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As Thailand greenlights cannabis, patients welcome cheaper supplies

Jiratti "Bee" Kuttanam, 42, a breast cancer patient smokes a cannabis cigarette at her house in Bangkok, Thailand, June 14, 2022. Picture taken June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

For Jiratti Kuttanam, Thailand's relaxation of cannabis restrictions meant one thing above all - a cheaper supply of the products she uses to manage the pain and sickness caused by her breast cancer treatments.

Thailand last week became the first Asian country to legalise the growing and private consumption of marijuana, a move authorities said would boost agriculture by giving farmers a valuable new cash crop.

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