MOPH opens first medical cannabis clinic for traditional and modern medicine

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BANGKOK– The Ministry of Public Health has advanced medical cannabis development in Thailand even further, with the opening of a medical cannabis clinic specializing in traditional Thai and folk medicine applications, as well as offering the services of modern and traditional medicine doctors to more people.

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The new clinic is located in the basement of the Public Health and Traditional Thai Medicine Museum, the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine. The Minister of Public Health AnutinCharnvirakul, presided over the opening ceremony.

The clinic will initially provide treatments using four medical cannabis recipes, namely Suk Saiyas, TamlaiPhraSumeru, Dr Decha’s cannabis oil, and cannabis products to reduce gas and fatigue.

Services at this clinic are the first ever in Thailand where traditional Thai medicine, folk medicine, and modern medicine are offered at the same place to allow more people to have access to this treatment.

The clinic opens every day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., except on official holidays. Patients can make appointments on the Dr.Ganja TTM application in advance. The clinic will accept 300 patients daily from now to 17th January, after which only 200 patients per day will be accepted.