The ministry has instructed platforms to ensure their sellers comply with its directive banning the sale of buds to anyone under 20 and pregnant or nursing women. The buds of the plant contain high concentrations of cannabinoids, which are responsible for the intoxicating effect of cannabis. Trisulee said the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine had been monitoring popular online shopping platforms and found some sellers were violating the directive. The department expects CBD to be offered as a hospital treatment for childhood epilepsy by 2024, Traisulee said. The research project is being conducted with cooperation from the Neurological Institute of Thailand and Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health.
