Experts say cannabis could generate up to Bt8 billion for Thailand’s pharmaceutical industry over the next five years, but sadly farmers stand to make very little from growing the herb crop. Last year, Thailand removed cannabis and hemp leaves from its list of banned narcotics (seeds and buds remain banned). Individuals are still prohibited from growing marijuana for sale, though universities, community enterprises, medical professionals and traditional medicine practitioners can seek a licence to grow it commercially. “We believe marijuana has great potential as a cash crop because more patients will start using marijuana-based drugs soon,” said Ravissa Suchato, an economist at Kasetsart University’s Agricultural and Resource Economics Department. Ravissa led a study titled “Economic Impact of Commercialised Cannabis Cultivation in Thailand”, which was funded by the Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) and covered both traditional and modern medicine. The … [Read more...] about Multipurpose Cannabis Could Light Up Thailand’s Economic Engine
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Tran Thanh Viet – Queen of a natural beverage
" I want each product of VGreen to be a bold mark to honour my country’s flavourful and fruitful agriculture and farming as well as showcase the richness and beauty of Vietnamese nature." As a fan of natural friendly and healthy lifestyle and cuisine, Tran Thanh Viet found her love for healthy beverages thanks to a trip to a French wine farm and exploring the impacts of wine on the health and beauty of women. The passion and desire for creating healthy beverages from fully planted-in-Vietnam natural ingredients urged Viet to turn her dream and mission into reality, and so VGreen was born. “It sounds abstract, but the mission of a woman is very simple. Firstly, I can do the work I love and make me confident and proud of. When we women feel confident and happy, we will become more and more beautiful, and even younger than our own age. With what I have done in my mission with VGreen since 2006, I feel happier and younger with the natural non-alcohol products my team creates for our … [Read more...] about Tran Thanh Viet – Queen of a natural beverage
Chiang Rai to Open the Khua Silapa (Art Bridge) Project in February
Chiang Rai will open the Khua Silapa (Art Bridge) Project in February to be a pavilion for fellow artists. It’s a two-story pavilion, refurbished by ceramist Somluk Pantiboon. Inside, the pavilion will house a gallery, art school, restaurant, cafe, library and souvenir shop, perfect for folks and tourists to hangout during the day. CHIANGRAI – Chiang Rai is finding various clever ways to toss off perceptions of it as a northern backwater, not least by becoming a role model for art communities. Early this month ceramist Somluk Pantiboon led a hundred Chiang Rai-based artists in launching the Khua Silapa (Art Bridge) Project. They’ll begin welcoming fellow artists and other interested folks, including tourists, to their “art hub” starting in February. Chiang Rai will open the Khua Silapa (Art Bridge) Project in February Khua means “bridge” in the northern dialect, and for this project it refers to connecting art to society as a whole. It had its origins in the Chiang … [Read more...] about Chiang Rai to Open the Khua Silapa (Art Bridge) Project in February