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14 Laws of Malaysia ACT 234

PART III

CONTROL OF PREPARED OPIUM, CANNABIS
AND CANNABIS RESIN

Application to cannabis and cannabis resin

8. In this Part any reference to prepared opium or opium shall
be construed as including a reference to cannabis, cannabis resin
and substances of which such resin forms the base.

Possession, etc., of prepared opium

9. (1) No person shall—
(a) import into or export from Malaysia; or

(b) keep or have in his possession, custody or control; or
(c) manufacture, sell or otherwise deal in,

any prepared opium.

(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty
of an offence against this Act and shall be liable on conviction to
a fine not exceeding *twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

Use of premises, possession of utensils and consumption of
opium

10. (1) If any person—
(a) being the owner or occupier of any premises permits
those premises to be used for the purpose of making
prepared opium or for the sale or the smoking or
consumption otherwise of prepared opium; or
(b) is concerned in the management of any premises used for
any such purposes as aforesaid,

he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be liable
on conviction to a fine not exceeding **ten thousand ringgit or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding **three years or to both.

*NOTE—Previously “ten thousand ringgit”–see Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 1986
[Act A659].
**NOTE—Previously “five thousand ringgit” and “two years imprisonment”–see Dangerous Drugs
(Amendment) Act 1972 [Act A112].