Hemp in cosmetics

The pilot project will use hemp seed oil and extracts first and will expand to other parts of hemp. Entrepreneurs can apply for notification of all types of cosmetics under the conditions specified. As for the law to use cannabis and hemp in other health products, it will be gradually issued to take effect. It also clarified that using the leaves to make food menus at Abhaibhubejhr can be done because the licensees have already requested to adjust the project. The FDA will issue a set of public relations media to advise cooks about cooking cannabis food that is correct according to academic principles.​

Pharmacist Supattra Boonserm, Deputy Secretary-General of the Food and Drug Administration, revealed that after the Ministry of Public Health unlocked the parts of cannabis and hemp so that they could be used without being classified as narcotics, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a law to support the unlocking so that they can be used in health products, including food, cosmetics, and herbal products, to increase economic value. The first law announced in the Government Gazette is the Ministry of Public Health Announcement on the Use of Hemp in Cosmetics, effective from today (January 12, 2021) onwards. The gist of this announcement Open for the use of hemp seed oil and extracts in all types of cosmetics under the specified conditions and will expand the use of other parts of hemp in cosmetics, including issuing laws on the use of cannabis and hemp in other health products to be effective later.​

The Deputy Secretary-General of the FDA continued to talk about the case of Chao Phraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital releasing a menu "Come and taste cannabis" It can be done because Chao Phraya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital has come to request a project amendment to use the leaves and it is a direct sale to consumers, so there is no need to request an FDA number. However, using cannabis leaves in cooking still has precautions to prevent affecting the health of consumers. The FDA will issue a media kit to advise cooks to know about cooking cannabis correctly according to academic principles.