THAILAND RECRIMINALISING CANNABIS
The house affairs minister additionally spoke about Thailand’s move to recriminalise cannabis.
On Tuesday, Thailand’s well being ministry issued an order prohibiting the sale of hashish for leisure use and making it necessary for any retail buy to require a health care provider’s prescription.
Singapore is looking for doable outflows to the nation, Mr Shanmugam stated.
“The nexus between medicine and crime, and terrorism, additionally must be checked out. Many various points. We attempt to keep our openness and our connectivity, and our business-friendly surroundings.
“Our safety businesses have checked out it and up the posture. It’s a bit early to say what will occur, however we have now to be extra cautious,” he added.
When Thailand decriminalised hashish just a few years in the past, he stated some folks on “the extra liberal aspect” requested when Singapore was going to alter.
The Singapore authorities doesn’t determine on such issues primarily based on what different international locations do, he added.
“We take a tough look, we take a look at the science, we take a look at the social impression, and the precise impression and we run the federal government of Singapore and the insurance policies in one of the best pursuits of Singaporeans.
“I’m completely satisfied, the Cupboard is totally satisfied that the precise coverage is to be strict on medicine, and you may see, the individuals who requested for liberalisation, are shutting their eyes intentionally to what’s taking place world wide and the immense hurt,” stated the minister.
He famous an incident at a Moscow airport the place a person, who was reportedly drug-traced, had picked up an 18-month-old youngster and flung the kid onto the bottom. The kid is in a essential situation.
For international locations which have decriminalised hashish, together with Thailand beforehand, there are “younger youngsters who’re excessive (on medicine)”, he stated.
“Why would we wish it? And 85 per cent of our inhabitants helps the robust stand that we take – maintain it prison, no decriminalisation, the truth is they assist the penalties too,” he added.
The Singapore authorities can’t be “zig-zagging” on its legal guidelines, he stated.
“Completely different international locations have their coverage. We work in one of the best pursuits of Singaporeans, and it was the precise coverage to maintain it criminalised, not soften our stance, and that continues to be the precise coverage.”
