Six children suffered from cannabis side effects between June 21 and 26, 2022, Dr Opass Putcharoen, head of Chulalongkorn University’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Centre, reveals. People have bought food, beverages and products with cannabis as an additive after the plant was legalised for medical and commercial use on June 9. “The legalization of cannabis has caused medical staff to work harder, especially psychiatrists and neurosurgeons, as many children and teenagers have begun to suffer from side effects,” Opass said. Citing the Royal College of Paediatricians of Thailand, cases included a 3-year-old girl suffering from “dizziness” after consuming cannabis cookies and a 16-year-old male who suffered from “confusion and tried to use a knife to harm himself” after smoking cannabis.
