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Somsak vows to hurry kratom legalisation
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/12/2019
» Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has vowed to expedite legalising kratom, a local plant classified as a narcotic after researchers registered patents for kratom-based medicine in Japan and America.
Hemp eyed as new cash crop
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/05/2019
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) plans to make kanchong, a type of hemp listed as a narcotic, a cash crop.
Training a digital eye on our prisons
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 24/12/2018
» As the Thai prison population increases from year to year, Pol Lt Col Prawut Wongsrinil, the newly-appointed deputy chief of the Department of Corrections, believe that digital technology can help his staff to take care of the inmates.
Tapping hemp's dreamy potential
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 10/03/2018
» With growing awareness about developing hemp, known in Thai as ganjong, for medical purposes in Thailand, research into the non-harmful side of the plant has gathered pace.
Govt relaxes laws on narcotic plants
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 18/08/2017
» Legal control measures have been relaxed on certain narcotic plants to allow them to be grown and used for medical and research purposes, said the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) yesterday.
Scientists aim to reduce THC in marijuana crops
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/12/2016
» Academic research on reducing the psychoactive component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) level in cannabis will be conducted to discourage people using the crop as a narcotic, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) said Thursday.
Cabinet allows hemp cultivation for medical purposes
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 28/12/2016
» The cabinet has approved a proposal to allow hemp, known as ganjong in Thai, to be grown as a cash crop in six selected northern provinces, as part of a project to use narcotic plants for medical purposes, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) revealed Tuesday.
Village wins in fight against drug trade
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 28/11/2015
» Not long ago, people in the remote hills bordering Thailand and Myanmar believed that growing plants to produce illicit drugs was the only way they could make a living.
Mekong drug crackdown likely to be extended
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 20/02/2015
» Multinational drug suppression operations along the Mekong River which ended on Wednesday are tipped to continue until the end of the year, with the four countries involved in the operation declaring it a surprising success.
Getting clean in Mae Sot
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/01/2014
» Mae Sot is a small area of the northwestern province of Tak bordering Myanmar, with a population of just over 100,000.