Thai Cabinet Green-Lights Medical Weed – Opium And Kratom, Too

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Cabinet Green-Lights Medical Weed – Opium And Kratom, Too

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Border patrol police show off their haul of confiscated marijuana Jan. 23, 2017, in Nakhon Phanom province.

 

BANGKOK — The first ever bill to allow limited use of cannabis for medical purposes was approved by the interim cabinet Tuesday.

 

More than just cannabis, the bill would decriminalize consumption of other Class 5 narcotics including hemp, kratom and opium to enable medical research to be conducted – a necessary step toward broader availability for therapeutic uses.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2018/05/16/cabinet-green-lights-medical-weed-opium-and-kratom-too/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-05-16

[coulson 3,545]

4 minutes ago, webfact said:

Border patrol police show off their haul of confiscated marijuana Jan. 23, 2017

Looks like they had a sneaky sample

[sirmud63 1,391]

 

woo hoo . about time .

[dictater 337]

Hurry up cause I needs my chronic

[Lupatria 13,580]

I smell a lot of unusual wealth already...

[Samui Bodoh 23,605]

Just watch the tourism industry turn smokin' hot! 

[jcisco 392]

Slow steps towards liberalism at least in some sectors of the law, good news.

[yellowboat 12,454]

2 minutes ago, Lupatria said:

I smell a lot of unusual wealth already...

"Under military rule, Thailand has made surprising strides toward drug decriminalization after a member of the ruling junta, acting as justice minister, declared the war on drugs a failure and embraced progressive attitudes toward implementing common-sense drug laws."  If the average Thai farmer benefits, then who can complain?  Just in time for the election. 

[PatOngo 24,322]

Only 2 heads in the photo and neither are smokable! The rest is just strangle weed!

 

[Cadbury 15,564]

2 minutes ago, Lupatria said:

I smell a lot of unusual wealth already...

For sure! New crops for farmers trying to scratch out a living and a superabundance of already filthy rich middle men; not forgetting those civil servants in uniform and peaked caps and those in white shirts and ties.

[Samui Bodoh 23,605]

I sense a giant bong... er... boom in Thailand's future medical tourism industry.

[car720 5,936]

Ah, the return of the Buddha stick at last. 

[SABloke 4,772]

The assumption is that marijuana is also on the list of decriminalised substances, but in LOS one can't be sure: It is also possible that the use of medical marijuana would be permissible, but recreational use not decriminalised (many fines/shakedowns for tourists suddenly lighting up in the bar) and that Krathom (which is already legal in most of the world) gets decriminalised for personal use.

[Get Real 8,559]

I can clearly see that the guy at the right on the picture have medical issues. 

[yougivemebaby 746]

Yessssssssss puff puff