Malaysian ambassador discusses medical cannabis with Thailand’s health minister Anutin

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by Namo Vananupong
    
BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai authorities are now discussing the matter of medical cannabis with their Malaysian counterparts. The latter have become engaged in legal efforts to enable the medical use of cannabis.

 

Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul is now looking to welcome his Malaysian counterpart to Thailand for a discussion on the matter.

 

Mr. Anutin has engaged H.E. Dato Jojie Samuel, the Malaysian ambassador to Thailand, on the matter of Thailand’s medical cannabis policy. The two exchanged their thoughts on the pros and cons of using cannabis and hemp in medicine and how to address public concerns about said use.

 

According to Mr. Anutin, Malaysia’s health ministry is working to enable the use of cannabis and hemp in medicine. If Malaysia announces the use of cannabis in medicine, it will become the second nation in Asia to remove cannabis from the ‘narcotic’ classification.

 

The health minister said the use of cannabis in Thailand is regulated by laws that prevent misuse. He added that everybody needs to follow these laws so that order may be created in society.

 

He also addressed the Bangkok governor’s mention of cannabis scent in public spaces during his live streaming. Mr. Anutin said he welcomed the governor’s report and the health ministry will work with the competent agency to inspect these cases.

 

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220816015034461

 

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[mjakob007]

would have confused the hell out of the bloke

[bobbin]

Interesting..

 

I wonder how quickly the dominos might fall...

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The health minister said the use of cannabis in Thailand is regulated by laws that prevent misuse. He added that everybody needs to follow these laws so that order may be created in society.

Yeah like that works in Thailand.

Land of laws and a population that has a penchant for ignoring them and police being bought off.

[Burma Bill]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

is now looking to welcome his Malaysian counterpart to Thailand for a discussion on the matter.

Three Thais planning to travel to Malaysia .............were in for a surprise. The travellers had been crossing a checkpoint into Malaysia .................................... When Malaysian authorities took urine samples from the three, they were found to have traces of marijuana in their bodies.

The tourists were fined 50,000 baht, and jailed for three days. 

 

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/drugs/3-thais-detained-and-fined-in-malaysia-following-drug-tests

[AnnaBanana]

Legalizing medical cannabis is the foot-in-the-door for the entry of recreational cannabis. That has proven true quite recently in a number of countries... notably Thailand.

Anutin should know who he is dealing with and what their knuckleheaded mindset is.

H.L. Mencken nailed it long ago.

"Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy",