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Is Thailand ready to allow its farmers to grow HEMP?


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Considering that Thailand copies US drug laws, here's a tidbit that may be adjusted in Thailand.

 

Currently, growing hemp is illegal in Thailand (following US dictates), but that could change.  The US is gradually liberalizing its hemp laws.  The following is an excerpt from an online newsletter I get from [email protected]

 

"We've seen hemp cultivation significantly expand in the U.S. in 2017, with over double the number of acres planted in hemp compared to last year and the addition of 4 more states with hemp pilot programs," said Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp. "The majority of states have implemented hemp farming laws, in clear support of this crop and its role in diversifying and making more sustainable our agricultural economy." 

 

Boomer continues: Those of us familiar with hemp, know that it's great for providing a slew of useful products and highly nutritious food items.  It can't get you stoned, even if you smoke a trash can full of it.  Yet, in accordance with politicians' ignorance, it's classified as a drug (federally in the US, and in Thailand) on par with heroin and possession of a tiny amount can land a person in prison.

 

Allowing Thai farmers to grow hemp (as Chinese farmers are allowed to do) would be a boon, because compared to rice growing, hemp:

 

>>>  grows well on wet or dry inferior soil

>>>  needs no chemical fertilizers, bug repellent, herbicides, etc.  Rice needs lots of that crap, and you and your children are ingesting those chemicals when you eat rice.

>>>  has higher dollar value than rice, and is useful for an array of useful things, including edible nutritious oil. One of 1,000 uses:  Volvo uses hemp hurds in their upholstery.

>>>  dry stalks can be useful as fuel for power generators.

>>>  Canada has a tasty nutritious cereal called 'Hemp Nuts.'   In contrast, rice is mainly white starch with very little nutrition.  LINK

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Here's another link from googling 'hemp cereal'  LINK
Look at all the brand names.   I wish we could get at least one of those products in Thailand. But alas, not one (that I know of) is available in the Land Behind the Eight Ball.   Note:  The King's mother and sister are on record as being in favor of allowing hemp to be grown in Thailand.

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