The restaurant draws a crowd during lunch, with diners snapping selfies while growing increasingly mirthful with each passing hourIn the restaurant's bustling kitchen, a cook batters marijuana leaves and fries them to golden crispness, while another sprinkles them in a wok of minced meat with chiliThe plant itself was finally removed from the Thiland's narcotics list last month, which means licensed providers - like hospitals - can now use its leaves, stems and roots in foodFrom spicy...
This marks a return to Thailand's culinary past, said doctor Pakakrong Kwankhao, who heads the Centre of Evidence-based Thai Traditional and Herbal Medicine in Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital."In the past before cannabis was banned... we put small amounts as seasoning herbs and we also use it as a herbal remedy."
There are very small amounts of THC in fresh plants, but to avoid over-consumption, the restaurant has a five-leaf maximum limit per customer, said Pakakrong.
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