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DONATIONS TO THE LITTLE GREEN TRAILER Can you help us make real change happen? We are independent, which means we're not comprised. So whether we're helping individuals or lobbying Government, we rely on your generosity to continue our mission. It doesn't matter if it's $1 or $100 - every little bit helps. Account name: Little Green Trailer BSB: 814 282 Account number: 50645003 Reference: ‘your name’ We are very grateful for your support as together we create change in attitudes and legislation. Thailand produces 1st batch of cannabis oil By Tan Hui Yee - 8 th August 2019 Thailand's state-owned drug-maker presented its first batch of cannabis oil to the Health Ministry yesterday as the country readied public hospitals to prescribe the treatment. A total of 4,500 5ml bottles of cannabis oil were delivered by the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO), less than a year after Thailand loosened restrictions on the narcotic last December. Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (above) holding up a bottle of cannabis oil at a press briefing yesterday. The first batch of the oil was delivered less than a year after Thailand loosened restrictions on the narcotic last December. 4,500 5ml bottles delivered by govt body as hospitals prepare to prescribe the treatment "Doctors will diagnose each patient and prescribe each formula to be used," Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said at a news conference. "This will not cause harm or addiction if it is used under medical supervision." While cannabis, also known as marijuana, is outlawed in many parts of South-east Asia, two of the plant's key chemical compounds - tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol