Chanthaburi family hospitalised after eating cannabis sweets bought online

Three members of a family in Khlung district, Chanthaburi, needed hospital treatment after eating sweets suspected of containing high-potency cannabis, police said on 16 October 2026.

According to the family, the father had ordered the products online. His latest order, which cost more than 1,000 baht a box, came with gummies and popcorn-style snacks. His 19-year-old wife was still in Makham Hospital at the time of the report but was recovering. Police said they were tracing the products' source to Samut Prakan. In early November, Thai media reported that the Consumer Protection Police had followed up the case with a raid on a shop in Bangkok's Banthat Thong area, seizing about 90 unlabelled cannabis jelly products.

The safety warning from health officials

Chanthaburi's provincial public health doctor said cannabis edibles are often made to look like ordinary treats, such as bear-shaped gummies, cookies and chocolate. His advice:

• If someone, especially a child, gets sick after eating something that may contain cannabis, take them to hospital straight away.
• Do not try to make them vomit, because of the risk of choking.

The legal side

Selling cannabis online is banned in Thailand. Under the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine's enforcement guidelines, a licensed business caught selling through online channels can lose its licence. Edibles containing THC also need Thai FDA approval, and police have repeatedly raided producers of unlabelled cannabis jellies and cookies.

If you are buying medical cannabis, buy in person from a licensed outlet with a PT33 prescription. Products from online sellers are illegal and their strength is unknown.