Setback for Medical Cannabis Legalization in Indonesia

Movement for legalization hits a roadblock

By: Ainur Rohmah

Efforts to legalize cannabis for medical purposes in Indonesia, which until last week appeared to be winning approval, will likely take more time after the Constitutional Court rejected a judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for it. While a nine-judge panel recognized that medical needs for so-call…