BANGKOK (NNT) - Three traditional cannabis-based medicines have been included in the government’s gold card scheme as additional hospital treatment options.

 

National Health Security Office (NHSO) Secretary-General Jadet Thammathataree said the NHSO board meeting has approved three cannabis-based treatments to be added to the Universal Healthcare Coverage program. Thai traditional medicine units at hospitals will provide the medicines free-of-charge to gold card members.

 

The three treatments include 1) ya kae lom kae sen, a medicine that promotes good sleep and increases food intake 2) ya suk sai yat, which aids in the treatment of paralysis, and 3) ya thamlai phra sumeru, which reduces muscular pain and limb numbness.

 

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Cannabis oil has also been approved by the NHSO as a treatment for cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and epilepsy patients.

 

The NHSO advises gold card members to contact officials on its official website https://www.nhso.go.th/ or call the 1330 hotline for more information.

 

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seems they are determined to get this whole population hooked on drugs that were illegal 6 months ago, it is really careless stupidity - yes legalise weed but to promote it is careless - it seems Anutin wants the whole population spaced out on a dangerous drug - and it is dangerous 

@smedly serious question, when did you last smoke a joint of weed ?

1 hour ago, smedly said:

it seems Anutin wants the whole population spaced out on a dangerous drug - and it is dangerous 

I think Frank Sinatra was still on the charts last time I heard that

 

 

2 hours ago, smedly said:

it seems Anutin wants the whole population spaced out on a dangerous drug - and it is dangerous 

No it's not dangerous.

4 hours ago, bendejo said:

I think Frank Sinatra was still on the charts last time I heard that

Well before that, "blackface" was still considered acceptable.

 

 

6 hours ago, smedly said:

seems they are determined to get this whole population hooked on drugs that were illegal 6 months ago, it is really careless stupidity -

Thanks Dr. smedly.

 

For the most part these treatments are associated with terminal illnesses and elderly patients, and there are very few reports of cannabis addiction, and certainly no overdoses.

 

So the "getting hooked" thing. Fughetaboutit.

 

 

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

1) ya kae lom kae sen, a medicine that promotes good sleep and increases food intake

Been there and didn't even know it was a traditional Thai medication...

Is this the barely measurable THC stuff again? Placebo central

Might as well toss homeopathic in there for good measure. Equally useless, other than making some folks a bit of cash

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The three treatments include 1) ya kae lom kae sen, a medicine that promotes good sleep and increases food intake

Medical jargon for getting stoned out of your mind and getting "the munchies". 

8 hours ago, brendan3150 said:

@smedly serious question, when did you last smoke a joint of weed ?

Never would be my guess, and I am gonna go out a limb and say bet he loves a drink but.

Now lets talk about dangerous. Ive only used Australia but rates would be comprable if not greater globally.

 Tobacco related deaths annually : 24 000

Responsible for 1 in 8 deaths leading cause of premature death.

Alcohol related deaths annually : 5 500

157 000 hospitalisations and a cost to government of 14 billion annually.

Deaths that could be attributed to marijuana use 2000 - 2018: 559

 

http://connections.edu.au/publicationhighlight/rates-characteristics-and-manner-cannabis-related-deaths-australia-2000-2018

 

Yes please dont unleash this horrible weed on us much safer with the pints and the darts.

 

 

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20 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Medical jargon for getting stoned out of your mind and getting "the munchies". 

Yeah, let's all joke about elderly thais suffering from terminal illnesses. Clever aren't you.

 

Maintaining an appetite, and getting the proper nutrition, is a challenge in these cases. If some herbal remedy, with minimal psychoactive ingredients, help ease the final months, I say go for it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 hours ago, brendan3150 said:

@smedly serious question, when did you last smoke a joint of weed ?

it is well known that Cannabis causes some serious long lasting brain damage resulting in paranoid delusion and loss of ability to reason - it is a damgerous drug if taken in excess

 

I have no issue with it being used properly for medical treatment in well proven cases but that is not what this government is doing from what I have been reading these last few weeks, when a senior government minister (Anutin) is seen as actually encouraging the population to grow and consume/smoke a dangerous narcotic then they have crossed a line 

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

Yeah, let's all joke about elderly thais suffering from terminal illnesses. Clever aren't you.

