Malaysia countries/my.yaml
NoneNo lawful cannabis production. Only a public officer authorised by the Minister may grow, for research, educational, experimental or medical purposes.[@dda]
wikidda
None; hemp-derived CBD products require registration as medicines.
wiki
Medical or research use is lawful only with authorisation from the health minister, which is rarely granted. Hemp-derived CBD products require registration as medicines. The government has studied a medical framework for several years without enacting one.
MYR
label Basic possession, Section 6 · treatment criminal · prison 5 years · fine 20000 · note Up to RM20,000, up to five years, or both, label 20 g or more but under 50 g, Section 39A · treatment criminal · prison min 2 years · prison 5 years · note Two to five years and three to nine strokes of the cane, label 50 g or more, Section 39A · treatment criminal · prison min 5 years · note Five years to life and at least ten strokes; 200 g or more presumed trafficking
label Planting or cultivating, Section 6B · treatment criminal · note Life imprisonment and at least six strokes, even for a single plant
label Trafficking, Section 39B (since 2023) · treatment criminal · death true · note Discretionary death or life imprisonment, plus at least twelve strokes if not death
MYR
label Consumption, Section 15 · treatment criminal · prison 2 years · fine 5000 · note Up to RM5,000 or up to two years
All recreational use is prohibited. Possession starts at up to five years, weight bands add caning, 200 g or more is presumed trafficking, and trafficking can bring discretionary death; consumption brings up to two years.[@dda,wiki]
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licensed
Only a public officer authorised by the Minister may grow cannabis, for research, educational, experimental or medical purposes; no wider research programme operates.[@dda]
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