Our Experts
No health or legal article goes live without practitioner review. These are the people responsible for the accuracy of what you read on this site.
Dr. Somchai Prasert
Medical Review Lead — Licensed Thai Traditional Medicine Practitioner (TTM)
Dr. Somchai has prescribed cannabis-based treatments under Thailand's medical cannabis framework since 2019, the year the Ministry of Public Health first authorized medical use. He reviews every health-related article we publish, checking clinical claims against current prescribing guidelines and the PT 33 qualification criteria. His clinical focus includes chronic pain, insomnia, and appetite loss — conditions he treats daily using registered cannabis formulations.
- ✓ Licensed Thai Traditional Medicine Practitioner (active license)
- ✓ Cannabis Medicine Certification — Ministry of Public Health (2019)
- ✓ Member, Thai Traditional Medical Council
Cannabis for Thailand Editorial Team
Research, Writing & Fact-Checking — Bangkok-based
We research, write, and maintain every article on this site. The team includes writers with experience in healthcare journalism, Thai regulatory reporting, and cannabis industry analysis. Every article goes through source verification, editorial review, and — for medical content — practitioner sign-off before we publish. We read Thai-language government sources in the original and produce all content in both English and Thai.
- ✓ Healthcare and regulatory journalism
- ✓ Thai cannabis market and policy analysis
- ✓ Native-level bilingual content (English and Thai)
We are growing our review team as we expand into new topic areas. If you hold a current Thai medical, pharmacy, or legal license and want to contribute, please contact us.