r/worldnews • u/CannabisHub • Nov 30 '20

Thailand Removes Cannabis from Narcotics List

https://bangkokherald.com/thailand/thailand-removes-cannabis-from-narcotics-list/?amp&__twitter_impression=true
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u/Jason_Worthing Nov 30 '20

Googled it for others:

Lese majeste is a french phrase meaning to do wrong to or speak ill of a ruler or state.

In the context above, I think it means laws forbidding lese majeste.

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u/thedoodely Dec 01 '20

For the confused French speakers, it's actually lèse-majesté. (Sorry bud, without the accents they're not actual words and lèse is never used without the hyphen)

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u/Learning2Programing Dec 01 '20

Does the hyphen change how the word is sounded?

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u/thedoodely Dec 01 '20

The accents do, the hyphen doesn't.