…………..On January 12, 2021 at 4:00 p.m., Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chanchai Panthongviriyakul, President of Khon Kaen University, presided over the “Hemp Planting” ceremony, which is the first hemp planting ceremony for research and development of hemp strains at the Cannabis Research Institute. Associate Professor Dr. Montchai Duangjinda, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, gave a report on the background. Associate Professor Phiwaphan Maleewong, Assistant President for Research and Graduate Studies, Associate Professor Dr. Darunee Chotisayangkun, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Asst. Prof. Dr. Channont Lapjit, Head of the Cannabis Research Project for Medical and Related Industries, Cannabis Research Institute, welcomed the university executives, deans, directors of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, Region 4, Permanent Secretary of Khon Kaen Province, Public Health Officer of Khon Kaen Province, Provincial Defense Officer of Khon Kaen Province, faculty members, researchers, personnel, media, and many honorable guests attended the ceremony at the Vegetable Plants Section, Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University. ……………Assoc. Prof. Dr. Montchai Duangjinda said that the “Hemp Planting” ceremony of the Cannabis Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, was organized by the Cannabis Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, the Research and Graduate Studies Division, and the Research Administration Division, where the Cannabis Research Institute