There’s a limit on the plant’s psychoactive component, known as THC, so you won’t get stoned when you order a cannabis-infused tea or dish topped with a pot leaf.
So when you see cannabis products and dishes for sale in Thailand, they have higher levels of the plant’s non-psychoactive component cannabidiol, or CBD, which is known to have medicinal properties, like reducing anxiety.
But the minister has recently said he’s only promoting the cultivation and production of cannabis for medical purposes.
December 2020: Local cannabis growers given the greenlight The Thai government approved the cultivation of cannabis and the production of products, but for cannabis with less than 0.2% THC.
The pizza is topped with a deep-fried cannabis leaf, the cheese crust is infused with cannabis, and the dipping sauce is made with chopped cannabis.
January 2022: Cannabis removed from narcotic’s list Cannabis – including the buds – were taken off the narcotic’s list, except for extracts with more than 0.2% THC.
Caitlin Ashworth is a writer from the United States who has lived in Thailand since 2018.