House of Representatives To Review Marijuana For Medical

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad/DOK PHOTO: VOI- Nailin In Saroh

JAKARTA - A mother's action has gone viral on social media because she brought a poster asking for help so she can get medical marijuana for her child at the Car Free Day (CFD) activity at the HI Roundabout, Central Jakarta, Sunday, June 26.

This action was also uploaded in the posts of several social media accounts, one of which was Dwi Pertiwi. She is the mother of the late Musa, the son of a petitioner for a medical marijuana ban, who died at the age of 16 in December 2020 after battling cerebral palsy.

Responding to the viral action of this mother, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, said that his party would immediately review the discourse on legalizing medical marijuana.

Because, said Dasco, although marijuana can be used for medical treatment in several countries, in Indonesia, it is still not regulated by law.

"Later we will try to study whether it is possible for marijuana as a medical drug that can indeed be used", said Dasco at the House of Representatives building, Jakarta, Monday, June 27.

The House of Representatives, continued Dasco, will also coordinate with various parties including the Ministry of Health to discuss the matter with Commission IX of the House of Representatives.

"Later we will try to coordinate with the technical commission and also the Ministry of Health so that the House of Representatives can then respond to it", he said.

In addition, the Daily Chairperson of the Gerindra Party said the House of Representatives must also coordinate for possible revisions to the narcotics law related to marijuana legalization.

"We will try to coordinate later", he added.