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The dishes include soup with cannabis shoots, 'happy' pork soup, fried marijuana leaves, and spicy minced meat sprinkled with marijuana.
The doctor who heads the hospital's Centre of Evidence-based Thai Traditional and Herbal Medicine, Pakakrong Kwankhao, highlighted the cultural legacy and health benefits of cannabis cuisine.
She was quoted by AFP as saying:
"Putting cannabis leaves in the food is our culture.
In the past before cannabis was banned... we put small amounts as seasoning herbs and we also used it as a herbal remedy."
She added, according to Reuters:
"Cannabis leaves, when put in the food or even a small amount ... will help the patient to recover faster from the illness.
The cannabis leaf can improve appetite and make people sleep well, and also be in a mood, in a good mood."
https://mothership.sg/2021/01/hospital-restaurant-serve-cannabis-cuisine/