The Latest Breaking News from Bhumjaithai Party

Relations among the government's coalition partners have become strained due to a cannabis and hemp bill, with the Bhumjaithai Party slamming its withdrawal from parliament as being politically motivated.

Bhumjaithai Party leader and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the House rejected his party's "well prepared" cannabis bill for purely political reasons ahead of the coming general election.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has refused to back down from his decision to decriminalise cannabis despite calls for the policy to be immediately suspended.

Cannabis legalisation -- a policy platform of the Bhumjaithai Party (BJP) -- was groundbreaking in many ways. The BJP should be proud of fulfilling its electoral promise to voters regarding the legalisation.

The Medical Council of Thailand has warned against the use of cannabis in food or snacks, saying it is unnecessarily increasing the load on hospital emergency services.

An MP for the Bhumjaithai Party, which successfully campaigned for the decriminalisation of cannabis, took to Facebook on Tuesday to express concern at reports that people have been caught using the drug for recreational purposes in public places.

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has emerged on top of potential rivals for the post of prime minister in a popularity rating of political figures by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The Pheu Thai Party has welcomed former red-shirt stalwart Nattawut Saikuar back to the fold, hoping his oratorical skills will help win support in the Northeast that has been tapped by the Bhumjaithai Party, political scientists say.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, on Saturday led the Pheu Thai Party on a tour of Si Sa Ket province where it appeared to target the coalition Bhumjaithai Party.