Thais urged to plant cannabis but getting ‘high’ discouraged

Green lane: Cannabis saplings ready to be given away to people who have signed up for the growing programme in Buriram province. — Reuters

THE kingdom launched a campaign to give away a million free cannabis plants, a day after decriminalising its growth for commercial purposes, but discouraged people from getting high and warned they could still fall foul of the law.

Thailand legalised medicinal marijuana in 2018 for medical use but is now banking on developing it as a cash crop and building a lucrative local industry.