However, the lack of demand among the small group of Multiple Sclerosis patients in Malaysia drove them to stop supply. This category means it does not have any medical benefits.
Cannabis was also used openly until about when former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir waged a war on drugs following President Nixon in the U. It is illegal to use any substance to purely be intoxicated in Islam. However, it is permissible if it has medicinal benefits. The plant was traditionally used by the Malays, Indians, Chinese, and the other races in Malaysia for hundreds if not thousands of years.
GF: Is the current Malaysian government open to medical legalization of any kind? GF: Is Malaysia further ahead than other countries in Asia or are they behind in regards to cannabis reform?
Malaysia began a harm reduction programme in as part of efforts to curb the spread of HIV. The health minister said drug use was a complex, chronic condition that could be triggered by a variety of factors from family breakdown to poverty and peer pressure and was best treated in a medical setting rather than a prison.
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