GPO to produce 10,000 bottles of medical cannabis oil in December

13 Sept 11:55 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) aims to produce 10,000 bottles of medical cannabis oil in three distinct formulae (THC, CBD, and THC-CBD) by December.
The initial production will utilize oil extracted from 140 medical-grade CBD strain cannabis plants cultivated indoors at the GPO's facility.
GPO compiled a comprehensive report from a workshop, addressing critical aspects like quality control, product distribution, patient delivery, and public information dissemination, which will be submitted to the Ministry of Public Health.
The project's second phase, commencing October next year, will expand indoor cultivation to 1,000 square meters, focusing on developing new medical cannabis strains.
Maejoe University will support the initiative by cultivating and supplying dry cannabis plants to GPO for medicinal oil extraction starting next month.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

Yesterday 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.