BANGKOK, Aug 23 — Malaysia is keen to learn more about cannabis from Thailand, especially on its evidence-based applications and cannabis-related pharmaceutical products for medical uses, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
He is currently on a four-day working visit here at the invitation of Anutin, who is also the deputy prime minister. Khairy said he and Anutin also spoke about the potential and the opportunities for Thailand through the GPO to supply Malaysia with cannabis products for clinical research into safe and effective use of the products.
“I would like to congratulate Anutin and Thailand’s Public Health Ministry which has successfully turned cannabis into something that brings benefit to the health and wellbeing of Thai people,” he said. “If we are satisfied with the data, that will certainly influence us to open up the use of cannabis for medical purposes,” he said.