Thai PM candidate casts vote in marijuana-print shirt

Thailand's Health Minister and cannabis advocate Anutin Charnvirakul, wearing a shirt with marijuana leaves, casts his ballot to vote in the general election, at a polling station in Buriram, Thailand May 14, 2023. Bhumjaithai Party/Handout via REUTERS

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's health minister and cannabis advocate Anutin Charnvirakul turned heads during Sunday's election as he arrived to cast his vote at a polling station wearing a dark shirt with bright green marijuana leaves.

The 56-year-old is the prime ministerial candidate for the Bhumjaithai Party, which has campaigned on a promise to promote medical marijuana after successfully pushing for the substance to be decriminalised last year.