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TEKANAN INTERNASIONAL TERHADAP RE-REGULASI KEBIJAKAN LEGALITAS GANJA DI THAILAND TAHUN 2025: PERSPEKTIF SECOND IMAGE REVERSED
This study examines international pressure on Thailand’s 2025 cannabis re-regulation policy through the second image reversed perspective, which highlights the influence of international structures on domestic policymaking. The 2022 deregulation allowing broad non-medical cannabis use generated social, health, and governance consequences while attracting international scrutiny. This research aims to explain how international pressure shaped Thailand’s policy shift. A qualitative case study approach was employed through analysis of policy documents, international organizational reports, and relevant secondary sources. The findings reveal that normative and institutional pressure from the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), United Nations monitoring mechanisms, and ASEAN regional norms narrowed the international legitimacy of Thailand’s deregulation policy. Obligations under the 1961 Narcotics Convention encouraged the Thai government to implement re-regulation by restricting cannabis use to medical and research purposes. The study confirms that Thailand’s policy change resulted from the interaction between domestic dynamics and international pressure within the global narcotics control regime.