প্রকাশ: 26/01/2022
Thailand's narcotics board on Tuesday said it would remove
cannabis from its drugs list, paving the way for households to grow the plant.
Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize
marijuana in 2018 for medical use and research.
Under the new rule, people can grow cannabis plants at home
after notifying their local government, but the cannabis cannot be used for
commercial purposes without further licenses, Health Minister Anutin
Charnvirakul told reporters.
The rule must be published in the official Royal Gazette and
120 days must pass before home cannabis plants will become legal.
Meanwhile, the health ministry will this week present to
parliament a separate draft bill which provides details on the legal use of
cannabis, including its production and commercial use, including guidelines on
recreational use.
Homegrown cannabis should be used for medical purposes like
traditional medicine, food and drug regulator chief, Paisal Dankhum has said
previously and that there would be random inspections.
The draft bill punishes growth of cannabis without notifying
the government with a fine of up to 20,000 baht ($605.33) and prescribes a fine
of up to 300,000 baht or three years in jail, or both, for selling it without a
license.
The move is the latest step in Thailand's plan to promote
cannabis as a cash crop. About a third of its labour force works in
agriculture, according to the World Bank.
Thai drinks and cosmetics companies last year rushed to
launch products with hemp and CBD, a compound that does not give users a high,
after their use was approved for consumer goods.
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