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Hopes high at hospital leading medical marijuana studies
Six months after the government revised the Drug Abuse Act to open the door to medical marijuana, researchers at Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital in Prachin Buri are expecting to see profound benefits soon among people with Parkinson’s disease.Known for its research into and development of ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Medical marijuana: Thailand leads the way
Thailand legalised the use of marijuana for medicinal and research purposes in December 2018, granting usage for patient treatment and research and industry activities only. The bill allows the use of cannabis or marijuana and kratom which is a local plant with opioid properties native ...
5,000 Buriram citizens register for medical marijuana possession
The 90 day registration period for persons in possession of marijuana, without facing prosecution, end this Tuesday, May 21. 5,000+ persons in Buriram, north-east Thailand, have already registered their possession during this period. A community seminar on marijuana planting and management also took place yesterday ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Medical marijuana’s LONG ROAD BACK
71-year-old Decha Siriphat has been licensed to practise traditional medicine, but he has a few more steps to go before he can begin giving his patients marijuana-based medication.The newly amended narcotics law and associated organic regulations have complicated procedures, say Decha and community-rights advocates. They ...
Piyaporn Wongruang
Medical marijuana move ‘not enough’
More legal measures to further liberalise medical cannabis are required, campaigners stressed, so as to ensure that patients can freely and easily access affordable and quality cannabinoid medicines. Even though Thailand has already legalised the use of cannabis for medical purpose since February, medical experts ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Thailand to start testing medical marijuana on patients
Thailand is poised to start its first tests of cannabis oil on patients, a health official said Friday, as excitement swirls around a new industry that could create money-making avenues for entrepreneurs while offering relief for suffering patients.Keep reading ...
Cannabis growers will be given guidelines: Prajin
Farmers planning to grow cannabis once it is legalised for medical and research purposes next month have been told to contact authorities.“Interested persons should start studying relevant information on how to select cannabis varieties, prepare hothouses and control the temperature,” Justice Minister ACM Prajin Juntong ...
The Nation Reporter
Opposition to Foreigners Threatens to Stall Medical Marijuana Legislation in Thailand
Thailand is set to become the first Asian country to legalese medical marijuana, but a battle is brewing between local and foreign firms over control of a potentially lucrative market.With Parliament set to approve the legislation as early as next month, Thai businesses and activists ...
Plan for medical marijuana farm in Bangkok unveiled
The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) has announced it is taking a key role in Thailand’s plan to use marijuana for medical purposes.“We will be in charge of growing and improving marijuana,” GPO chairman Dr Sopon Mekthon said yesterday (May,10). “We will also handle the analysis ...
The Nation Reporter