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Thaksin family scion is top choice for Thai leader, poll shows

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, emerged as voters’ top choice to lead the Southeast Asian nation ahead of the next general election tentatively scheduled in May, according to an opinion poll.

Tribune News Service

A Law That Facilitates Cannabis Research Exemplifies the Modesty of the Reforms We Can Expect From Congress

Making it easier for scientists to study marijuana is a far cry from the liberalization that most Americans want.

Reason

Chadchart's challenge

People in Bangkok generally approve of the work record of governor Chadchart Sittipunt after six months in the post, according to a recent opinion poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).

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Ana Maria Belo on SBS series It's Fine, I’m Fine and how she learned to embrace her ‘deaf voice’

At 45 and after several surgeries, Ana Maria Belo’s career is flourishing with a lead role in an AACTA-nominated series and a supporting role in a major commercial musical.

ABC News

Tourism workers face uncertainty

Roughly 23% of tourism operators are willing to increase their workforce, but some remain hesitant because of insufficient tourist demand, according to a study by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).

Bangkok Post

Biden ponders marijuana moves as states forge ahead

WASHINGTON — Five states will vote next week on whether to join the 21 states and territories that have legalized recreational marijuana for adults. But the federal government is still stuck on whether to remove the plant from Schedule I of the federal drug code — a category reserved for…

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Biden ponders marijuana moves as states forge ahead - Roll Call

The U.S. policy debate has focused on whether more research is needed on potential benefits and harms of marijuana.

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Budget 2022: How the arts fared — and how the sector is looking ahead to the National Cultural Policy

Funding for the arts is "low and declining", and the budget maintains the status quo. Is it a missed opportunity, or laying the groundwork for a December announcement?

ABC News

Thaksin's daugther overwhelms other PM candidates for northeastern voters

Paetongtarn Shinawatra led the pack of other potential candidates for prime minister among voters in the northeastern region, a Nida poll released on Sunday showed.

Bangkok Post

NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow Calls For 'Urgent' Research Into Risks Of Regular Cannabis Use, Citing Effects On Brain Development

This week, an annual drug use survey Monitoring the Future (MTF), conducted by scientists at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor

Benzinga

Prawit admits PPRP's popularity dropping, but he's not worried

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharat leader Prawit Wongsuwon admitted on Tuesday that the party’s popularity is falling, but expressed no worries about it.

Bangkok Post

National Institute On Drug Abuse Seeks To Set Up Medical Marijuana Registry, Here's How It Will Function

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced recently that it was searching for new partners to supply cannabis for research purposes.

Benzinga

New Study Finds Marijuana Research Has Increased Despite Prohibition

A new study, recently published in the Journal of Cannabis Research reported that the number of cannabis publications continued to increase during the last two decades despite cannabis prohibition.

Benzinga

National Institute On Drug Abuse Seeks New Partner Facilities To Produce Research Cannabis, What Are The Requirements?

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the lead federal agency supporting scientific research on drug use and its consequences, is searching for new partners who would supply cannabis for research purposes.

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Nida Poll: Chadchat favourite for Bangkok governor

Former transport minister Chadchat Sittipunt is the favourite candidate for Bangkok governor, according to the latest opinion survey.

Bangkok Post

Voters already settled on choice for Bangkok governor

Bangkok voters have already decided who they want to be the new city governor, according to the latest Suan Dusit poll, which concluded there will be no surprises on polling day.

Bangkok Post

Chadchart cruising towards victory in Bangkok governor race: polls

Former Pheu Thai heavyweight Chadchart Sittipunt still has an outsized lead in the race for Bangkok governor, followed far behind by Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang, also an independent, according to two new opinion polls.

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Doctors’ stir hits health services in Nagaland

They want the retirement age increased to 62 years

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Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill Could Get Floor Vote In The House, Sooner Rather Than Later

Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act is poised to end up on the House floor next week, reported Marijuana Moment.

Bangkok Post

Chadchart set for landslide in Bangkok governor election

Chadchart Sittipunt, the former transport minister in the Yingluck Shinawatra administration running as an independent in the upcoming Bangkok gubernatorial election, still leads other potential candidates by a huge margin, according to a monthly survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

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