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15th May 2023
Philippines: Former president and current member of the House of Representatives Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, from the majority centre-right party Lakas, has filed a bill to legalise the cultivation, importation, production and distribution of medical cannabis. Products would only be accessed by a special medical cannabis dispensary centre. The bill is currently being analysed by the Dangerous Drugs Committee.21st February 2023
Philippines: Former House speaker Pantaleon Alvarez of the minority Party for Democratic Reform has filed a bill in the House of Representatives to remove cannabis and its derivatives from the list of dangerous drugs and decriminalise its cultivation and possession. The bill is pending in the Dangerous Drugs Committee.
14th December 2022
Philippines: At a hearing on the Medical Cannabis Compassionate Bill, some senators expressed concerns about the legalisation of medical cannabis, arguing that it could lead to abuses of illegal cannabis. However, senator Nancy Binay, of the majority bloc United Nationalist Alliance party, said the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) should draw up a processing system to facilitate access for patients while waiting for Congress to approve a law on legalisation. The bill is currently awaiting approval by the Health Committee.
22nd July 2022
- Philippines: Senator Robinhood Padilla, from the center-left party PDP-Laban and with one of the majorities in the Senate, has filed a bill to legalise medical cannabis, press reports. Under the bill, the Department of Health would establish medical cannabis centres to treat patients. Currently, cannabis is illegal in the Philippines and access to cannabis-based medicines is very limited.
10th May 2022
- Philippines: On the cusp of winning the presidential election, candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently told the press that he is in favour of legalising medicinal cannabis, which is currently not regulated and only accessible in very limited cases. Official vote counting started today and is expected to go on for a few days, despite already showing Marcos with a commanding vote margin.
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