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Draft law on medicinal cannabis research heads to NLA
Online Reporters, Published on 16/05/2018
» Draft legislation permitting research into the effects of medicinal cannabis on humans will go to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) for passage into law, a senior narcotics official said on Wednesday.
No speedy fix to drug scourge
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 14/05/2018
» Viroj Sumyai does not play a direct role in cracking down on drug problems in Thailand, but on the international scene, he has a big voice.
Govt set to smoke out cannabis effect
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/05/2018
» A draft narcotics code drawn up by the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) which will permit medical research on the effects of cannabis on humans will be put before the cabinet next week.
Booze spigot tightened for a safer Songkran
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/04/2018
» More public areas will be off-limits to people consuming alcohol during next week's Songkran festival in an attempt to reduce road accidents during one of the most congested times of the year.
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.
Drug crackdown nets 63 arrests in month
News, Boonnam Kerdkaew, Published on 15/02/2018
» A massive anti-drug operation over the past month has nabbed 63 people and seized assets valued at 241 million baht, police say.
Hemp spurs high hopes as legal barriers relax
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/01/2018
» Grown in the past by the Hmong highland communities of northern Thailand, mainly for use as special clothing for corpses during the hill tribe minority's funeral ceremonies, hemp is now seen as a plant with the potential to become a significant cash crop for the kingdom.
Thailand eyes moves to allow medical marijuana plantations
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/01/2018
» Is Thailand now ready to legalise marijuana plantations for medical use? In recent days both legislators and state officials have been in the news after coming out to voice their support for cannabis cultivation for limited use within the medical realm.
NSB backs growing marijuana for state medical research
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2018
» The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) chief has joined calls by farmers to designate land on which to grow marijuana, not just hemp, for medical research.