WEED - Thailand Becomes First Asian Country to Legalize Marijuana

Thailand made headlines last week when it became the first country in Asia to decriminalize marijuana, making it legal to grow and sell or use for medicinal reasons. Thai Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul expects legal cannabis production to boost the economy, but warned that recreational cannabis use remains illegal. The public health minister also launched a plan to distribute 1 million marijuana seedlings with a THC level below 0.2% to households across Thailand for medicinal purposes. Cannabis decriminalization in Thailand opens up a new market for cannabis companies like Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ:FLGC), OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:OGI) (TSX:OGI), ...