Thailand might soon allow its people to grow cannabis freely at home

Thailand is gearing up to legalise medical marijuana industry, as per the Thai Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. This will allow Thais to cultivate cannabis plants in their homes, and then sell their produce to the government. The minister stated this change will eventually lead to an increase in supplies of medical products. This change is also looked upon as a move to give locals a crop that will help boost their incomes.

Referring to this development, he also mentioned that they are in the process of changing laws to freely allow the medical use of marijuana. He further added that they are of the view that marijuana will be among the major agricultural products for Thai households over the course of time. As of now, they are in the process of speeding up the law changes but there is a process to it, he added. Last year, Thailand became the first Southeast Asian nation to allow medical marijuana, thereby stepping up its efforts to become a bigger player in Asia’s expanding legal cannabis market. In fact, it has even built the largest, industrial-scale medical marijuana facility in Southeast Asia. However, there are other laws on its books that still penalise possession of cannabis with big fines and long prison terms, which prevents households from growing the crop.

The Health Minister also mentioned that legalising the substance for recreational use will be the next step, which is unlikely to happen in the four-year term of the current government, which assumed office in July this year.