Free handouts of cannabis oil at Bangkok medical marijuana clinic

Thailand in 2018 became the first country in South-East Asia to legalise medical marijuana, although many Thais have long used the herb in traditional medicine.

"Today marks the beginning," Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said at the launch of the Bangkok clinic on Monday. Hundreds of mostly elderly Thais waited to receive the 5-10 mg vials of oil for muscle aches, though some came bearing more serious ailments -- like Natjuta, born with cerebral palsy and confined to a wheel chair."She does not sleep well which causes me not to sleep either," said the 60-year-old on Tuesday ."She is more calm now, so I think it works."

Still, a knot of rules govern who can grow marijuana plants and extract cannabis oil, and critics say legislation will limit opportunities for small farmers and likely benefit big agro-industrial firms.

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