Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law

[snoop1130]

Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law

 

FILE PHOTO: A man drives his motorbike near an election campaign poster in Bangkok, Thailand February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A party in Thailand's ruling coalition has proposed a draft law that would allow Thais to grow a limited amount of cannabis at home, less than a year after the country legalised the drug for medicinal purposes and research.

 

Under Thailand's current drug laws, recreational users of cannabis can incur tough penalties, including up to 10 years in prison for possession and hefty fines.

 

A senior lawmaker in the Bhumjaithai Party, third-largest partner in the coalition and in charge of the health ministry, said the draft law would allow up to six marijuana plants per household. Cannabis is still a drug under Thai law.

 

"The principle is for medical use, you can have it at home for ailments, but not smoke it on the street," Supachai Jaisamut told Reuters.

 

It would also allow the sale of plants to licensed institutions under the supervision of an institute for that purpose, Supachai said.

 

The proposed Plant-based Drug Institute would have authority to purchase, extract and export cannabidiol (CBD), the chemical derived from the cannabis plant, Supachai said, comparing it to the Californian model.

 

He said the law could be passed in 6 months after November when parliament re-opens if there was enough government support.

 

The proposal would deliver on an election promise of the Bhumjaithai Party, which campaigned on a policy to allow Thais to grow cannabis. Its supporters say the draft law is designed to develop the Thailand's newly legal medical marijuana industry.

 

The Food and Drug Administration announced this month a cannabis business workshop as public and investor interest heighten after the policy was introduced.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-09-13

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[sirmud63]

nothing more than a political stunt .

[timendres]

Keep creeping forward, please. We will get there eventually.

[DaRoadrunner]

33 minutes ago, sirmud63 said:

nothing more than a political stunt .

Get the whole country stoned and they'll vote for us

[bitterbatter]

Too many have been brainwashed by all their heavy propaganda. I don’t see it happening for 5-10 years. 

[Topdoc]

This sounds like a good idea although youngsters should be prohibited from indulging. 

[wgdanson]

I'd better get planting a few more than.

 

What's the difference between cannabis and marijuana anyone, please? It's all dope to me.   LOL

[CharlieH]

1 minute ago, wgdanson said:

I'd better get planting a few more than.

 

What's the difference between cannabis and marijuana anyone, please? It's all dope to me.   LOL

"According to US law, hemp is the stalks, stems and sterilized seeds of cannabis sativa, and marijuana is the leaves, flowers and viable seeds of cannabis sativa"

 

https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/29/hemp-cannabis-and-marijuana-whats-the-difference/

[from the home of CC]

46 minutes ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Get the whole country stoned and they'll vote for us

worked for Trudeau..

[FarFlungFalang]

6 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

I'd better get planting a few more than.

 

What's the difference between cannabis and marijuana anyone, please? It's all dope to me.   LOL

The difference is in the spelling can't you read?Sorry in advance if you are dyslexic.or stoned!

[kellersphuket]

Legal only for Thais???

How about us foreigners?

We like get high too..

[sirineou]

Not a good idea IMO.

If it is for medical reasons it should be treated as any other medical remedy. Growing it at home will IMO allow for misuse.

If it was made totally legal (as I think it should though I am not a user) , then home growth should be fine.

[FarFlungFalang]

I better get my order in for some quality feminised seeds,and a shipping container with a big lock!I'll also need to collect a few more households as well,I don't have enough households.

[FarFlungFalang]

I hope they add a couple of zeros after the number of plants per households!

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

"The principle is for medical use, you can have it at home for ailments, but not smoke it on the street," Supachai Jaisamut told Reuters.

"But officer the ailment in my joint flared up while I was on the street."

[Cadbury]

There's got to be a catch. And you can bet it has something to with money going to those who authorise the approvals. 

[Tayaout]

This is an exciting good news. 

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, sirmud63 said:

nothing more than a political stunt .

I thought it was more of a joint standing committee! 

[KeeTua]

It's a conspiracy, and not only in Thailand. When robotics, AI and mechanized farming replace the need for human labor what do you do with the masses of unemployed? Let them get high and play with their smartphones, video games and virtual reality to keep them docile. Just joking, sort of.

[DannyCarlton]

42 minutes ago, kellersphuket said:

Legal only for Thais???

How about us foreigners?

We like get high too..

The wife's got the green fingers in our house.

[moonseeker]

This is all a big joke. tell me?? Isn't there any political powers that could just look at a few "functioning" countries in general and get TH on the right track? MS>

[canuckamuck]

 Just 6?

[robblok]

as long as use is still not legal.. then you can have all the plants you want but cant do a thing. 

[Isaanbiker]

Some seem to have "reproduced" and they're getting more and more and higher and higher. Come on baby, light my fire. 

 

   

[FarFlungFalang]

25 minutes ago, moonseeker said:

This is all a big joke. tell me?? Isn't there any political powers that could just look at a few "functioning" countries in general and get TH on the right track? MS>

Like Frank Sinatra sang "I did it Thai way"!

[chickenslegs]

If they want to make it legal to grow your own cannabis and smoke it (or whatever) in your own home, I'm all for it.

 

Maybe we could be allowed to brew our own beer, cider, and wine in our own homes, for our own consumption.

 

 

[Damrongsak]

If you grow at home, better have a guard dog.

 

[Inn Between]

3 hours ago, wgdanson said:

What's the difference between cannabis and marijuana anyone, please? It's all dope to me.   LOL

Cannabis sativa (or cannabis indica) are the correct names. Marijuana is only the demonizing name the US gov't gave the plant, feeling it was more sinister sounding and would more likely discourage people from wanting to use it. Hemp is a form of cannabis sativa, but it's typically cultivated for fibre and has very low levels of THC.

 

Hemp was actually the target the US gov't was aiming for with its outlawing of cannabis. Crude oil and its new polymers, especially nylon invented by the Duponts, were to be heavily promoted, and competing against hemp, which was crucial to economic development in the US for well over a century, would impede people like the Duponts (and their politician friends) from becoming obscenely rich as quickly as they wanted.  The word "marijuana" was only used to make this amazingly beneficial plant sound dangerous. 

 

 

[sirmud63]

2 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

 Just 6?

yep , dosnt matter what strain ,or how big .  so , up to you .

[NCC1701A]

how many plants farang man can have?