 

Maintaining an appetite, and getting the proper nutrition, is a challenge in these cases. If some herbal remedy, with minimal psychoactive ingredients, help ease the final months, I say go for it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you really think my post was joking about terminal illnesses in elderly Thais? That's a rhetorical question by the way because of course you didn't. It was just a weak attempt at a straw man to setup some dull, predictable virtue signalling, wasn't it? Well done Sir. Well Done. ????

 

Shame these treatments don't help with being a sanctimonious bore, after a 30 second diagnosis you could have qualified for a couple of kilos of grade A produce.

9 hours ago, smedly said:

it is well known that Cannabis causes some serious long lasting brain damage resulting in paranoid delusion and loss of ability to reason - it is a damgerous drug if taken in excess

 

I have no issue with it being used properly for medical treatment in well proven cases but that is not what this government is doing from what I have been reading these last few weeks, when a senior government minister (Anutin) is seen as actually encouraging the population to grow and consume/smoke a dangerous narcotic then they have crossed a line 

ok , and i am not being argumentative. just interested to know when you last smoked weed . or have you never smoked it ?

15 hours ago, smedly said:

it is well known that Cannabis causes some serious long lasting brain damage resulting in paranoid delusion and loss of ability to reason

"It is well known."  What the ???

Oh wait, I get it now, it's like that American guy with the orange face doing his "everyone is saying . . ." routine.  Can't argue with that! 

But of course you're only posting this because you care about our well-being, right?

 

 

8 hours ago, brendan3150 said:

ok , and i am not being argumentative. just interested to know when you last smoked weed . or have you never smoked it ?

Is that relevant.... does one already have to be under the effects to know the dangers? I would suspect someone with brain damage was not a good source. 

22 hours ago, smedly said:

it is well known that Cannabis causes some serious long lasting brain damage resulting in paranoid delusion and loss of ability to reason

 

This honestly sounds like a statement someone might make if they, well, had the symptoms you so expertly describe.

 

21 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Did you really think my post was joking about terminal illnesses in elderly Thais?

Honestly? I wasn't sure what you were joking about. I see now that you are just uninformed.

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

Honestly? I wasn't sure what you were joking about. I see now that you are just uninformed.

 

Maybe best you cut down on the Ganja, Bro.

On 5/12/2022 at 2:56 AM, smedly said:

seems they are determined to get this whole population hooked on drugs that were illegal 6 months ago, it is really careless stupidity - yes legalise weed but to promote it is careless - it seems Anutin wants the whole population spaced out on a dangerous drug - and it is dangerous 

yeah...I get what you say man....  

26 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

This honestly sounds like a statement someone might make if they, well, had the symptoms you so expertly describe.

a simple Google search will reveal all

8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Is that relevant.... does one already have to be under the effects to know the dangers? I would suspect someone with brain damage was not a good source. 

smedly said cannabis was dangerous. i wanted to know what he was basing his views on . using it himself or from what he has read

 

I would suspect someone with brain damage was not a good source. 

 

i'm not sure what this means jacko

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 5/12/2022 at 2:56 AM, smedly said:

seems they are determined to get this whole population hooked on drugs that were illegal 6 months ago, it is really careless stupidity - yes legalise weed but to promote it is careless - it seems Anutin wants the whole population spaced out on a dangerous drug - and it is dangerous 

Cannabis,  in thousands of years of recorded use has not proven  to be dangerous unless you stub your toe  on a brick  of it.  On the  contrary  its one of the safest medical treatments in the  world compared  to orthodox NSAIs, etc.

1 hour ago, brendan3150 said:

i'm not sure what this means jacko

Isn't brain damage one of the negative side effects of overuse?

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Isn't brain damage one of the negative side effects of overuse?

i have never read that before jacko. but people smoke various amounts and i have never read of anyone over dosing or dying from too much cannabis  . it effects people in different ways mentally