Thailand’s Public Health Minister has proposed farmers be allowed to grow cannabis plants under a joint scheme with the state.
Anutin Charnvirakul, who is also deputy prime minister, said he has signed a draft regulation on allowing farmers to grow cannabis. The regulation will be examined by the Council of State and then submitted to the cabinet for consideration.
The proposed regulation seeks to allow individual farmers to gain permission to grow cannabis plants for medical purposes. The farming will also have to be a joint scheme with an authorised state agency, he said. Permission to grow cannabis will be reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration in Thailand.
According to Mr Anutin, it is also a revision of the original draft. Which allows growing of cannabis plants in the form of a community enterprise only.
“When it takes effect, those who want to grow cannabis can register as farmers. They can work with a state hospital in growing the cannabis plants,” he said.
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