Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on May 8 that cannabis would be re-listed as a narcotic by the end of 2024, two years after the country became the first in the region to decriminalise its recreational use.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs said on September 14 that it had coordinated with competent forces to arrest 11 suspects and seize 237 kg of different narcotics.