Legal & Regulatory

Thai Health Minister to Donate 1 Million Cannabis Plants to Citizens

Very soon, many Thai citizens will receive free cannabis plants courtesy of their national Minister for Health. The initiative is partly driven by economic motivations, with the minister stating that citizens may sell the cannabis that they cultivate. This comes on the back of a range of cannabis activity in the country, which is fast developing into a cannabis hub in the SE Asia region.

Thai Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, plans to distribute up to one million free cannabis plants to Thailand’s citizens. The distribution will occur as soon as personal cultivation and use of the plant are legal in June.

This adds to the growing enthusiasm for cannabis in Thailand; something you will be reading a lot more about both here and in our free cannabis news app.

Thai Citizens Can Grow as Much Cannabis as They Want

Anutin Charnvirakul said in a Facebook post that Thai citizens would be allowed to grow “as many cannabis plants” as they want in their homes once the reforms take effect.

“This will allow the Thai people and the government to generate more than 10 billion baht [per year, or €300 million] in revenue from cannabis and hemp. (…) During this time, people can present their products related to cannabis and hemp and sell their products throughout the country,” Said Anutin Charnvirakul, picked up by Nation Thailand.

Thai Citizens to Face no Registration Requirements

Cannabis grown must be of medical grade and only for medical purposes, but Thai citizens will face no registration requirements. It is currently legal for registered businesses to sell cannabis products containing less than 0.2% THC.

According to national regulations, small sellers of cannabis-related products do not need to register with the Thai Food and Drug Administration, but large-scale operators must seek government approval.

Cannabis Removed from Thailand’s Narcotics List

In February, Thailand’s health minister signed a document removing cannabis from the country’s narcotics list after lawmakers legalized cannabis for medical purposes in 2020, with Thailand becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to adopt this reform.

During the signing ceremony, Anutin said that cannabis “has many medical benefits, which are no different from those of other herbs” and that Thai officials are doing their best “to benefit the people of Thailand at the same time. medically and economically.”

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Suzanne Mitchell

Suzanne Mitchell juggles the busy life of a full-time mom and entrepreneur while also being a writer-at-large for several business publications. Her work mostly covers the financial sector, including traditional and alternative investing. She shares reports and analyses on the real estate, fintech and cryptocurrency markets. She also likes to write about the health and biotech industry, in particular its intersection with clean water and cannabis. It is one of her goals to always share things of interest to women who want to make their mark in the world.

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