KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for patience on the approval of medical use of cannabis, as in-depth research and discussion is needed first.
He said the government also had to take into account the increasing number of drug addicts among young people, including those in rural areas, running into the hundreds of thousands.
“Have patience, we need to look into this very carefully. We have to remember that as soon as we legalise cannabis, on the back of strong reasons such as for medical purposes, control could prove difficult.
“I am not saying that I have a hard-line view on the matter, but I have proposed that we open this for discussion and look into the implications,” he said.
“For those who support or object, let’s have an overview in terms of its implication and then decide whether to legalise some parts or completely allow it, or continue with what we are practising now,” he said when answering a question from the floor at a dialogue at KLCC today.
Anwar said federal narcotics squad director Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay had also given him an overview of the serious problems being dealt with in relation to drug abuse.
Thailand is the first Southeast Asian country to allow the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. - FMT
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