Weed farms fret as MFP mulls U-turn

A worker works at a cannabis farm jointly run by a local community enterprise and Rajamangala University of Technology Isan in Nakhon Ratchasima where marijuana plants are grown for distribution and medical use. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

Community enterprises that grow cannabis on plantations in Nakhon Ratchasima are urging the next government, to be led by the Move Forward Party (MFP), to list only cannabis buds as narcotic drugs.

The MFP and its seven coalition partners touched on this topic in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) they signed on Monday evening, which will serve as policy guidelines for the government they plan to form together.