Marcus Martin

Thank you, Smiai. The legal position on this matter remains somewhat unclear to me. I have frequently heard it asserted that any form of 'processing' is strictly prohibited, in which case cannabis oil would, in theory, be unlawful, given that it is derived through a process from the raw plant material. However, this cannot be the case, as cannabis oil is clearly not prohibited and is sold openly. This raises a further question: what, in legal terms, may be done with the trim? I am simply curious as to how it is that a farm is required to discard over a thousand kilograms of trim—despite its cannabinoid content—on the basis that there is no market demand for it.

I recently visited a farm where trimming machines were used and was informed that nearly half the weight of the dried flower becomes 'trim'—that is, material shaved off to give the bud a dense, rock-like appearance. Given that this trim originates from the flower itself, I imagine it likely retains a cannabinoid profile very similar to the core flower. However, when I asked about how they utilised this trim, they mentioned there was no market demand for it. Just ten minutes of online research suggests there are numerous ways this trim could be processed to generate commercial value. Clearly, though, this is not happening on any significant scale in Thailand. Could anyone explain why this might be the case?

Thanks for your thoughts on this. Up here in the north we have a couple of months that are neither hot nor humid. But it is a short window of opportunity. The farm I visit sells wholesale to big buyers (they produce more than 1500 kg of flowers in a year), but will sell smaller amounts too, if anyone asks for it, for about 10 baht per gram. I noticed some of the retailers from Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai buy there too.

Hello, I am a newcomer to all this. I just bought something called Lilac Diesel for 10 bhat for a gram, but that was farmed outdoors. I know the family who runs the farm, and so I trust that it doesn't have harmful chemicals. What are the main differences between indoor and outdoor cannabis in your view?