BANGKOK, July 27 — Thai businesses are cashing in with cannabis-infused products like toothpaste, tea, soaps and snacks after the government legalised the plant and its extract this year, generating a wave of interest in the drug.

PADANG BESAR, July 21 — Although Thailand has allowed the use or smoking of cannabis, Malaysians visiting the kingdom is prohibited from returning with the substance, said Perlis police chief Datuk Surina Saad.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The main committee for the development of the cannabis and ketum industry has been set up to look at the latest evidence on the use of the substances, especially for medical purposes, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

SONGKHLA, June 25 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) will step up checks at border gates to curb the smuggling of cannabis, including products containing banned substances, into Malaysia.

PETALING JAYA, June 22 — The Sessions Court here today was told that the charge of cultivating 17 cannabis plants against nasyid singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman will be maintained in accordance with Section 6B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — The latest tactic of selling cannabis-laced biscuits online was busted after a local man was arrested at a condominium in Bandar Manjalara, Kepong here last Wednesday.

BENTONG, May 24 — A former diplomat, with the title of Datuk, and his son have been detained on suspicion of growing 102 cannabis trees in the compound of a house in Kampung Sum Sum, Janda Baik in Bukit Tinggi here.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Debate surrounding the legality of medical cannabis in Malaysia re-emerged recently following the arrest last month of nasyid singer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman, who has bipolar disorder.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Malaysia should play a serious role and take progressive actions to allow the use of cannabis and hemp, especially cannabidiol (CBD) for medical purposes, said Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi.

PETALING JAYA, March 31 — Nasyid singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman was charged in separate courts today with cultivating cannabis plants and trafficking 214g of the drug at a condominium in Kota Damansara.

SHAH ALAM, March 27 — Police seized 1.33 tonnes of cannabis worth about RM3.33 million following four separate raids around Selangor last Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The Malaysian government’s approval for the use of cannabis-based products for medical purposes has opened the floodgates for more studies by local researchers on the benefits and potential of drugs such as marijuana.

PETALING JAYA, July 2 — Police arrested four local men believed to be involved in a cannabis trafficking syndicate around the Klang Valley in two separate raids here on June 29.

KAJANG, June 29 — Police have detained three Singaporean men for allegedly growing and selling cannabis and seized drugs worth RM19,900 during a raid at a bungalow in Semenyih, last Friday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 — A doctor at a government hospital in Selangor was among six individuals arrested on suspicion of being involved in a drug trafficking syndicate at a house in Taman Sri Manja, Petaling Jaya, here, on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday that the government will maintain its current stance on cannabis and all drug-related substances as enforced by the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — The wife of a politician was charged in the Ampang Magistrate’s Court here, today with three counts of trafficking and growing cannabis plants in her house.

BANGKOK, Nov 26 — The Narcotics Control Board of Thailand decided to remove cannabis plants from the list of narcotics, category 5 to allow wider use for medicinal purposes, Thai news agency (TNA) reported.