Public Health Ministry’s Food and Drug Administration of Thailand suggests that cannabis should be removed entirely from the list of illegal narcotics and psychotropic substances.
As per the reports of AP News, the FDA’s suggestion will be presented to the Narcotics Control Board by the government’s Narcotics Control Committee next week.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday stated that the plan responds to the government’s urgent agenda in growing marijuana and hemp for medical and health care advantages, developing technologies, and earning income for the public.
The plant will be removed from the country’s narcotics list at a meeting of the Public Health Ministry’s narcotic substances control committee, which will be led by the ministry’s permanent secretary, according to the Bangkok Post.
Right now, those convicted of producing, exporting, or importing cannabis in Thailand face prison terms of two to 15 years and fines of up to 1.5 million baht, which is around $45,000, while those arrested in possession face a maximum sentence of five years and a fine of 100,000 baht.