The National Fatwa Council should discuss and provide guidance on the issue of medical marijuana or cannabis, Pahang executive council member for plantations and commodities Moh Sharkar Shamsudin said.

“As Islam is the religion of the federation, the National Fatwa Council should meet to seriously consider the fact that even though there are negative aspects to it, there is also a positive medical benefit,” he said when contacted yesterday.

He said to date, only...