Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 · Updated to 26 Nov 2025 · Part II · Control of Raw Opium, Coca Leaves, Poppy-Straw and Cannabis
6B. Restriction on planting or cultivation of certain plants
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either on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, plant or cultivate any plant from which raw opium, coca leaves, poppy-straw or cannabis may be obtained either directly or indirectly;
allow any plant, from which raw opium, coca leaves, poppy-straw or cannabis may be obtained either directly or indirectly, to be planted or cultivated by some other person on land owned or occupied by him or in any receptacle on such land; or
allow any plant, from which raw opium, coca leaves, poppy-straw or cannabis may be obtained either directly or indirectly, planted or cultivated by some other person on land owned or occupied by him or in any receptacle on such land, to remain on such land or in such receptacle.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the
Minister from authorizing any public officer to plant or cultivate any plant, from which raw opium, coca leaves, poppy-straw or cannabis may be obtained either directly or indirectly, in places and on such terms and conditions as may be specified in such authorization for research, educational, experimental or medical purposes.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for medical and health services;
Any person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall be punished on conviction with imprisonment for life and with whipping of not less than six strokes.
Any person found on land or who occupies land on which, or any person found in possession of any receptacle in which, any plant, from which raw opium, coca leaves, poppy-straw or cannabis may be obtained either directly or indirectly, is planted or cultivated shall be
raw opium
“raw opium” means the coagulated juice obtained from any plant from which morphine may be produced, whatever its content of morphine and in whatever form the coagulated juice is, but does not include medicinal opium; *NOTE—Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan are included–see P.U.…
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presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be the person who planted or cultivated such plant.
Power to regulate the production of and dealing in raw opium, coca leaves, poppy-straw and cannabis
coca leaves
“coca leaves” means the leaves of any plant of the genus of the Erythroxylaceae from which cocaine can be extracted either directly or by chemical transformation;