“These are historic first steps on the path towards allowing people to grow six cannabis trees in their homes,” said newly appointed Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. “In the near future, families will be able to plant it in their back gardens like any other herb.
“The university will be a center where ordinary people can learn how to plant and grow good quality cannabis. Cannabis is not an issue of politics, it is a product that can benefit people’s health,” he said, planting a sprout while wearing a white lab coat.
Anutin led his middle-sized Bhumjaithai (Proud to be Thai) party’s campaign earlier this year during parliamentary elections by promising each household could grow six marijuana plants. By selling each mature plant to the government for $2,225, a family could earn $13,350 for all six, he told voters.