Over 100,000 people register to grow cannabisSriranchakri Rirkrit, an academic at the provincial public health office of Samut Prakan, shows cannabis plants in the compound of the office in Muang district on Thursday as cannabis cultivation is legalised. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)More than 100,000 people registered to cultivate cannabis via the application and website of the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday morning as the legalisation of cannabis and hemp took effect. FDA secretary-general Dr Paisarn Dunkum said on Thursday that the new law allows people to grow hemp and cannabis only if they register with the FDA via the "ปลูกกัญ" app and https://plookganja.fda.moph.go.th. Dr Paisarn said that apart from the online registration, growers would not have to seek permission to cultivate the plants. If the certification is later found to have been abused, it will be revoked, Dr Paisarn said.

Source: Bangkok Post June 09, 2022 20:43 UTC