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Thailand medical cannabis cultivation and processing licences
~280-320 active licences (2024)
Thailand has approximately 280-320 active medical cannabis cultivation, extraction, and processing licences as of 2024 per the FDA Narcotics Control Division registry and the Ministry of Public Health Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) licensed-operator list. Licensees include the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) cultivation programme, university medical schools (Chulalongkorn, Mahidol, Maejo University hemp programme), and a tail of private operators (Atlantis Thailand, Thai Cannabiz, RAKxa, several Thai-Chinese JV ventures). The 2024 recriminalisation policy held medical and research licences harmless; recreational-grey operators face the bulk of the regulatory tightening.
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Thailand has approximately 280-320 active medical cannabis cultivation, extraction, and processing licences as of 2024 per the FDA Narcotics Control Division registry and the Ministry of Public Health Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) licensed-operator list. Licensees include the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) cultivation programme, university medical schools (Chulalongkorn, Mahidol, Maejo University hemp programme), and a tail of private operators (Atlantis Thailand, Thai Cannabiz, RAKxa, several Thai-Chinese JV ventures). The 2024 recriminalisation policy held medical and research licences harmless; recreational-grey operators face the bulk of the regulatory tightening.
Thailand has approximately 280-320 active medical cannabis cultivation, extraction, and processing licences as of 2024 per the FDA Narcotics Control Division registry and the Ministry of Public Health Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) licensed-operator list. Licensees include the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) cultivation programme, university medical schools (Chulalongkorn, Mahidol, Maejo University hemp programme), and a tail of private operators (Atlantis Thailand, Thai Cannabiz, RAKxa, several Thai-Chinese JV ventures). The 2024 recriminalisation policy held medical and research licences harmless; recreational-grey operators face the bulk of the regulatory tightening.
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FY2024
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Thailand has approximately 280-320 active medical cannabis cultivation, extraction, and processing licences as of 2024 per the FDA Narcotics Control Division registry and the Ministry of Public Health Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM) licensed-operator list. Licensees include the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) cultivation programme, university medical schools (Chulalongkorn, Mahidol, Maejo University hemp programme), and a tail of private operators (Atlantis Thailand, Thai Cannabiz, RAKxa, several Thai-Chinese JV ventures). The 2024 recriminalisation policy held medical and research licences harmless; recreational-grey operators face the bulk of the regulatory tightening.
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