Marijuana proposal goes to pot


File pic of marijuana plants in a greenhouse in Mexico City. - AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will not consider legalising or regulating the use of marijuana as it is classified as a dangerous drug, says Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk M. Saravanan.

He said this in response to a suggestion by a Youth Parliamentarian to decriminalise the usage of ganja.

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