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NLA 'likely' to pass pot and kratom bill

News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/09/2018

» A bill that would allow two narcotic plants, marijuana and kratom (Mitragyna speciose), to be grown for medical research purposes has been submitted to the Secretariat of the Senate, Somchai Sawaengkan, a member of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), said yesterday.