CBD in Thailand

Thailand: Withit Saritdeechaikul, deputy secretary-general of the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA), explained that people will be allowed to grow their own hemp and cannabis without prior approval when the delisting of cannabis takes effect on 9th June 2022, press reports. People will only be required to inform the FDA of how many plants they are growing through an app called "Pluke Gan". This would also apply to those wishing to grow cannabis for commercial purposes, but that could be changed by regulation. The Cannabis and Hemp Act being circulated by the Bhumjaithai Party, whose leader Anutin Charnvirakul has led cannabis reform efforts, would require those wishing to grow cannabis for commercial purposes to obtain prior approval and pay THB50,000 ($1,450) to cultivate and another THB50,000 to process the plants, according to a separate report.

Thailand: Public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that citizens will be allowed to cultivate cannabis plants at home for personal use starting 9th June when cannabis is removed from the narcotics list, press reports. Cannabis regulations might not be approved before then, but this will not affect home cultivation, Charnvirakul said.

Thailand: The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has added three traditional cannabis-based medicines to the country's universal healthcare coverage, press reports. The three medications are for promoting sleep and food intake (called ya kae lom kae sen); for treating paralysis (ya suk sai yat); and for treating muscular pain and limb numbness (ya thamlai phra sumeru). These medications will now be accessible by patients in the universal healthcare scheme at no cost.

Thailand: Public health minister and deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he intends to give away 1m cannabis plants to citizens when the plant's removal from the narcotics list takes effect on 9th June 2022, press reports. He stated that the plants should be used for medical purposes and that registration for home cultivation will not be required.