Bar Council welcomes Govt move to decriminalise drugs
[08.07.2019]
The Malaysian Bar has welcomed the government's decision to decriminalise drugs, saying that these reforms are essential to a holistic drug policy. M ...
Green gold rush: Thailand, Malaysia race to legalise medical marijuana
[12.11.2018]
Asia has the toughest penalties against drug use and trafficking but the legal landscape is shifting in several countries where cannabis once deemed ...
Kratom criminalisation successfully shelved in Malaysia
[02.04.2015]
The increasingly widespread use of ketum (or kratom) in Malaysia earlier this year prompted the Ministry of Home Affairs to lead a push to schedule i ...
Should kratom use be legal?
[29.09.2013]
The leaves of kratom, a native of Southeast Asia in the coffee family, are used to relieve pain and improve mood as an opiate substitute and stimulan ...
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