BANGKOK, June 12 (TNA) – Thai authorities on Friday destroyed 13
tonnes of marijuana that have been seized from smugglers and dealers.
The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has
collected marijuana from law enforcement agencies such as drug suppression
police bureau and the Customs Department.
Under the government’s medical marijuana policy, some of the
marijuana has been handed over to medical researchers.
ONCB Secretary-general Niyom Termsrisuk said the marijuana
destroyed at an industrial incineration site in Ayutthaya province was hazardous
for medical research because it was contaminated with heavy metal and
pesticide.(TNA)
