Cannabis to Be Removed from Drug List
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will sign an announcement to legalize cannabis and hemp tomorrow and the change will take effect 120 days after being published in the Royal Gazette.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will sign an announcement to legalize cannabis and hemp tomorrow and the change will take effect 120 days after being published in the Royal Gazette.
A fair on the use of hemp and cannabis was organized in the northeastern province of Buri Ram to tell the general public how to generate income from the plants.
Farmers, government and private organizations and general people can seek permission to grow hemp for various purposes from Jan 29 onwards, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
Deputy Prime Minister/Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plans to include marijuana extract in the National List of Essential Medicines to cut the expenses of patients and increase their access to medicine.
The Cabinet gave the greenlight for kanchong cultivation to make the type of hemp a cash crop.
The Tobacco Authority of Thailand is turning to hemp, tobacco sales and cigarette production in Vietnam as a tax increase will cut its local profit.