Certificates issued to almost 1m people wanting to grow cannabis

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Certificates issued to almost 1m people wanting to grow cannabis
Cannabis plants are grown in the compound of the provincial public health office in Samut Prakan province, as cannabis cultivation is legalised. (File photo: Somchai Poomlard)
Cannabis plants are grown in the substance of the provincial open public health office in Samut Prakan province, as cannabis cultivation is legalised. (File photo: Somchai Poomlard)

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued almost 1 million digital certificates to registrants who seek permission to cultivate cannabis following the legalisation of cannabis and hemp on June nine.

Since 7am on Sunday, a total of 983, 557 people have authorized to grow cannabis plus hemp via the “ปลูกกัญ” (Plook Ganja, or even plant ganja) app, the FDA reported.

Of the total, the FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION has issued e-certificates to 952, 766 registrants who want to progress cannabis and thirty, 791 others who would like to grow hemp.

So far, the particular app has been downloaded for 43, 531, 846 times following the FDA opened the online registration.

The agency afterwards created another web site, https://plookganjaweb.fda.moph.go.th , for the same purpose because of overwhelming demand for the registration.

FDA secretary-general, Dr Paisarn Dunkum, earlier said after registering, people can grow and make use of cannabis and hemp for purposes of enhancing their own health, the particular preparation of conventional medicines, and commercial and industrial purposes.

People can also produce and process parts of hemp and cannabis.