Thailand has become the first country in Asia to take marijuana off its list of banned substances and to allow people to grow the plant at home.
In January this year, Thai authorities announced they were dropping cannabis from the official list of controlled substances.
Some 4,000 prisoners serving jail time for cannabis-related crimes will soon be released and their criminal records for those offences will be deleted.
"It is an opportunity for people and the state to earn income from marijuana and hemp. Roasted marijuana chicken, 300 baht ($12) per piece. Anyone can sell it if they obey the law,"
- Anutin Charnvirakul, Minister of Public Health
Under the law, any cannabis extract must have a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of less than 0.2 per cent.
Large-scale growers require permits from the government.
