BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Cannabis buds are now a “controlled herb” and cannot be sold to anyone under 20 years old, according to a Public Health Ministry announcement published on the Royal Gazette website on Wednesday (Nov 23).
The announcement, signed by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, revised the rules for cannabis, which carries the scientific name of Cannabis sativa L in the Cannabaceae family, to cut down on recreational use of the plant, which had earlier been removed from the Category 5 narcotics list.
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