News Forum - Spirit of resistance: Thailand’s lawmakers toast booze bill rejection

[Thaiger]

The House of Representatives decisively rejected a bill aiming to liberalise Thailand’s alcohol industry, proposed by the opposition People’s Party. The bill, introduced by Taopiphop Limjittrakorn, was voted down with 237 votes against and 137 in favour. The proposed legislation sought to permit individuals to own alcohol distillation equipment and produce booze for personal use … …

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[Khunmark]

Opening up the market to micro breweries with adequate controls is a good thing. It certainly works well in other countries. It’s difficult to fathom that this legislation didn’t go through, or maybe the politicians are in pockets of the monopolists. Instead there’s all this ridiculous back and forth over the cannabis legislation that was ill conceived from the outset. Another opportunity lost to self interest.