Marijuana still in list of narcotic drugs: Thai FDA

BANGKOK, 4 September 2016 (NNT) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirms it has not withdrawn marijuana from the list of narcotic drugs, Category 5. It has neither been caregorized as herb or controlled drug for cancer treatment.

FDA Secretary-General M.D. Boonchai Sombunsuk said marijuana was still in the list of narcotic drugs, Category 5, according to the Narcotics Act, B.E. 2522. The law prohibited the production, sale, import, export and possession of narcotic drugs in the list except that the Minister of Public Health shall authorize it, said the secretary-general.

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Reporter: Suwit Rattiwan