A medical marijuana plantation. Photo: Reuters

Green gold rush: Thailand, Malaysia race to legalise medical marijuana

Thailand and Malaysia are vying to become the first Asian countries to legalise medical marijuana with the lure of billions in revenue trumping decades of prohibition
Support for liberalisation is not unanimous: China, South Korea and Japan last month warned citizens visiting Canada to avoid cannabis and Singapore maintains a blanket ban

Topic | Drugs

Crystal Tai

Published: 8:03am, 12 Nov, 2018

Updated: 4:38pm, 12 Nov, 2018

A medical marijuana plantation. Photo: Reuters

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Crystal Tai

Crystal covers business trends and cultural criticism, with a special focus on Northeast Asia, for the Asia desk. Before joining the SCMP, she contributed to Quartz, i-D Magazine, Monocle, Wallpaper, Lonely Planet and other publications. Her broadcast commentary has been featured on BBC Radio, CGTN and other media.