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- CBTS Staff Report

Thailand... roots in cannabis

Thailand, famous for some of the best cannabis in the world and the worst place to be in prison on drug charges on the planet, has turned over a new leaf. According to CNN, the Thai government distributed 1 million free cannabis plants to households across the nation to mark a new rule allowing people to grow cannabis at home. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced the move in a May 8 Facebook post stating the intention for cannabis plants to be grown like household crops. Residents are allowed to grow cannabis at home as long as they have notified their local government, the plants are medical grade, and used for personal use. The new rule, which went into effect on June 9, is part of a bigger plan for Thailand to cash on its internationally known green crop. Cannabis has been part of Thailand’s agrarian past for … well, historians aren’t sure, definitely BCE. Hopefully, the Thai stick will remain as good as it was when people risked their lives to smuggle it.