Thailand's health minister and cannabis advocate Anutin Charnvirakul turned heads during Sunday's election as he arrived to cast his vote at a polling station wearing a dark shirt with bright green marijuana leaves.
as he arrived to cast his vote at a polling station wearing a dark shirt with bright green marijuana leaves., which has campaigned on a promise to promote medical marijuana after successfully pushing for the substance to be decriminalised last year.
Anutin flashed a smile as he emerged from a voting booth and declined to answer reporters' questions about the symbolism of his shirt.
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