According to Charnvirakul, who has tried to discourage recreational smoking of marijuana, people who are found smoking in public can be penalized with a $704 fine and face the risk of spending 90 days in jail, reports VOA News. “Problems occur due to abuse of cannabis. This is not the aim of liberalizing the use of the plant. We want to promote medical use and boost the income of growers,” he told the press in June 2022.