Pro-Cannabis Movement LGN Says Legalization in Indonesia is “Very Possible”

Nestled between the Indian and Pacific oceans is the largest island country on the planet – Indonesia. Home to more than 240 million people, the sun-drenched archipelago is rich in culture, brimming with nature and suffused with a culinary scene that rivals most. If there is one thing that the Southeast Asian country is missing, however, it’s weed.  The Indonesian government could be leaving some serious money on the table if it doesn’t follow in Thailand’s footsteps; medical cannabis was legalized in the Kingdom of Thailand on December 26, 2018. Predicted to pull in US$661 million by 2024, the industry is off to a pretty great start. So much so, that Thai cannabis advocates are now pushing for recreational legalization, too. Cannabis developments are also happening elsewhere throughout Asia; Weed may be illegal in China, but Chinese CBD (cannabidiol) producers are supplying overseas buyers with the non-psychoactive substance, which could earn the continent US$15 billion by 2024; In September, the Indian government announced it will allow medical cannabis research for the first time; Although illegal in Singapore, industrial cannabis cultivation company CannAcubed is growing hemp there. Hemp is cannabis that contains 0.3% (or less) of the psychoactive compound THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).…

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