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Clinical studies on medical cannabis still at preliminary stage, says deputy minister

Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali says clinical studies on cannabis for medical use in the country are still at earlier stages. – EPA pic, May 19, 2022.

CLINICAL studies on cannabis for medical use in Malaysia are still at the preliminary stage and are not as advanced as in foreign countries that have used cannabis for the treatment of chronic diseases, Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said. “Cannabis has been placed under the Poisons Act 1952, so to legitimise its use, a host of laws would have to be resolved.

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