Medical cannabis: Malaysian singer Yasin Sulaiman's arrest reopens legalisation debate

A cannabis plant. Malaysian police found 17 plants and 214 grams of dried plant material at singer Yasin Sulaiman’s home, which could result in him being sentenced to death.Malaysia, much like neighbouring Singapore and Indonesia, is notorious for its uncompromising approach towards drug smuggling and large-scale possession, with convicted offenders often handed the death penalty.

The 47-year-old was charged on March 31 with drug trafficking after officers found 17 cannabis plants and 214 grams of dried plant material at his home in Kota Damansara, near Kuala Lumpur. Syed Saddiq, who made history in 2018 as Malaysia's youngest-ever cabinet minister, has led a bipartisan parliamentary caucus of seven lawmakers to study medical cannabis use since being appointed to the position last year.

Syed Saddiq said in his post that Yasin's message "was a cry for help, not only for Yasin but for others who have been suffering and need medical cannabis as treatment". In the meantime, Malaysian advocates for the use of medical cannabis such as Amiruddin Nadarajan Abdullah, a retired military officer known locally as "Dr Ganja", face the death penalty for using and selling the drug.

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