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P6,000 shabu seized in Bacolod

SunStar + December 15, 2020 AN ESTIMATED P6,000 worth of shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride was seized in a drug bust by operatives of Police Station 6 in Purok Dughan, Barangay 10, Bacolod City on Sunday, December 13. The operation also led to the arrest of Lepnardo Binegay, of Barangay 10. Police Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Pico, spokesperson of Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO), said the suspect was arrested after he sold a sachet of shabu to a police undercover around 11:30 a.m. Police recovered from Binegay s possession six sachets of shabu, the P300 marked money and cellular phone. The suspect is detained at the custodial facility of Police Station 6 and facing charges for violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Medical marijuana bill filed

Medical marijuana bill filed Edu Punay © Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. FB Page Medical marijuana bill filed MANILA, Philippines Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has pushed for the passage of his bill that seeks to legalize the local production and export of medical marijuana, but the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) opposed the measure. The DDB opposed the proposal to legalize the production and export of marijuana and instead urged lawmakers to pass a law that would strengthen government’s rehabilitation programs for drug dependents. Villafuerte urged the committee on health to deliberate and approve House Bill No. 3961, which seeks to expand the use of medical cannabis “to make it a lot more accessible and cheaper for Filipinos in need of this revolutionary medicine.”

PDEA, DDB: Marijuana still a dangerous drug

SunStar + December 11, 2020 CANNABIS or marijuana remains a dangerous drug, according to the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). PDEA, in a statement released to the media through its Western Visayas Regional office, said: Following the decision of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UN-CND) to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (the Convention ), the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency would like to enlighten the public on its limited implications to our drug control policies and actions. As previously stated by the DDB, the decision will have no immediate impact in terms of drug control as the government will still have the jurisdiction relative to classifying and regulating cannabis, commonly known as marijuana, at the domestic level, it added.

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