medical use

Thailand will work towards legislating marijuana for medical use, signalling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalise the plant.

PM Anwar Ibrahim said the government has not decided on whether to legalise the use of cannabis for medical purposes in the country.

The two drugs are currently "prohibited substances" and can only be used in closely controlled clinical trials.

The government will take a stand on the use of cannabis for medical purposes before the end of the year, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Khairy is on a four-day working visit to Thailand today to assess the potential use of cannabis and ketum for medical purposes and the legal framework for its medical use.

Thailand is the first Asian nation to decriminalise cultivation of marijuana and its consumption in food and drink for medical purposes.

Companies with medical cannabis products that have been approved abroad, can apply to have their products registered and marketed in M'sia.

A memorandum based on the findings of a public forum entitled 'Sustainable Future of Medical Cannabis, Industrial Hemp and Kratom (Ketum) Industry' is expected to be handed over to the Prime Minister.

With 19 companies cleared to grow, process and sell the plant, the seeds of the medical marijuana program have literally been planted, four years after the state legalized cannabis for medical use.

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