Thailand to allow people to grow cannabis at home - pilot project begins in January

 

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What has been called Thailand's "Ganja Model Phase Two" is expected to take shape as early as January.

 

Part of the process of moving forward from the criminalization of weed to allowing it to be grown by private individuals to supply the medical marijuana market will be a pilot project to be undertaken in an area of Buriram in Thailand's north east. 

 

Dr Kitti Losuwannarak, director of the medical ganja research group at the Ministry of Public Health, said that they were working on the final details of plans to be presented to Health Minister and DPM Anutin Charnvirakul. 

 

This will contain details about how the drug can be sold to hospitals and in what way and contain information about support networks.

 

It is likely to get a favorable hearing, notes Thaivisa. Anutin as head of the Bhum Jai Thai party campaigned at the last election on a manifesto of allowing everyone to grow marijuana and earn money. 

 

Once vilified, pictures of the leaf appeared on election billboards around the country. Thailand is moving forward - albeit slowly and with caution - into a new era.

 

Kitti said that law changes that still need to be ratified are a matter for state government but while that is happening various matters are progressing. 

 

The aim of phase two is to have medical ganja products produced in the private sector available in all hospitals from the smallest clinics in sub-districts to large hospitals. Work is ongoing about how they are prescribed by medical personnel.

 

Growing marijuana in the private sector as a community enterprise or agri-business is now the focus. It is likely to be articulated in  what Daily News called a "wellbeing charter".

 

The pilot program will run in four villages in the area of Non Malai, Hin Lek Fai sub-district, Khu Muang district, Buriram. It will involve ten households.

 

The ganja will not need to be grown indoors but will have to be grown in a walled and protected area outside. 

 

Kitti said CCTV will not be necessary but growers will need to supply regular updates with pictures taken on phones. 

 

The aim is to grow quality plants using the right earth and necessary nutrients.

 

Malai Hospital will be supplied with the finished product and they will produce simple medications with more complex tasks performed at Khu Muang hospital that is larger. 

 

Kitti said that this small scale pilot is expected to start in January and will later hopefully lead to widespread opportunities to grow marijuana throughout the country to supply the medical community.

 

Source: Daily News

 

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I've got 20 rai available. Where can I sign up?

Keep going Anutin, you've been promoting this for the past several years with some real progress being made already.

   Don't let the special interests dominate what could be a very good thing for small farmers.

 

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

will later hopefully lead to widespread opportunities to grow marijuana throughout the country to supply the medical community.

 

... now, shouldn't be that big a problem, after all been working well all the time to 'supply the recreational community' ...   

 

 

41 minutes ago, wombat said:

 

^^

 

... true dat, true dat, absolutely ...

It's even written somewhere in the bible, wasn't it on one of those stone tablets that Moses character brought down from the mount ... bet he would have been happier with a couple folded papyrus pages too, 555 ... 

 

1 hour ago, MisterTee said:

Keep going Anutin, you've been promoting this for the past several years with some real progress being made already.

   Don't let the special interests dominate what could be a very good thing for small farmers.

The problem is that special interests already seem to dominate this. BuriRam politicians partnered with Prayuth so I don't think the location of this opportunity is so objective.

2 hours ago, Antonymous said:

I've got 20 rai available. Where can I sign up?

You have 20 rai available that is walled and protected?

20 minutes ago, kiteman9 said:

You have 20 rai available that is walled and protected?

He s gonna build that wall, and TVF will pay for it.

Next door to Buriram

IMHO, I think this is a wise step.

Not only it will/can boost economy for the farmer but, I am quite convinced, it might reduce the consumption of the terrible "Ya Baa" and methamphetamines which are spreading and ravaging the young generations.

Switzerland decriminalized Cannabis, Marihuana more than 30 years ago... Within 3 years the decrease of "hard drugs" was already remarkable!

It is a good step, however, as informed in the Bulletin, it needs a proper regulation.

Way to go Thailand.

Cannabis is a proven beneficial drug for many illnesses (Cancer, Alzheimer, Tourette Syndrom, Parkisons, Autism, Katarakt and many more)  and is also much less dangerous then alcohol consumption.

3 hours ago, Antonymous said:

I've got 20 rai available. Where can I sign up?

I think 10 people in Biriram will beat you to it! I wonder how many will be Chidchob related?Very  generous of the govt? ????

 

 

 

 

Edited November 23, 20205 yr by PatOngo

If we do grow it, probably best to not try to sell it to anyone??!????    ????

So it's not about home grown but about selling it to a local clinic. "officially"

And just like that the protests suddenly stopped. 
 

When asked about future protests a leader replied, “Just chill out man. Don’t get so stressed. Can you pass the Doritos?”

Think i might look into the Cookie vending machines at these clinics, could be just as lucrative.  ????

1 hour ago, khwaibah said:

Next door to Buriram

Snack cabinet looks awful empty !

A good thing for serious conditions.

In UK a guy I knew had a complete disabling condition can't remember what it was and one of the things that helped him with his 24-7 pain was cannabis and it was dodgy trying to get it for him. 

2 hours ago, kiteman9 said:

You have 20 rai available that is walled and protected?

He is living the dream.

You guys are getting excited over nothing.  Approved plants will be very low THC but high CBD.

a sure recipe for disaster as it could lead to addiction and drug trafficking.

2 hours ago, kiteman9 said:

You have 20 rai available that is walled and protected?

I'll protect his 30 rai for free ????

Should be totally banned unless for medical use, at least until these children have learned to drive their pick-up properly and half the road deaths. Many of these people will just use it along with alcohol - with a new excuse of 'my medical marijuana made me miss the brake'

 

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand is moving forward - albeit slowly and with caution - into a new era.

Hopefully that new era will lead to freedom of expression as well ...

Decriminalization of Cannabis and related products is long overdue .

It can cure a lot of diseases ( liver ) and has some consciousness enlarging effects .

Ask Elon Musk , he knows ...

BtW , no need to smoke , it makes a good tea , too ... or a  traditional thai ' Tom Yum Ganja ' ...

Edited November 23, 20205 yr by nobodysfriend

Just free nature you money hungry littlle bastards. Special goverment monsanto seeds! We want our own seeds and not your "Con" trolled deals. Free cannabis now free smoking now. 

24 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

Hopefully that new era will lead to freedom of expression as well ...

Decriminalization of Cannabis and related products is long overdue .

It can cure a lot of diseases ( liver ) and has some consciousness enlarging effects .

Ask Elon Musk , he knows ...

BtW , no need to smoke , it makes a good tea , too ... or a  traditional thai ' Tom Yum Ganja ' ...

The guy in UK I mentioned had someone who made cake and he would be eat that if his pain started to come back. 

1 hour ago, CLW said:

So it's not about home grown but about selling it to a local clinic. "officially"

Will that local clinic have the equipment and know-how as to extraction, purification, packaging and storage of said cannabis?

Definitely not. Just sell it with a couple of packs of Rizlas!

4 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

BtW , no need to smoke , it makes a good tea , too

I thought the CBD and THC were not water soluble, which is why you make canabutter to put in cookies.

4 minutes ago, Tyler Visan said:

I thought the CBD and THC were not water soluble, which is why you make canabutter to put in cookies.

Not me that said that I just mentioned cake. 

I hope when others are allowed to grow for pharmacies they will allow testing for quality before handing it over

Can only be grown outside(with no lights) so  Cancer patients will be getting low-grade Thai Bush Weed grown my Mum and pop. Instead of higher grade star dog or lemon kush  grown by experts in A greenhouse with  Hydroponics and lights and filters not that I know about these things.