Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has made a significant shift in its drug policy by authorising the use of opium and psilocybin mushrooms, AKA magic mushrooms, for medical treatment and research.
This groundbreaking decision, published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, was signed by Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew and took effect the next day.
The directive states that drugs in Narcotics Category 5, which which are not extracts of marijuana and hemp, are…