Analysis of Foreign and Thai Cannabis Policies and Laws Regarding Foreign Cannabis to Medical Cannabis in Thailand
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This article aims to analyze cannabis policies and laws in foreign countries and in Thailand. It found that the laws of other countries such as British, United of America, Japan etc. allow cannabis for both personal recreational purposes and for research purposes. In Thailand, however, cannabis can only be used for medical or therapeutic purposes, under the conditions that possession and distribution must be done as required by law. Thailand’s laws do not permit cannabis use for recereational purposes. Such use remains an offense under Thai law and under provisions of international conventions such as the single convention Narcotic Drugs 1961. In terms of Thailand’s laws, the use of cannabis in medicine was most recently amended under the Narcotics Act (Version 7) B.E. 2561 to allow the trial and use of medical cannabis. However, it was found that the new Thai law was unclear in several details. The suggestion is that the relevant Thailand cannabis laws should be amended to be more detailed. Thailand should establish a central cannabis agency covering the entire system. Therefore, the Ministry of Public Health should have a medical cannabis treatment system to suit the context of Thailand, with regards to both modern and traditional Thai medicine.
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