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Kratom plants 'legal to grow' from Aug 24
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 16/07/2021
» Kratom, the plant formerly listed as a narcotic, should be legal to grow from Aug 24, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Thursday.
Serving up to the saffron robes
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 13/07/2020
» Monks and laypeople are part and parcel of any Thai community and the preachers in saffron robes often come to local people for their meals.
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.
Golden Triangle bust yields precursor haul
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 30/01/2019
» Authorities from four countries have intercepted drug precursors destined for the Golden Triangle and intended to make 30 million methamphetamine pills in their latest crackdowns on Thai and foreign drug gangs.
Govt vows benefits from legal weed
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/12/2018
» Thais stand to gain from the state push to legalise marijuana for medical purposes despite concerns the move may benefit transnational drug manufacturers.
Potato scam leaves farmers out of pocket
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 04/05/2018
» More than 40 farmers from several provinces lodged a petition with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) Thursday to take legal action against a firm which allegedly duped them into a Japanese sweet potatoes scam.
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.
Parlour yields soapy secrets
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 26/01/2018
» The results of a probe into whether state officials took bribes in connection with a human trafficking network linked to Victoria's Secret Massage are expected by mid-April, the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) said Thursday.