Thailand's cabinet approved a medical-use-only cannabis bill, the third attempt to regulate the sector since decriminalization in 2022. The law will require licensing for cultivation and sales (with exceptions for roots, stems, leaves, and seeds), ban sales to minors and in sensitive areas, and eliminate advertisements promoting recreational use. The government expects this to reduce ~11,000 current dispensaries to ~2,000 compliant clinics within three years, reshaping a sector initially opened for economic opportunity but now facing tighter controls.