Thailand's move to legalise cannabis emerges as election issue with some parties expressing concerns

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Buriram is a rural province where many farmers face economic hardships. (Photo: CNA/Jack Board)

 

by Jack Board

Buriram province, in Thailand’s northeast, has been anointed the cannabis capital of the country. Farmers and firms there are worried that the upcoming election result could affect their growing businesses.

BURIRAM, Thailand: The smell of the cannabis plants growing in the Thai summer heat fills the air before the crops can even be seen. They reach head height with burgeoning buds, ready for harvest.

 

It is a familiar aroma these days in Thailand, one that has emerged in the fields and on the streets. 

 

In a rural patch in Buriram province in the northeast, local farmer Siwasan Khobjaiklang’s cannabis operation is modest in size. But even two years ago, such an enterprise could never have worked - at least legally.

 

Full story: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thai-general-election-marijuana-weed-cannabis-farmers-political-parties-divisive-topic-3472641

 

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[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

BURIRAM, Thailand: The smell of the cannabis plants growing in the Thai summer heat fills the air before the crops can even be seen. They reach head height with burgeoning buds, ready for harvest.

Anutins vision for the nation...

[zzzzz]

weed and the race course:
puts Buriram on the map  ????

[billd766]

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Anutins vision for the nation...

I wonder what the nations vision for Anutin is?  ????