29 December 2022
Medical cannabis has been trumpeted in the media as a panacea for all manner of pain. But scientific evidence that it works is lacking.
Tag: cannabis
6 October 2022
A study filed with the National Research Medical Register will study the attitude of the Malaysian medical community on the use of medical cannabis.
5 September 2022
Malaysian medical practitioners say they do not support the use of cannabis for chronic pain, palliative care, or cancer patients, due to currently insufficient clinical evidence.
29 August 2022
USM’s National Poison Centre director Nur Azzalia Kamaruzaman says under the Dangerous Drugs Act, MOH can authorise “pegawai awam” to research cannabis, but academics are “penjawat awam” and hence, couldn't get approval to study even hemp since 2018.
26 August 2022
Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman says evidence-based thresholds must be determined for personal use versus trafficking, so that people caught in possession of drugs with amounts that are compatible with personal use, rather than sale, can be linked to treatment.
24 August 2022
The Dangerous Drugs Act does not distinguish between different marijuana products by their THC content, simply banning cannabis as a whole, defined as “any part” containing resin of any cannabis plant.
23 August 2022
Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali says Cabinet will decide on the need to amend the Dangerous Drugs Act, including creating different definitions for cannabis and hemp, depending on the MOH cannabis and ketum committee’s findings.
22 August 2022
In an Aug 22-25 official trip to Bangkok, Khairy Jamaluddin will visit Siam Cannabis Land, Bumrungrad International Hospital, and the Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry, besides attending APEC’s High-Level Meeting on Health and Economy.
5 August 2022
People jailed for drug abuse are 8x more likely to die the year after release than those with the same risk factors who weren't incarcerated, says Prof Dr Frederick Altice.
14 July 2022
Khairy Jamaluddin says he is convinced with the medical evidence for CBD and that MOH is looking at prescription medicines, not self-medication or recreational use of marijuana.