Licences and rules
Online prescriptions: what the rules let shops use
Thailand Cannabis Report · Reefers Club Co., Ltd. · Last checked 31 October 2026
Few Thai cannabis shops have a prescriber on site, so most buyers arrive with a prescription issued somewhere else, often after a remote consultation. The rules care less about where the consultation happened than about whether the prescription is real, and whether the sale stays inside the shop.
What the rules require
Since 26 June 2025 every flower sale needs a PT.33 prescription from a member of one of seven prescribing groups. Verified The rules we have seen do not set a separate standard for remote consultations. The questions an inspector will ask are whether the PT.33 was issued by a qualified practitioner, whether it covers the sale, and whether the evidence is at the shop. See who can write a PT.33.
What is clearly not allowed
- Selling online. The 2025 notification banned online sale of flower, and the guideline announced on 22 June 2026 makes selling online, by vending machine or other electronic channel grounds for revocation. Estimated A valid prescription does not change this.
- Forged or traded forms. On 27 June 2026 the Ministry ordered enforcement against forged and traded PT.33 forms and said it would trace prescriptions back to the practitioner who issued them. Verified
Where the risk sits
Every obligation under the controlled-herb rules attaches to the licensee. If a prescription turns out to be forged, or issued by someone outside the seven groups, it is the shop's licence that is exposed. A sale without a valid PT.33 is a 90-day suspension under the guideline. Estimated
Good practice for shops
- Accept only PT.33 forms that identify the issuing practitioner and their profession.
- Check that the buyer and quantity match the prescription.
- Keep the evidence for every sale at the shop.
- Do not take orders online or deliver. Sales happen at the licensed premises.
Section 3 of the report, free to read, sets out the prescription rules and the penalty path.
Sources
- Section 3 of the 2026 report, The rules in force (free to read)
- Thairath, DTAM guideline on administrative orders for cannabis shops, 22 June 2026
- Juslaws, Amendment to cannabis law on 25 June 2025
- The Star (Bernama), Thailand to tighten cannabis controls and propose tougher penalties, 22 October 2026
This article is market intelligence, not legal, tax or immigration advice. Rules change by notification; check the current text with the relevant authority or Thai counsel before you act.
In short
Is an online cannabis prescription valid in Thailand?
The rules require a PT.33 from a qualified practitioner. They do not publish a separate rule for remote consultations, so the test is whether the prescription is genuine and properly issued.
Can a shop sell cannabis online with a prescription?
No. Selling flower online, by vending machine or other electronic channel is banned and grounds for revocation.
What is the risk with online prescriptions?
Forgery and trading of forms. The Ministry ordered enforcement against forged and traded PT.33 forms on 27 June 2026.
Who carries the risk if a prescription is fake?
The licensed shop that relied on it, because every obligation attaches to the licensee.
What should a shop keep on file?
The prescription evidence for every sale, at the premises, ready for inspection.
Want the numbers behind this?
This article gives you the argument. The figures, where they come from and how sure we are of each one are in the report.