Just days after Thailand took the groundbreaking move to decriminalize marijuana, a doctor in Prachuap Khiri Khan has urged caution against the use of the drug.
Ms. Wansa Boonjorn, Thai traditional medicine doctor at the cannabis clinic Prachuap Khiri Khan Hospital, said that removing marijuana from the category 5 narcotics list would be beneficial to the health and medical industry in Thailand.
However, she cautioned that marijuana is not some magical plant that can cure all ailments. She said that using marijuaua has advantages and disadvantages and if it is used incorrectly can harm a person’s health.
Ms. Wansa also cautioned against children and teenagers using marijuana, saying they could be at risk of developing adverse long term conditions which affect both their physical and mental health.
Ms Wansa said children and teenagers are more likely to become addicted to cannabis than adults and that it can have an impact on brain development, IQ, rational thinking, and inhibition both during and after usage.
She also said that pregnant women should avoid using marijuana as it could impact the unborn child.
Ms Wansa warned that people who drive a vehicle under the influence of marijuana are at greater risk of having an accident.
She said there needs to be better information made available about both the short and long term effects of using marijuana, now that it has been decriminalised.
Ms Wansa said that Prachuap Hospital has previously been…
