A collective of medical professionals, lecturers, and civil organisations have launched yet another open letter to express their opposition to the government’s choice to legalise cannabis. This marks their seventh open letter on the matter, urging the public to vote for political events that do not assist the removing of hashish from the list of narcotics, as nicely as its promotion as a money crop.
According to the contents of the open letter, there was a noticeable increase in accidents and incidents of opposed reactions concerning mental and physical well being since the consumption of cannabis was liberalised last 12 months. The consumption and trade of this controversial plant were successfully legalised on June 9 of the previous year, when the Bhumjaithai Party succeeded in having hashish faraway from the record of Type 5 narcotics. Consequently, this transfer led to the permission of usage for many components of the plant, exempting portions of the plant containing greater than zero.2% of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by weight.
The authors of the open letter spotlight that the medical use of hashish has been allowed since 2019 regardless of the plant’s itemizing as a narcotic. However, the removal of cannabis from the list of Type 5 narcotics has made the plant and its derivatives more easily accessible to the basic public. The letter emphasises that, given the dearth of a legal framework to regulate and monitor the production and consumption of cannabis, recreational use has inevitably surged.
Furthermore, the letter signifies that if the Bhumjaithai Party have been genuinely thinking about selling hashish as a cash crop, its legalisation process should have been overseen by the Ministry of Commerce or the Ministry of Industry. Instead, Best of Public Health finds itself in a perceived paradoxical place, performing as a promoter of cannabis quite than a correct regulatory authority.
The open letter concludes with a call for the public to re-evaluate their assist for political events that endorse cannabis legalisation in the upcoming General Election on May 14. Accompanying the letter is a listing of signatures from medical employees, lecturers from numerous fields, and civil workers who advocate for the re-enforcement of hashish restrictions.
Prominent names amongst the signatories embrace former senior Health Ministry official Chatree Banchuen, former Central Narcotics Control Office chief Niyom Termsrisuk, and International Narcotics Control Board adviser Viroj Sumyai..