On January 29, 2021, Thailand will begin processing applications
for licenses to produce, import, export, distribute, and possess
hemp (Cannabis sativa). The specific requirements for this
significant step in Thailand's ongoing development of a
regulatory regime for hemp are contained in the Ministerial
Regulation Re: Application and License for Production, Importation,
Exportation, Selling or Possession of Hemp, which was published in
the Government Gazette on December 30, 2020.
Under this ministerial regulation, a license for any of these
activities may be issued to meet one or more of the following
objectives:
- Furthering the aims of a state agency;
- Use of hemp fiber in accordance with culture, lifestyle, or
household use, with a cultivation area limited to a maximum of one
rai (1,600 square meters) per family;
