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Kratom now listed as legal herb

Villagers no longer fear imprisonment over plant remedy as amended Narcotics Act comes into effect

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Several young kratom trees grown illegally in a village in Phangnga's Papong district. They were all later destroyed as the plant, pictured in July last year, was then classified as illegal under the narcotics law.  Achadtaya Chuenniran
Several young kratom trees grown illegally in a village in Phangnga's Papong district. They were all later destroyed as the plant, pictured in July last year, was then classified as illegal under the narcotics law.  Achadtaya Chuenniran

With the law effectively decriminalising the plant Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom, effective from Monday, many people are looking forward to using the herb openly without the threat of prosecution.

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.dias eh ",setsat tnereffid evah saera tnereffid ni nworg seiteirav motark tnereffid morf sevaeL"

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