Thailand gives go-ahead to growing cannabis at home – subject to notifying local government
by Liz Seyi Digital marketing managerThailand’s narcotics board has confirmed that
it will take cannabis off its drugs list, a move that would enable households
in the Asian country to grow the plant.
It follows the state’s move in 2018 to legalize
marijuana for medical use and research, which made it the first country in
Southeast Asia to do so.
Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that
while the new rule would allow people to grow cannabis plants at home on the
condition of letting their local government know, further licences would be
required by those wishing to use it for commercial purposes.
There is a need for the rule to be published
in the official Royal Gazette, and 120 days must pass before the growth of home
cannabis plants will become legal.
What else do we know about Thailand’s latest
moves on cannabis?
Looking more specifically at the prospects for
cannabis industry
business development in Thailand, Reuters reported that the health ministry would
present to the country’s parliament a separate draft bill setting out
information on the legal use of cannabis. This is set to cover the production
and commercial use of cannabis, including guidelines on recreational use.
Food and drug regulator chief Paisal Dankhum
has previously stated that homegrown cannabis should be used for medical
purposes such as traditional medicine and that random inspections would take
place.
According to the draft bill, those who grow
cannabis without first notifying the local government can be hit with a fine of
up to 20,000 baht (£449). Selling cannabis without a license, meanwhile, can
bring a fine of as much as 300,000 baht (£6,742), or three years’ imprisonment,
or both, again as outlined in the draft bill.
Sky News reported that Mr Anutin had been
driving the move to decriminalise the drug in Thailand, and that it is
anticipated the latest rule will help promote cannabis products as one of the
country’s major industries.
He recently stated that the delisting
“responds to the government’s urgent policy in developing marijuana and hemp
for medical and healthcare benefits, developing technology and creating income
for the public”.
Thai drinks and cosmetics firms have already
released products containing hemp and CBD, following the approval last year of
their use in consumer goods.
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