A picture portraying 2 minors smoking cigarettes pot along Pattaya Beach that went viral has actually triggered Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to get in touch with the authorities to implement the law.
Mr Anutin, who is likewise a deputy prime minister, on Friday revealed issue over the picture.
” How those youths obtained hashish is definitely a breach of the law. Cops need to discover the seller,” he stated.
” Even if they were provided hashish by their member of the family, legal penalty needs to be implemented.”
Nevertheless, he was sceptical about whether the picture was “choreographed” ahead of time for unidentified factors.
He stated the marijuana expense, still presently in the works, does not motivate the leisure usage of the plant. It just intends to promote medical marijuana for the advantage of society and the economy, he stated.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul states the picture portraying 2 minors smoking cigarettes pot in Pattaya may have been choreographed. (File picture: Pornprom Satrabhaya)
The picture was published on Facebook on Nov 26 by a Pattaya regional. It apparently reveals 2 10-year-old young boys smoking cigarettes marijuana along the southern part of the beach throughout the Pattaya International Fireworks Celebration.
The picture went viral within a couple of days, triggering warmed social networks dispute over whether it was suitable for kids to have access to marijuana.
According to media reports, Sadayu Wilawan, a Pattaya City community authorities, discovered among the young boys the other day.
He was resting under a coconut tree 100 metres far from where the picture was taken, the reports stated.
Mr Sadayu apparently stated the young boy talked to him rudely and utilized strong words versus regional authorities.
The young boy was ten years old, the reports stated. He apparently got away from Pattaya’s Kid and Households Shelter to stick with his granny in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district.
The young boy apparently battled with his granny prior to stabbing her with a knife. He later on escaped and was photographed smoking cigarettes marijuana at the beach, the reports stated, including authorities would take the 10-year-old for a health assessment prior to offering aid.
Dr Banyat Jettanachan, a Democrat MP from Rayong, informed a parliament press instruction that it doubts when the marijuana control law will be gone by parliament as examining drafts requires time.
” I want to ask the authorities in the general public Health Ministry that if those pot-smoking kids were yours, how would you feel? Medical professionals ought to prioritise security […] over [economic] advantages,” Dr Banyat stated.
