Current Affairs - International - Discussion

Discussion Forum : International - Latest Current Affairs (Q.No. 5570)

2018-12-27 International

5570.

The first country in Southeast Asia to legalize medical marijuana is;

Indonesia

Myanmar

Thailand

Philippines

Answer: Option

Explanation:

The junta-appointed parliament voted 166-0 to amend the Narcotic Act of 1979 to legalise the medicinal use of marijuana. Marijuana was used in Thailand to relieve pain and fatigue until its use was criminalised in the country in the 1930s. In Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, marijuana traffickers who are caught, face capital punishment.