Preventing oversight on medical Cannabis legislation in Malaysia: analysis of risks, benefits and regulation requirements.

• Main Authors: Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Mohamed Nazar, Nor Ilyani, Ridzwan, Irna Elina, Mohd Taufek, Nor Hidayah, Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research and Library Division, Parliament of Malaysia 2022
• Subjects: RM147 Administration of Drugs and Other Therapeutic Agents
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/99142/7/99142_Preventing%20oversight%20on%20medical%20Cannabis%20legislation.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/99142/; https://journalmp.parlimen.gov.my/jurnal/index.php/jmp
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) ranked cannabis as the most widely used substance worldwide in 2021. It has been predicted that the use will dramatically increase in the next five years due to an increasing number of countries starting to legalise it for medical purposes. In 1983...