UPDATE: Phuket cannabis inspections find illegal products; 35 licences revoked, 112 suspended

Phuket authorities have revoked 35 cannabis shop licences and suspended 112 others as inspections continue across the province. The campaign has also found illegal products, according to a recent report from The Phuket Express.

As of 28 August, Phuket had 1,065 cannabis shops, down from 1,089 previously. The figures were presented at the sixth meeting of the Joint Public-Private Sector Committee for Solving Economic Problems in Phuket for fiscal year 2026, chaired by Phuket Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum at Phuket Provincial Hall late last week.

The same report listed 11 shops as being under suspension at the time, while 13 had been notified of suspension orders. Authorities have also initiated legal action against shops found to be operating in breach of the law.

The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office said 17 shops had breached Section 46 of the relevant cannabis regulations by selling cannabis without a licence, or Section 52 by selling while their licences were suspended. Another 23 shops were found to have breached Section 6(10) of the Food Act 1979.

During inspections in Koh Kaew, officials checked licensed and unlicensed businesses and found illegal products. The Phuket Express reported violations involving cannabis-infused food products and possession of kief, a concentrated form of cannabis flower rich in trichomes. Samples were to be sent for laboratory testing.

Deputy Governor Pol Lt Col Khetarat Chansilp said the inspections formed part of a broader effort to bring cannabis businesses into a lawful system, ensure fairness for compliant operators and protect the public.

The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office has created an online map of registered cannabis shops through the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine’s cannabis GIS system. The office urged members of the public to report shops operating outside the map.