Kids with marijuana dolls drama - it's an old picture from three years ago, says MoPH spokesman

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Daily News Thai Caption: Drama!

 

The word "drama" is in the news again in Thailand after a picture showed four children at an event holding marijuana leaf dolls.

 

Behind them smiling in pink was the Thai health minister and chief of the Bhumjaithai political party Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

The drama was intensified by the fact that they were not only young children but the law has now changed regarding the showing of images of this nature, notes ASEAN NOW. 

 

Daily News reported that Ministry of Public Health spokesman Dr Runreuang Kijphati said the picture was taken 3 years ago and was taken at a promotional event for medical cannabis at Government House when the www.medcannabis.go.th site was launched at a small event.

 

The children were at another event nearby promoting helmet use on motorcycles and Thai press who were present at the time wanted them to add cuteness to the photo so they were drafted in. 

 

Now it was made to look as though the photo had just been taken since Thailand legalized marijuana last month, added the spokesman. 

 

The MoPH stressed there was no way that children or youth would be used to promote marijuana and apologized for the confusion. 

 

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[starky]

REEFER MADNESS !!!

[Misterwhisper]

Seems total paranoia is starting to set in. Or as "starky" so correctly remarked... REEFER MADNESS! ????

[Thingamabob]

Much ado about nothing.

[bangon04]

another "misunderstanding"

Anutin seems to have lots of them........

[bendejo]

Hey, those aren't marijuana dolls!

This is a marijuana doll

Edited July 4, 2022 by bendejo

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, bendejo said:

Hey, those aren't marijuana dolls!

This is a marijuana doll

There might be something in it after-all.