegal vacuum\u201d dispensaries have proliferated, as they\u2019ve been promoted on websites such as\u00a0High Thailand<\/a>.<\/p>\n Amusingly, Cookies Thailand may face a situation in the Southeast Asian country not too different from that which it faces at its first store in New York City. The NYC shop just opened in Midtown Manhattan\u2019s Herald Square, a prime location. But until it gets a coveted license from New York state authorities, it\u00a0won\u2019t actually be selling cannabis<\/a>\u2014just merchandise and CBD products. So a big move, but still waiting for full legality.<\/p>\n The post Cookies Opens in Thailand\u2013With Stipulations<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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