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Medical warning against cannabis in food

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul tastes some cannabis tea at an exhibition at the Public Health Ministry in Nonthaburi province in May. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The Medical Council of Thailand has warned against the use of cannabis in food or snacks, saying it is unnecessarily increasing the load on hospital emergency services.

The council wrote in its Facebook account on Wednesday that since June 9 many consumers of cannabis  had suffered acute illness, hallucinations, and hurt themselves and others. It referred to the decriminalisation of cannabis on June 9.

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