Sun, June 26, 2022
Published: Jun 08, 2022
The Agriculture Department has opened a one-stop service centre for marijuana, hemp and kratom at Kasetsart University, the department chief said on Wednesday.
Published: Mar 25, 2022
A joint House-Senate panel has amended the bill on kratom, making it now legal to sell the herb and related products online.
Published: Mar 24, 2022
Ice cream made of cannabis and kratom is among a host of new food products that have hit the market after Thailand removed the plants from the list of illicit drugs.
Published: Oct 24, 2021
Though kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) has been removed from the narcotics list, makers of kratom-spiked “herbal drinks” still need to obtain a permit.
Published: Sep 22, 2021
Three pet dogs in Nonthaburi province have reportedly become addicted to kratom, a plant previously banned as a narcotic in Thailand, leading to the owners being warned that they could be charged with animal abuse.
Published: Sep 19, 2021
Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin aims to push kratom as an economic plant to be exported throughout Europe and America, because of the herbs medical properties.
Published: Sep 10, 2021
Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Thursday that people are allowed to consume, grow and sell kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), but cannot process the leaves into food, beverage or herbal concoctions for sale.
Published: Sep 03, 2021
The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned that the processing of kratom leaves into food and drugs requires approval from the FDA before selling.
Published: Sep 02, 2021
Kratom for Health company is planning to establish Thailand’s first kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) extraction plant in Surat Thani’s Ban Na San district and has earmarked 20 million baht for the project.
Published: Aug 26, 2021
A Prince of Songkla University (PSU) research team is conducting trials on the use of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) to treat drug addicts.
The Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) has urged Thai farmers to grow hemp, cannabis and green chiretta (fah talai jone) using high technology to boost their incomes. The study of kratom would also be conducted with the aim of achieving sales of THB8 billion from exporting these herbs.
Published: Aug 25, 2021
How does the legalisation of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) affect the people in Thailand? What are the benefits of the herb and how you can use it legally. The legalisation of the herb on Tuesday saw thousands of prisoners released and cases against more than 10,000 people were dismissed.