Thai Medical Cannabis: A leap forward for Thai medicine or a possible government marijuana monopoly?<br /><br />NewsOps interviewed Dr. Surachote Tangwiwat, Deputy Secretary General of the FDA Thailand, Ministry of Public Health, on the matter.<br /><br />We found out:<br /><br />- Why are Thai Government agencies planning to invest over a billion baht in cannabis research while private entities are not allowed to enter the market (without working with a government agency) for five years? <br />- Does cannabis need to be registered as a drug in Thailand? <br />- Who can grow cannabis in Thailand for medical use?<br />- Who can use cannabis for treatment?<br />- Who can prescribe cannabis to patients in Thailand?<br />- Where can cannabis be prescribed to patients in Thailand?<br />- Why is Thailand’s Government Pharmaceutical Organisation growing cannabis from Spain when local strains are available? <br />- When can private organisations invest in the cannabis-based medical drug market?<br />- Now that cannabis is legalized for medical use, why not import cannabis-based medical drugs? Why wait and conduct research from the ground up while there are people in urgent need of this medicine?<br /><br />#medicalcannabis #medicalmarijuana #thailandcannabis #documentary #thailand #thaiweed #weedinthailand
