A case for cannabis

Thailand demonises a plant with no history of harm or death. The same plant has been used for millennia regionally in cooking and traditional medicine.

It is categorised as dangerous just because the US say so. Marijuana was made illegal in the west for financial and elitist control, not out of concern for the health and well being of the citizens.

The economic viability of hemp products threatened the profits of entrenched elitists within the paper industry, the textile industry, the pharmaceutical complex and politics. One would think that a culture that prides itself on independence would not fall victim to ignorant global group-think.

If Thailand really wanted to help the farmers and improve the economy of the country, legalising marijuana would be a spectacular strategy. Even the standard reason of protecting citizens from the “evils of intoxication” has no relevance or data to support this position.

Addiction to smart phones and video games is more detrimental to the mental health and physical well being of people. Cell phone usage is creating socially dysfunctional people, causing accidents due to inattention, and increasing cancer through exposure to Wifi and EMF. Yet, nobody is going to jail for dealing and promoting these products.

I am still awaiting anyone to rationally justify how a plant with so many positive uses and potentials should be illegal.

DARIUS HOBER