Tailandia: Repensando el cannabis

El Vice-Primer Ministro y Ministro de Salud Pública de Tailandia ha prometido que el cannabis, así como el cáñamo, serán retirados de la lista de sustancias estupefacientes el próximo año. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

By Bangkok Post

In a progressive move, the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine plans to have local cannabis strains registered as a national heritage item before seeking Unesco recognition.

The department has gathered over 30 local strains and recorded the DNA of each one to make a database of the strains grown here with the information to be used to register geographical indications.

The move, if successful, will help de-stigmatise the plant, a traditional herb, away from being an illicit drug under the original anti-narcotics law.

Mr Anutin has also set up a panel comprising experts from various fields to find ways to put the policy into practice. Cannabis legalisation was a flagship policy of Mr Anutin's Bhumjaithai Party during the 2019 election campaign which will allow each household to grow a maximum of six cannabis plants.