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    A plea for pot

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/04/2019

    » Despite the controversy over medical cannabis in Thailand, the country's first-ever marijuana expo was organised last weekend in Buri Ram and was well received by participants. The three-day fair with a 20 million baht investment attracted not only those who have experience in using weed but also people who were sick and wanted to use medical marijuana as well as people from many parts of the country, policemen, soldiers (both in uniform and undercover) as well as foreigners.

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    Princess Sirindhorn to launch NAC 2021

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/03/2021

    » HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will preside over the opening ceremony of the National Science Technology Development Agency Annual Conference 2021 tomorrow.

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    Forward to the past for a better cure

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/04/2018

    » Though more and more countries have legalised marijuana for medical purposes, cannabis is still illegal in Thailand. But realising the gradually shifting tide, Rangsit University founded the Medical Cannabis Research Team last year in the hope of securing scientific proof on the medical benefits of cannabis -- and, pending a possible law change, to bring it back to Thai medicine for the first time in centuries.

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    Sowing seeds of success

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 31/08/2016

    » Two glass jars on a table: One on the right has a carrot inside, the other contains rotten stuff. The smell of the second jar, if the lid is lifted, is likely to be unpleasant. The right jar has a label that reads "organic carrot", the rotten one is "conventionally-grown carrot". Both jars are marked with the date May 23, 2016.

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    Fertilising change

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/05/2016

    » Her house looks simple, a rural-style home with an elevated floor located in Suphan Buri. On the ground she has a small nursery for growing various organic vegetables and a corner for her stock of rice. The house is not far from her family's paddy, a small 8 rai plot that she has converted from a conventional farm to organic rice farm.

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    All that glitters...

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/04/2015

    » A community meeting room in Ban Khao Mo village in Phichit, about 300km north of Bangkok, has been locked up. Plastic chairs are stacked up in rows. Dry leaves are scattered on the concrete floor. Across the street are three huge concrete water tanks, empty. Not far from them stand four houses, a temple with only one monk and an unfinished construction site. The scene is desolate, the village nearly abandoned.

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    All fired up

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/02/2014

    » Her voice is loud and clear. It is full of passion and the continuing urgency of the campaign, and people listen to her every word.

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    Alum armpits

    Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/01/2014

    » Using a deodorant is essential, especially in hot climates. But before the arrival of commercial deodorants, Thais used to apply sansom, or alum crystals, to prevent the formation of bacteria in our armpits in the hot and humid environment.

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