Thailand is rolling out plans to legalise medical marijuana, an official told AFP Wednesday, as the country hopes to cash in on a multi-billion dollar industry with a product its supporters hail as some of the world's best.
A draft bill to permit its limited use has been sent to the military junta's National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
"We have submitted the bill to the speaker," Jet Sirathraanon, chairman of the NLA's standing committee of public health, told AFP, adding that it will have its first reading in the junta's rubber-stamp parliament in less than one month.
The cannabis would be "for medication only, not for recreation," he added.