<span style="color: #222222;">Thailand on Tuesday approved the licensed use of marijuana for medical use and research. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The changes will legalize the production, import, export, possession and use of marijuana products for medical purposes. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Recreational use of the drugs remains illegal and subject to prison terms and fines commensurate with the quantities involved.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">With this, Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to take such action. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Thailand, marijuana has been traditionally used as a stimulant and painkiller.</span><br />''