Man Nabbed for Growing Marijuana

BANGKOK, June 8 (TNA) - Police in the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom have arrested a man for growing marijuana at his home with intent to sell. The 37-year-old man, identified as Veerachai Somsri was nabbed after he illegally grew marijuana behind a hut in a paddy field in Muang district, police said, adding that they had seized two marijuana trees with the height of almost two metres each and 10 others young trees from his farm. The man reportedly confessed to police during an interrogation that he had asked for seeds from friends after learning that marijuana oil could cure certain diseases. He said he did not know that growing the trees were still illegal in this country. Police said they would continue investigation on how many others were behind this illegal act. The amended narcotics law allowed the use of marijuana only for medical purposes but state-issued permits are required to grow cannabis. (TNA)