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Bangkok Post – Smoking pot ‘may require doctor’s note’

Health minister Cholnan says new bill will be clear on medical uses of cannabis

A customer checks out the selection at a cannabis shop on the tourist strip of Khao San Road in Bangkok in November 2022. (Bangkok Post File Photo)

Smoking cannabis is likely to require a permit from a doctor, according to Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew, who says his new cannabis bill differs from a failed predecessor as it will be very clear on how to use the plant for medical treatment.

Dr Cholnan insisted that the bill preserves a key point that cannabis is to be used for medical…

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