Bangkok Raid Seizes Cannabis Jelly Packaged as Children's Candy
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), together with the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, carried out a raid on a distributor of cannabis-infused jelly in the Banthat Thong area of Pathum Wan district, Bangkok.
The operation followed a social media report about a family of three in Khhlung district, Chanthaburi province — father, mother, and their two-year-old son — who fell seriously ill after eating cannabis-laced snacks. The parents suffered seizures and lost consciousness, requiring ventilators, while the toddler was found comatose, likely from a smaller dose. All three were rushed to hospital.
Investigators from Police Region 4 traced the product to a shop in Banthat Thong selling jelly that resembled ordinary children's candy, marketed through social media to attract young consumers and tourists.
During the search of one building, officials found 90 pieces of cannabis jelly lacking Thai-language labels and FDA registration numbers, worth approximately 50,000 baht. The items were seized as evidence. A 26-year-old female employee admitted to selling the jelly for 80 baht per piece to the general public and foreign tourists for about one year.
Preliminary charges include violating the Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medicine Intelligence Act B.E. 2542 for selling controlled herbs without a license (up to one year imprisonment or a 20,000 baht fine, or both), and the Food Act B.E. 2522 for producing and selling food with incorrect labeling (up to 30,000 baht fine). Samples have been sent to the Department of Medical Sciences to test THC and CBD levels; additional charges will follow if they exceed legal limits.
FDA Secretary-General Dr. Supatra Boonserm warned consumers, especially parents, to avoid unregulated cannabis-infused foods. Approved products must contain no more than 1.6 milligrams of THC per package, carry clear dosage limits (no more than two packages per day), and display prominent warnings that children, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and people sensitive to THC or CBD must not consume them. She urged parents to keep such products away from children.
