Jakarta, July 2 -- The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has said that the legalization of marijuana use for medical purposes requires scientific study and deliberate consideration.

"Some questions regarding (ethics) will rise. What's the point of legalization? Economic? Health?" BNN head Marthinus Hukom said here on Wednesday after destroying narcotics seized during raids.

He said that if the motivation for the legalization is economic, its impact will need to be calculated. Similarly, more studies are required to determine the types of diseases whose treatment regimen involves the use of weed, he added.

Thus, further study and research are needed to determine the potential of medical marijuana. Hukom said that research is necessary to ...