Researcher Dr Mohd Amir Bin Kamaruzzaman (Dr Amir) began treating lab rats at University Putra Malaysia (UPM) earlier this year to study how the cannabis compound Cannabidiol (CBD) can effectively treat Alzheimer’s disease. The lab rats used in the study are divided into six groups … Read More
On the 25th of December 2018, Thailand’s the National Assembly of Thailand unanimously approved marijuana (cannabis) and Tetrahydrocannabibinol (THC) for medical use and research. [1] The legislature passes amendments to the Narcotic Act of 1979 during an extra parliamentary session for a series of bills before the New … Read More
It is a privilege for MASA to be partners with the Highland Network movement in Thailand since 2015 and to have witnessed their progress towards the legalization of Cannabis. Now in 2022, Cannabis has been re-introduced to their citizens as a herb that can be … Read More
Above: Group Picture with Cannabis Researchers at University Putra Malaysia (UPM) Malaysians have traditionally used plants and herbs as supplements to ensure they live a well balanced lifestyle. Cannabis itself was a well known and widely used plant before the prohibition and war on drugs … Read More
Today cannabis trading, use and cultivation is still prohibited under the laws of the majority of countries in the world. It would be surprising for some to learn that this was not always the case. The use of cannabis by humans goes back to at … Read More
One of the many ways Cannabis and Cannabinoids is and has been used medicinally is for the treatment of pain. Archaeological findings have found cannabis has been widely used by ancient civilizations throughout the world particularly in Asia where the climate was suitable for cultivation. … Read More
Ganja atau juga disebut sebagai kanabis (Arab: al-Qanb) merupakan sejenis tumbuhan yang diciptakan Allah sebagai salah satu tumbuhan yang hidup melata di atas muka bumi ini mempunyai pelbagai cerita. Apabila kita membicarakan tentang ganja, kita terbahagi kepada dua persimpangan jalan yang berbeza. Yang pertama adalah … Read More
The government’s efforts in inculcating the population of Malaysia toward engaging the entrepreneurial venture have seen success with an increasing numbers of entrepreneurs in Malaysia regardless of gender. Although women entrepreneurs have become more important players in the entrepreneurial landscape, the number is still small … Read More
Masalah kesihatan mental yang semakin meningkat di dunia amat merunsingkan dan penemuan ubat baru untuk merawatnya sungguh lambat. Perkara ini lebih merunsingkan apabila tumbuhan seperti cannabis, ayahuasca, salvia, LSD dan lain-lain lagi telah diharamkan untuk kepentingan politik dan juga kerana permulaan “perang atas dadah”. Di … Read More
European countries have been using hemp as food and for its fiber for many years. Evidence of cannabis use here dates back to the 1800s when Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military leader and emperor conquered much of Europe. It is said that cannabis was originally … Read More
