Thailand's newest economical engine: cannabis
Thailand's cannabis industry could be worth $682 million by 2024
Source: Prohibition Partners
Location: Buriram, Thailand
The government hosted the "Cannabis 360°" exhibition
aimed to promote the plant as a new economic engine for the country
Cannabis-flavored ice cream anyone?
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) OWNER OF "NOP ROSDETDEE" NOODLE FRANCHISE, SITTHICHAN WUTTHIPHONKUN, SAYING:"It is already in the Thai people's mindset that delicious beef noodle soup should be enhanced with cannabis. Now we can do that legally. And it now gives everyone the chance to discover the aroma and delicious taste of the soup in our noodles. This product will not only boost our business, but it will drive our entire economy. It (cannabis) motivates people to consume. At the moment (at this exhibition), it is everywhere. Cannabis can be a present in lots of things - from food to cosmetics."
Thailand was the first Southeast Asian nation
to legalize marijuana for medical use and research in 2017
Certain parts of the plant were removed from the narcotics list in December 2020
