Malaysia in Talks to Become First in Asia to Allow Medical Pot
- Malaysia races to be Asia’s first to allow pot for medical use
- Cabinet “very briefly” discussed marijuana’s medicinal value
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Public outrage over a death penalty handed to a 29-year-old man is spurring Malaysia to start talks to legalize marijuana for medical use, racing to become the first Asian country to do so.
The cabinet “very briefly” discussed the medicinal value of marijuana in a meeting last week and have started early and informal talks on amending the relevant laws, Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources Xavier Jayakumar said in an interview on Tuesday in Putrajaya, the country’s government center.