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Thailand To Give Away 1 Million Cannabis Plants

Written by International Cannabis Chronicle on May 19, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

The government will distribute 1 million free (low THC) cannabis plants to households across the country to mark a new rule allowing home grow In a post that went instantly viral, Thailand’s Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul just announced, via Facebook, that he was going to give away 1 million...

Thailand To Give Away One Million Cannabis Seeds To Households

Written by International Cannabis Chronicle on May 16, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

When it comes to the pursuit of cannabis reform and establishing a legal, national cannabis industry you will be hardpressed to find a country that is trying harder than Thailand. Historically, Thailand was home to some of the harshest cannabis laws on earth. However, after legalizing cannabis for...

Thailand Has Granted 80 Cannabis Licenses

Written by International Cannabis Chronicle on May 2, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

Thailand is getting ready to embark on a unique public policy journey with plans to officially launch a nationwide, every-household-eligible cannabis program this summer. As of June 9th, every household in Thailand will be able to cultivate low-THC cannabis if they choose to, and according to prior...

Thailand’s Health Ministry Wants To Legalize Cannabis In Certain Areas

Written by Johnny Green on January 25, 2022. Posted in Politics.

Thailand is rapidly becoming an international leader when it comes to cannabis policy. For many years the nation prohibited cannabis in all forms, with harsh penalties being handed out to people caught possessing, cultivating, and/or distributing cannabis. That has changed a great deal in recent...

Is Cannabis Thailand’s Next Big Cash Crop?

Written by Johnny Green on November 9, 2021. Posted in Medical.

You will be hardpressed to find a region on the planet that has historically been home to harsher cannabis laws than Southeast Asia. Of the seven countries that have imposed the death penalty for cannabis, over half of them are located in this region. With that in mind, it was a very, very big deal...

Thailand To Include Cannabis On Essential Drugs List

Written by Johnny Green on February 23, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Thailand is rapidly becoming an international leader when it comes to cannabis policy. In 2018 Thailand legalized hemp and CBD products, and then expanded its law in 2019 to help more patients. When it legalized medical cannabis, Thailand became the first country in the entire region to do so, and...

Bangkok Embraces Cannabis Cafe Culture

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 16, 2021. Posted in Business.

It may not be Amsterdam, but Thailand is taking a stab at infused cannabis reform. Thailand, which enacted cannabis reform as of Christmas Day, 2018, as a “gift” to the Thai people, has slowly begun to define a domestic cannabis culture. This, also despite the rigors of the Covid-19 Pandemic,...

Ready, Set, Thai Canna Tour?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 15, 2020. Posted in Business.

Thailand plans a tour to educate locals about medical cannabis. Fully-fledged production is the goal, but will this lead to other things – like organized canna tourism for foreigners? Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakam has announced that the federal agency is backing a formal...

Medical Cannabis Is A Big Success According To Thailand’s Public Health Minister

Written by Johnny Green on November 17, 2020. Posted in Medical.

Historically, the Asian continent has been home to some of the harshest cannabis laws on earth, and while that is still true in some countries in Asia, cannabis reform is starting to spread on the continent. That is most evident in Thailand, where a young medical cannabis program appears to be thriving....