Court of Appeal upholds 30 years for cultivating cannabis in Taiping
On 30 October 2025 Malaysia's Court of Appeal upheld the 30-year prison term and six strokes of the cane for Ahmad Faridz Mohd Fadzil, 46, for cultivating cannabis plants and possessing 13.77 g of cannabis in Taiping in 2022.
🇲🇾 Taman Menteri, Changkat Jering, Taiping, Perak · Malaysia
Ahmad Faridz Mohd Fadzil, 46, was arrested at a residence in Taman Menteri, Changkat Jering, Taiping, on 13 April 2022 for cultivating cannabis plants and possessing cannabis and seeds.[1][2]On 28 June 2024 the Sessions Court sentenced him to life imprisonment of 30 years and six strokes of the cane for cultivation, plus two years’ jail each for possessing 13.77 g of cannabis and cannabis seeds, all running concurrently from his arrest.[1][2]
The High Court upheld the conviction on 7 March 2025.[1][2]On 30 October 2025 a three-member Court of Appeal bench led by Justice Datuk Azman Abdullah dismissed Faridz’s appeal against conviction, finding no error in the lower courts’ decisions, while noting his mother’s testimony linked the evidence found in his room.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Convicted
1
Cannabis
13.77 g
Prison
30 years and 6 strokes of the cane
Agency type
Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (13.77 g)
Activity
Cultivation, Possession
Setting
Home
Charges
cultivating cannabis plants; possessing 13.77g of cannabis; possessing cannabis seeds
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Cannabis 5.081 kgPrison life imprisonment and 12 strokes
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