Thailand's health ministry received its first batch of legal medical marijuana Wednesday,7 July to be distributed in state-run hospitals.
Public Health Minister Anutin Chanvirakul presided over the ceremonial handing over of 4,500 5 milliliter bottles of extracted cannabis oil from the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation to the Public Health Ministry.
“The freedom for medical usage starts from this point onwards,” Anutin told reporters at a news conference.