Thailand rolls out cannabis clinic based on traditional medicine
There are already around 25 cannabis clinics attached to general hospitals around the country
Reuters (UK)
Monday, January 6, 2020
Monday, January 6, 2020
Thailand opened its first full-time clinic specialising in traditional and alternative cannabis-based medicine, as part of a move by the government towards developing a medicinal cannabis industry. "This is a pilot clinic, because we cannot produce enough doctors with expertise in cannabis," Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirankul, told reporters at the opening ceremony in Bangkok. Patients will receive treatment free of charge for the first two weeks, he added. Thailand, which has a tradition of using cannabis to relieve pain and fatigue, legalized marijuana for medical use and research in 2017 to boost agricultural income.
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