reader Posted August 19, 2021 Posted August 19, 2021 From Thai Enquirer More than 1,000 inmates will be released from prisons when Kratom is delisted as a narcotic on August 24, the government said on Thursday. “The Kratom Plant Bill will come into effect on August 24 and the plant will be declassified as an illegal drug which means that people will be able to grow them and sell them,” said Anucha Burapachaisri, the government spokesman. “There will also be a release of 1,038 people who have violated the Narcotics Act with kratom on August 24,” he added. Kratom can be used as a traditional medicine but can also be a stimulant. It can be used as a recreational drug which is one of the reasons why it was classified as a narcotic. Anucha said the government will save 1.69 billion baht from delisting the plant via the lowering of expenses used to arrest and detain people for producing, possessing and selling kratom. According to the Thailand Development Research Institute, the average cost for the state to prosecute a person on Kratom charges is 76,612 baht. Between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, there were 22,076 kratom-related cases. https://www.thaienquirer.com/31495/government-to-release-prisoners-after-kratom-delisting/ vinapu 1 Quote
vinapu Posted August 19, 2021 Posted August 19, 2021 I wonder why they wait till 24th instead of releasing them now? Quote
