Govt to hold inter-ministry discussion on medicinal potential of cannabis, ketum

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. – Bernama

KOTA BARU: The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry is looking at the medicinal potential of cannabis and ketum plants, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

Fadillah, who is also Plantations and Commodities Minister, said discussions would be held between his ministry and the Health Ministry on the methods of controlled cultivation and production of cannabis and ketum if they were allowed to be grown for medicinal purposes in this country.