Dr Ganja Escapes Death Penalty

Raul Lee Bhaskaran, lawyerHarish Kumar, Chairman, Malaysia Society of Awareness (MASA)

Evening Edition · Inside Story · 28 Jul 2023 · 34 mins listen

Amiruddin @ Nadarajan Abdullah also known as “Dr Ganja” escaped the death penalty, after the High Court amended the 16 charges against him for trafficking almost 77.5kg and around 14.7 litres of drugs to possession charges. So we first spoke to a lawyer on what the laws say about this case. Then, we explored the possibility of legalising medical marijuana, with an advocate.

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Produced by:

Natasha Fusil

Presented by:

Lee Chwi Lynn,Sharmilla Ganesan

Categories:

Law/Activism,government,managing disease,wellness

Tags:

dr ganja,marijuana,medical marijuana,cannabis

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