Bangkok: Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) says it will be ready to distribute the 24 tonnes of cannabis now in its possession to registered institutions that will use it as the raw material for producing cannabinoid drugs.
ONCB secretary-general Niyom Termsrisuk disclosed on Monday that since medical-grade cannabis from certified plantations was not yet ready for harvesting, the Public Health Ministry’s central committee has okayed the distribution of seized cannabis to approved organisations.
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