Senator Robin Padilla has urged the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to reclassify cannabis, lowering its
Senator Robin Padilla has urged the Dangerous Drugs Board and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify cannabis, lowering its status from prohibited to non-prohibited in the Philippines.
“So the question is, when will we receive the permission or documents from the DDB and PDEA that they will follow through on their promise to downgrade it by one level?” Padilla said during Tuesday’s deliberations on proposed 2025 budget of the DDB and PDEA. Padilla authored Senate Bill No. 2573, the Cannabis Medicalization Act of the Philippines. The bill provides that the use of cannabis for medical purposes will be permitted “to treat or alleviate a qualified patient’s debilitating medical condition or symptoms.
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