Medical use of Marijuana in Thailand complies with International Principles

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Medical use of Marijuana in Thailand complies with International Principles

 

   

BANGKOK, 30 July 2019 (NNT) - Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has confirmed that the guidelines for the use of marijuana in Thailand comply with the Single Convention on Narcotics, 1961, amended by the 1972 Protocol and the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971, which requires that the medical and scientific uses of marijuana must be subject to the government’s regulations and take into account health, safety and prevention of marijuana entering the black market, while ensuring that the country’s marijuana supply does not exceed medical and scientific demand.

 

In Thailand, the International Narcotics Control Board has regulated compliance with the provisions of the Convention. Member countries must report on their operations to prevent and suppress drug availability and access to illegal psychotropic substances.

 

The Minister of Justice says that permission to grow marijuana is granted to those with the qualifications required under the law, including government agencies that are responsible for researching, teaching or providing medical, pharmaceutical, scientific or agricultural services; government agencies that are responsible for preventing, suppressing and solving drug problems; the Thai Red Cross Society; private universities with programs and research on medicinal or pharmaceutical uses, and farmers who form a community enterprise, social enterprise or agricultural cooperative.

 

They must apply for permission at the Food and Drug Administration or provincial public health offices. When granted permission, they have to organize a project and determine the farming venue, the quantity of planting that is consistent with the production plan, the distribution plan and the utilization plan, and security measures to prevent the marijuana from entering the black market.

 

For patients who wish to use marijuana for treatment, there are currently hospitals throughout the country with sufficient quality marijuana on hand for medical use that meets the safety standard, and a comprehensive and systematic drug distribution plan for the most effective treatment.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2019-07-30

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[FarFlungFalang]

Looks like the Health Minister is facing some opposition to his planned "roll out" of his free pot program.

[justin case]

look in USA, it was illegal and of no medicinal use... but the government took a PATENT on it anyway to profit from it when the time was right...

 

in case you doubt

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=us+government+patent+on+marijuana

[FarFlungFalang]

1 minute ago, justin case said:

look in USA, it was illegal and of no medicinal use... but the government took a PATENT on it anyway to profit from it when the time was right...

 

in case you doubt

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=us+government+patent+on+marijuana

Just finished watching this vid in this link and the US don't seem to have problems a signatory.