But, but, Minister Anutin backs MaryJane.
IMHO, MaryJane is MUCH better to let the people have as compared to white whiskey, SangSom, etc. In my experience living for a year in a village, MaryJane, especially when grown at home, would save a poor, broke, no-hope young man from wasting what little money the family has on alcohol or meth. Village life for many of these young men is beyond hopeless really, and they will look for something to ease the hopelessness, whether any of us think they should have it or not. It is hard to watch how many young men die at a relatively young age in the villages due to hopelessness, white whiskey and meth. Let 'em smoke a little MaryJane, relax, do the few menial tasks they may need to do (walk the cows to/from the pasture, for example) and get the world off their shoulders for a while.
Has anyone ever seen someone have to be treated in a hospital purely from smoking a little MaryJane. I can't think of any.