webfact Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 You want medical pot? Don’t grow your own By The Nation FILE photo WITH MARIJUANA now legalised for medical use, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has warned people seeking relief against growing it themselves. “If you need marijuana for your illness, visit a doctor for a proper diagnosis or a prescription,” ONCB secretary-general Niyom Termsrisuk said recently. He stressed that possession and use of marijuana without permission remains a crime punishable by a jail term or fine or both. The authorities are now in the process of preparing medical marijuana for distribution through licensed sources, he said. Prospective growers, importers and exporters of medical marijuana can submit requests for licences to the Food and Drug Administration, whose Narcotics Committee must first grant approval. Eligible for consideration are state organisations that conduct research in or teach medicine, pharmacology, science or agriculture, and those that provide agricultural services for medical or pharmaceutical purposes. Also eligible are pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians and practitioners of traditional Thai medicine and certified folk healers, as well as private higher-education institutes that do research on or teach medicine or pharmacology. Legally registered community and social enterprises and agricultural cooperatives that work with or under the supervision of approved state organisations or private schools are eligible. Also eligible are providers of international transport services, Thais living in Thailand who travel overseas with medical marijuana and other people duly authorised under ministerial regulations. “Legal entities seeking permission must be Thai-owned and have an office in Thailand,” Niyom said, “and two-thirds of their board members must be Thai.” Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30364686 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-02-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: Also eligible are pharmacists, dentists, veterinarians and practitioners of traditional Thai medicine and as a consumer i am smiling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeVonderBearz Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Soon they'll be Singha, Leo and Chang branded joints being sold in 7/11. Legal weed is just another revenue stream for the big boys and also the last paragraph sums up Thai protectionism to a tee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 The selling of munchie foods has increased will be one findings after a year of allowable use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazySlipper Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 What? When did it get legalized? Article 44 swifter than the wind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickymouse1 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Dont grow your own or else!! We legalise it we grow it, we sell it, we control it WE MONOPOLISE IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstav Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Veterinarians??? Fido will be very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high plane drifter Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Everything as to do with Who will rake the money,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 The selling of munchie foods has increased will be one findings after a year of allowable use.Taco Bell is Here....They got the memoSent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 "...MARIJUANA now legalised..." What a stroke of luck!!! While reading this article, I experienced a sudden onset of arthritis and insomnia. I'm sure the old lady who lives at the end of the village and practices traditional Thai medicine, will be happy to prescribe the "proper medicine" and supply it. Once more people learn of her expertise in healing, she should be driving that new Lexus in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil2407 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 What ever happened to that Dutch guy that made his money in Holland (as was legal there to grow/ sell etc but in Thailand all assets seized as money laundering and jailed! Maybe he could become a consultant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reiver Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Every Tom, dick andsomchai will be growing it soon. We all know how the thai's follow the law to the letter. I give it one year, it's gona explode here. It already has a massive 'root' in society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 hmm, im skeptical. Teaching agriculture is one option to be able to grow it. There is a government run agricultural school in basically every amphur. They are already criminals. We live next to one that has taken over a 100rai of public land and they rent it out to farmers and farmnit themselves for profit not achooling at all. They let people in and do logging in the hills behind illegally and also sell off dirt not to mention burning all kinds of rubbish right now during a ban. They couldn't be trusted surely. Best skip this dangerous step and just give it to the public you selfish aholes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancbk Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 https://www.facebook.com/events/310443286343364/https://www.eventpop.me/e/5008-2019thailand420 I'll be going again this year. My friend is the main sponsor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Dude Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I feel a case of chronic back pain coming on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran00001 Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 1 hour ago, phil2407 said: What ever happened to that Dutch guy that made his money in Holland (as was legal there to grow/ sell etc but in Thailand all assets seized as money laundering and jailed! Maybe he could become a consultant It is only legal there to sell with permission, what was proven in court that he was an unregistered and thus illegal seller of cannabis who went on to set up some coffee shops as a cover to his illegal activity and used those legal shops to launder his illegal profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said: The cynical side of me thinks that this has more to do with dwindling tobacco revenues than anything else. that's what the tobacco monopoly thought too till they were told today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myshem Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 A big step has been done already, we cannot expect former idiots to become smart in one day, so just be patient... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 7 hours ago, mickymouse1 said: Dont grow your own or else!! We legalise it we grow it, we sell it, we control it WE MONOPOLISE IT. Shut up, we’re getting weed. ???? Seriously though, what did you expect? Everything is a monopoly here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 In other words a straight lift from the Thai Tobacco Monopoly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shy coconut Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 12 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said: The cynical side of me thinks that this has more to do with dwindling tobacco revenues than anything else. Do you have any idea how medical cannabis works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabis Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Lol I need to take my dog to the vet soon for jabs and whatnot, levtenant will be soo happy for a new prescription Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLW Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Today there is a news story on Khaosod news website that the Excise Department prepared a decree to collect taxes from sales of cannabis same tax rate as tobacco.It seems to me they smelled a rat and that there could be big money to make. Believe me, it's will be going faster than you think and we'll have licensed dispensaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillageIdiot Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, CLW said: Today there is a news story on Khaosod news website that the Excise Department prepared a decree to collect taxes from sales of cannabis same tax rate as tobacco. It seems to me they smelled a rat and that there could be big money to make. Believe me, it's will be going faster than you think and we'll have licensed dispensaries Hope you're right about that. "...they smelled a rat..." more likely they smelled a roach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack61 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Something you might want to remember about pot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prissana Pescud Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/25/2019 at 6:31 AM, YetAnother said: as a consumer i am smiling Yeah, I got a tooth ache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prissana Pescud Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/25/2019 at 8:58 PM, shy coconut said: Do you have any idea how medical cannabis works? No, but I know how recreational gunja works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prissana Pescud Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/25/2019 at 6:43 AM, ZeVonderBearz said: Soon they'll be Singha, Leo and Chang branded joints being sold in 7/11. Legal weed is just another revenue stream for the big boys and also the last paragraph sums up Thai protectionism to a tee. Thailand is not exclusive in protectionism. Most western countries do it one way or another. But mostly is easy to get around Thai law with a little grease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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