Marijuana cannot be legalized in Indonesia because it is hazardous to health and safety, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Chairman Jusuf Kalla said here on Saturday.
"We can not legalize marijuana because at a certain dose it is unbelievably dangerous for health," said the former vice president on the sidelines of free cataract operation at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM).
Kalla said marijuana was legal if it was used for medication, but it could not be legalized if it was misused. The PMI chairman added that only the Netherlands was at present legalized marijuana but in Indonesia the marijuana (cannabis sativa) was prohibited under law No.35/2009 on drugs.
A number of people grouped in the Nusantara Marijuana Circle (LGN) has voiced the legalization of the cannabis sativa in Indonesia by staging Global Marijuana March 2011. According to Kalla, anyone could propose a wide range of proposals including the legalization of marijuana because Indonesia was a democratic country.
But he said the government had its own rules and regulations concerning the importance of national interest. Commenting on the ongoing ASEAN summit in Jakarta, the former vice president said it would foster mutually beneficial cooperation among members of the regional association in facing bigger powers such as Europe, China and the United States.
"The summit is important to reinforce the ASEAN position. We have to cooperate and stay together in the face of bigger powers," Kalla said.
Kalla said that Indonesia in its capacity as the ASEAN chairman could play an exemplary role for peace and for strengthening economic cooperation among member countries.
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