Medical warning against cannabis in food

Medical warning against cannabis in food
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tastes some cannabis tea at an exhibition at the Public Health Ministry in Nonthaburi province in May. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
Public Health Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Anutin Charnvirakul preferences some cannabis green tea at an exhibition on the Public Health Ministry in Nonthaburi state in May. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The Medical Authorities of Thailand offers warned against the utilization of cannabis in food or snacks, saying it is unnecessarily escalating the load on medical center emergency services.

The council wrote in its Facebook account on Wed that since June 9 many consumers of cannabis  acquired suffered acute disease, hallucinations, and hurt themselves and others. This referred to the decriminalisation associated with cannabis on June 9.

“The load on emergency rooms has increased without cause, ” it mentioned.

The council warned contrary to the use of cannabis being an ingredient in as well as snacks for all consumers.

“Do not add cannabis or hemp in order to food or snacks for people to consume, inch the council had written.

Cannabis also had long lasting negative impacts upon brain growth and development in children. Cannabis must not be used by pregnant women, breast-feeding mothers or people aged 25 years or younger due to the harm it leads to young brains, it said.

The council also seriously recommended people not to make use of cannabis for recreation, saying use of marijuana buds would trigger serious deterioration of users’ health.

The council disagreed with the use of marijuana as the first selection for the treatment of sickness. Cannabis should be the last resort if other regular medications could not deal with the illness, it said.

Cannabis could not cure a health problem, and could be used only to relieve symptoms temporarily, the Medical Authorities said.

Public Health Ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Anutin Charnvirakul mentioned his Bhumjaithai Celebration had a policy associated with cannabis decriminalisation throughout its past political election campaign.

As the party gained 40-50 House chairs and entered the government it could not dispose of the policy, he or she said.

Mr Anutin, the Bhumjaithai Party innovator, said the plan was being implemented effectively and people had began to understand that the policy was aimed at contributing to medicine plus promoting health.

“The people who understand us are usually giving us meaning support, ” said Mr Anutin, who will be also a deputy excellent minister.

He said that cannabis use for recreation was an mistreatment and organisations were informing people associated with proper use.

Smoking marijuana in public and sale for cannabis to people long-standing under 20 years, women that are pregnant and breast-feeding women was illegal, with offenders liable to penalties and/or imprisonment, Mr Anutin said.

Cannabis growers were required to register because the government prohibited cannabis imports.   Growers should be cautious before deciding in order to cutivate cannabis if their family had children, he said.

Registration facilitated  authorities’ investigation in to cannabis abuse, Mister Anutin said.