The Commerce Ministry's Intellectual Property Department said on Sunday it had approved two patents on cannabis and hemp inventions after their extracts were delisted as Category 5 narcotics.
The department's director-general Vuttikrai Leewiraphan said staff had received a total of 31 requests for the cannabis and hemp exemption. Eleven of the 13 requests were for machines and methods to extract cannabis chemicals, six for food and beverages and four for herbal medicine products with the indgredients.
The two patent requests approved by the department were for fabric plant pots and a cannabis oil extraction machine, the director-general said.
The Narcotics Act (No.7) which became effective on Feb 9 allows the use of cannabis and kratom for medical purposes. The law also permits the use of various parts of cannabis and hemp, except flower heads, for other purposes.
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