Announcement of “marijuana”, a controlled herb, prohibiting children from low 20-pregnant women to use

On June 16, 65, reporters reported that “The Royal Gazette” published the Ministry of Public Health’s announcement on controlled herbs (marijuana) B.E. It is an herb that is worth studying or researching. economically important for the benefit of protecting and promoting sustainable use Therefore, by virtue of Section 4, Section 44, Section 45 (3) and (5) of the Act on Protection and Promotion of Traditional Thai Medical Knowledge, B.E. 2542 (1999), Minister of Public Health by the advice of the Committee on Protection and Promotion of Thai Traditional Medicine Wisdom therefore issued an announcement as follows:

1. Give cannabis or cannabis extract which is a plant in the genus Cannabis is a controlled herb

2. Allow people aged twenty years and over. able to take advantage Able to maintain, store, move and sell controlled herbs under Clause 1, except for the following actions:

(1) Public use by smoking
(2) Use for pregnant or lactating women
(3) Distribution to persons under twenty years of age, pregnant women or lactating women.

3. Allowing medical professionals Thai traditional medicine practitioner Practitioner of applied Thai traditional medicine practitioner in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and folk healers according to the law on Thai traditional medicine professions can take advantage of the controlled herbs according to item 1 for their patients

4. Patients under Article 3 are permitted to possess, move, care for, store, utilize, in amounts paid for their use for thirty days.

5. This announcement shall come into force from the day following the date of its publication in the Government Gazette.

Announced on the 16th day of June 2022 Mr.

Anutin Charnwareekul, Minister of Public Health