BURIRAM - A Buddhist monkfishes out a vial of cannabis oil from his robe and puts a drop under his tongue - one of many people flocking to a weed festival in northeastern Thailand, where the excitement is building over a medical marijuana boom.
The “Pan Buriram” festival, ending on Sunday, is a first for the sleepy town located about five hours northeast of Bangkok and known mainly for its football and motorsports competitions. Vendors also showed off fertilisers as well as lighting and greenhouse equipment for those seeking to grow the plant, while people milled around stands to sell T-shirts with marijuana leaf designs and rode on horses around the grounds.
He told AFP on Saturday that the purpose of the event is to help Thais “understand and get access to the benefits of cannabis”.
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