People sit near stalls selling cannabis on a street in Phuket, Thailand, on August 27, 2023. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Pim smokes a joint outside the cannabis shop where she works, in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 19, 2023. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





People smoke out of bongs during a speed contest to finish 3 grams, at the Green Party in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Doughnut smokes cannabis with a bong, outside a cannabis club called the Green Party in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





A man walks past a stand selling cannabis on the street in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 6, 2023. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Women wait for customers in a massage shop with cannabis-themed decorations in Phuket, Thailand, on August 27, 2023. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)





Couples ride elephants during a Valentine's Day celebration, at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Chonburi province, Thailand, on February 14, 2024. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A couple rides an elephant during a Valentine's Day celebration, at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Chonburi province, Thailand on February 14, 2024. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Two couples, Komsan Doichaiyapoom, 31, and Wilaiwan Pikulkaew, 30, and Paichayon Chaloemlom, 27 and Suwanna Buachubai, 27 pose for a picture after receiving their marriage license from an officer during a Valentine's Day celebration on newly constructed bridge paralleling the Rama IX Bridge in Bangkok, Thailand on February 14, 2024. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony commemorating Makha Bucha Day in Pathum Thani province outside Bangkok, Thailand, on February 24, 2024. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A macaque climbs on a visitor at Phra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi, Thailand on February 25, 2024. Although the thousands of macaques living in town are a tourists' attraction, many complain that they harass residents and damage houses and businesses while deterring potential visitors. (Photo by Valeria Mongelli/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A motorcycle-taxi rider crosses a road in Bangkok on February 28, 2024. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A military helicopter flies during an amphibious assault exercise as part of the “Cobra Gold 2024” (CG24) joint military exercise at a military base in Chonburi province, Thailand, on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





Various members of militaries from around the world take a selfie together as over 1500 military personnel representing Thailand, the United States of America, and South Korea participate in the 'Amphibious Exercise' as a part of Cobra Gold 2024, at Hat Yao Beach in Chonburi, Thailand, on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Matt Hunt/Anadolu via Getty Images)





This handout photo taken on March 4, 2024 and released on March 6 by Thailand's Customs Department shows a red panda that was rescued after being found in the luggage of a group of Indian nationals attempting to travel to Mumbai, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. Thai customs officials have arrested six Indians for attempting to smuggle a red panda and 86 other animals out of the kingdom, including snakes, parrots and monitor lizards, officials said March 6. (Photo by Thailand's Customs Department/Handout via AFP Photo)





Macaque monkeys take a bath on the sidewalk around the city center in Lopburi, Thailand on March 4, 2024. Crop burning, being a large contributor to Thailand's PM 2.5 air pollution issue, as well as its overpopulation of Macaque monkeys, has put the rural province in the local and global spotlight as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to fix both issues. (Photo by Matt Hunt/Neato/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Women dressed in pregnancy costumes march to Government House on International Women's Day to draw attention to maternity issues on March 08, 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. Members of Thai labor unions and women's networks march from Democracy Monument to Government House calling for women workers rights and maternity rights on International Women's Day. The demonstration aimed to highlight the duration of maternity leave for women in Thailand, currently set at only 8 days. Women's groups are calling upon the government to extend maternity leave to 120 days. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)





Thai artists wearing traditional costumes pose as they wait for the start of popular “Khon” theatrical dance performance showcasing the story of the epic Ramayana, at the 17th century Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, a UNESCO world heritage site north of Bangkok on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





A Thai artist wearing traditional mask poses before the start of a popular “Khon” theatrical dance performance showcasing the story of the epic Ramayana, at the 17th century Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, a UNESCO world heritage site north of Bangkok on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana/AFP Photo)





Mahouts ride elephants during Thailand's National Elephant Day celebration in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, on March 13, 2024. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)