In 2024, Thailand’s first survey center, NIDA Poll, announced for the first time with 1,310 people surveyed from May 14th to 15th to propose a change in cannabis to a narcotic illegal drug from 2024.The survey was based on 1 310 respondents with age above 15, in varied professions and income levels in Thailand as reported by NIDA. The survey was conducted by the multi-stage random sampling through telephone interviews. This is according to the surveyors claiming that the confidence value was set at 97% in as far as the accuracy of the results was concerned.Another piece of evidence has come from another survey which has inquired about people’s sentiments about the thought of considering cannabis as a narcotic 53. Answer at least 74% of respondents agreed but added that it also has medical and economic benefits. : 59% agreed and remarked that cannabis is useless which means that they believe cannabis has no positive effect. 60% disagreed, and 1. 07% were unsure.With regards to the public perceptions approach on the government’s cannabis policy 74. 58% of rrespondents argued that it should be for medical and therapeutic purposes alone 19%. 39% showed the response that the government should consider no policy to support cannabis or cannabis products, 10. 7% of them argued that it should back legal cannabis products while 53% held a different view. 40 per cent for raising general public income Three. 21% for recreation and leisure and 0. In all, 99% responded that they were not sure or did not respond.Regarding the question of restoring cannabis to the Narcotics List, 60. 38% of the respondents marked 3 which strongly agreed and 15% wrote 3. 27% somewhat agreed, 14. 50% strongly disagreed, 8. 93% somewhat disagreed, 7% strongly disagreed, and 0% totally disagreed. Uncertain: 92% either did not answer or responded they did not know.Regarding the following scenario regarding compensation of cannabis farmers or businesses if cannabis is rescheduled as illegal narcotic: 46. 35% of the respondents supported the proposition that the government should not compensate anyone at all. 10% believed that the government ought to compensate both the cannabis farmers and businesses.
“2% of respondents believed that compensation should be solely for the farmers.”
Only cannabis businesses should be paid. 88% either responded undecided or failed to give their answer.
lastly, in terms of their experiences with cannabis, 68. Further, 93% indicated that they had no experience in consuming cannabis, and 31. 07% had some experience.
