Tailandia autoriza el cannabis con fines médicos y científicos

El cannabis medicinal se pondrá a disposición de los pacientes que lo necesiten, después de que el Gobierno tailandés accediera a que se reforme la ley de drogas vigente. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

By The Bangkok Post

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft amendment to the 1979 Narcotics Act to legalise cannabis for medical and research purposes. However, all use of the drug will be kept under strict control. Government spokesman Buddhipongse Punnakanta said the amended version of the act will "level up" marijuana to a Category 2 drug from its current Category 5 status. Mr Buddhipongse said this means the draft amendment to the law will allow the use, import and export, as well as possession of marijuana exclusively for medical purposes.