Malaysia

Malaysia's Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (Act 234) expressly restricts cannabis or the seeds of the plants from which it may be obtained, so viable seeds are themselves a dangerous drug with no THC-based hemp carve-out. The Act's trafficking definition covers buying, selling, giving, receiving, supplying and distributing, meaning even gifting seeds can constitute trafficking under s.39B. Since the Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023, death is discretionary rather than mandatory for trafficking, but it remains an available sentence alongside life imprisonment. There is no licensing pathway for agricultural hemp seed as of mid-2026.