Malaysia has decided to abolish the death penalty for 32 offences under eight Acts of law, including Section 302 of the Penal Code on murder, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Liew Vui Keong, Channel News Asia reports. Malaysia’s anti-drug agency NADA wants a proportionate form of law that could replace the death penalty if it is to be abolished for drug offences, something that would commensurate with the existing death penalty to ensure deterrence. A death sentence given to a young man selling cannabis oil to the ill has prompted calls for the country to end death penalty and become the first in Asia to legalize medical marijuana. But long-held stigma and a mostly conservative population means change could come slowly, according to the BBC.