NSTopinion: I told Pak Wahab I doubted such an unconventional idea would gain support from the authorities.
When I replied that ketum cultivation is illegal, he said the authorities should consider allowing our padi farmers in Kedah to plant ketum - if necessary, subject to having the appropriate licence and also to regular government monitoring.A recent media report stated that ketum farming is carried out in at least four districts in Kedah covering an area of 100ha, capable of producing 180 tonnes of ketum leaves, with a market value of RM3 million per harvest.
In the long term, ketum abuse can lead to violent behaviour, loss of weight, insomnia, damaged internal organs, hallucination and delusion. Dr Wan Azizah said the Cabinet Committee on the Eradication of Drugs had agreed to amend the law to make it an offence to plant ketum without permission. The law will also be given a new name - Poisons Act 1952 will in future be known as the Poisons and Psychoactive Plants Act 1952.I told Pak Wahab that while the ‘criminal aspects’ of ketum law were more or less settled, there was a second dimension of the problem that had not been given equal attention.An agricultural land is usually endorsed with express conditions, indicating that the land can only be planted with specific types of vegetation .
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