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From watermelon to weed: Thai farmers regret switching to cannabis as prices fall

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tmfarmer - Dr Banchob Promsa, the leader of the Marijuana Community Enterprise Network in Nakhon Phanom, said that cannabis farmers have yet to turn a profit from growing the crop that was decriminalised in June 2022. With the surge in cannabis growers, the prices of the plant have plunged.

Dr Banchob Promsa, leader of the Marijuana Community Enterprise Network in Nakhon Phanom, said that cannabis farmers have yet to turn a profit from growing the crop.

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- When Thailand legalised cannabis for medical use in June 2022, thousands of people rushed to stake their claim, including small-time farmer Tukta Sinnin.

The 43-year-old pumped in nearly 500,000 baht (S$19,500) to grow more than 400 cannabis plants on her land in Nakhon Phanom, a north-east province by the Mekong River.

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