by Enrico Bratta | Jun 8, 2023 | CBD Basics, Marijuana Insights
1. Cannabis dates back 2,500 years. On the east Tibetan Plateau, cannabis was first noted. Farmers in China used the plant’s fiber and oil to manufacture ropes, clothes, and paper. 2,500 years ago, in the Pamir Mountains of western China, there were initial...
by Enrico Bratta | Jun 7, 2023 | Growing, Local News: Cannabis, Marijuana Insights
Image Source: A greenhouse at the Rak Jang farm in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, one of the first in the country to grow medical marijuana with official permission. Lauren Decicca/Getty Images In an effort to garner support for a law that takes effect next month and...
by Enrico Bratta | Jun 7, 2023 | Cannabis Legislation, Local News: Cannabis, Marijuana Insights
Image Source: A woman works inside a cannabis shop on Khao San Road, one of Bangkok’s favourite tourist spots. (Photo: Reuters) It might soon be impossible to purchase marijuana on the streets of Bangkok or Phuket. The majority of the parties running in...
by Enrico Bratta | Jun 6, 2023 | Cannabis Legislation, Consumption, Local News: Cannabis
Image Source: Thailand has relaxed its cannabis rules, but tourists could still fall foul of the law if they consume marijuana in the wrong place. Photograph: Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock Thailand has turned the country’s prohibition on the narcotic...
by Enrico Bratta | Jun 5, 2023 | Cannabis Legislation, Local News: Cannabis, Marijuana Insights
Cannabis seeds, other plant material no longer “narcotics” On November 24, Thailand’s drugs Control Committee approved a legislation modification to remove cannabis and hemp’s leaves, branches, stems, trunks, bark, fiber, and roots off the...