Thai health charter chairman advocates for cannabis in wellness tourism

[webfact]

 

Dr Kampon Sriwatanakul, chairman of the Thailand National Charter of Health, has called for the adoption of a holistic wellness technique to leverage the potential of cannabis in bolstering the nation‘s tourism.

 

He delivered these remarks at the 4th CISW MedCann Investment Summit 2023, which took place yesterday, December 20.

 

The chairman advocated for a wellness tourism model revolving around physical and mental fitness, incorporating spirituality. In his view, cannabis is versatile and advantageous because it can be harnessed for both medicinal and recreational purposes.

Nevertheless, he also professed the need for society to gain a comprehensive understanding of cannabis, given its vulnerability to misuse and potential negative impacts. He thus recommended that its use should be regulated by medical professionals.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

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[Pouatchee]

Finally.

Hope it is good news

 

". In his view, cannabis is versatile and advantageous because it can be harnessed for both medicinal and recreational purposes."

 

Even if i cant smoke, i hail this guy for coming out against the mainstream that would send people to jail simply for smoking or growing weed

Edited December 21, 2023 by Pouatchee

[2baht]

Desperate times call for desperate measures!

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Dr Kampon Sriwatanakul, chairman of the Thailand National Charter of Health, has called for the adoption of a holistic wellness technique to leverage the potential of cannabis in bolstering the nation‘s tourism.

Desperation brings them out of the wood-work

[hotchilli]

57 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Desperate times call for desperate measures!

Absolutely... 

[ThaiFelix]

Bring on the wellness man, bring  it on!!

[Moonlover]

4 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

Finally.

Hope it is good news

 

". In his view, cannabis is versatile and advantageous because it can be harnessed for both medicinal and recreational purposes."

 

Even if i cant smoke, i hail this guy for coming out against the mainstream that would send people to jail simply for smoking or growing weed

Absolutely agreed. Thais have been using cannabis medicinally for hundreds of years. Neither of use it recreationally, but my wife has a plant and regularly makes herself a 'herb tea' which she claims to do her good. 

 

What everyone needs around here is clarification. Is it's use legal or not? And whilst you're at sort out the muddle regarding vapes.

 

But why only tourism? What about citizens and other residents? (like us for instance) Aren't they/we entitled to a bit this 'physical and mental fitness, incorporating spirituality' stuff.

[Emdog]

"...a wellness tourism model revolving around physical and mental fitness, incorporating spirituality."

Dang they can ladle that on thick. People want to get high, one way or another, since humans found out some things would get them high. This great little tune sums it up nicely