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NAME: DATE:

LEARNING TASK 1: JUST THE FACTS


Read the news article below and then take note of the important details for you to be
able to fill-up the table of the facts mentioned in the text.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA

The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 or Republic Act 9165 imposes life in
prison and a fine of P500,000 to P10 million for possession of at least 500 grams of
marijuana or 10 grams of marijuana resin or resin oil, or for the cultivation of cannabis.
For smaller amounts, the penalty ranges from 20 years to life in prison plus fines
ranging from P400,000 to P500,000.

As for medical marijuana, the law allows the cultivation of opium, marijuana and other
dangerous drugs for medical experiments, research and creation of new medicine. The
law also allows the use of dangerous drugs for “compassionate use” although marijuana
is not specifically mentioned. Senate President Vicente Sotto III has said this provision
allows the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Certain prohibited drugs such as morphine and powerful tranquilizers are in fact allowed
for medical use in this country, with hospitals required to secure the necessary permits
for their importation. But it’s intellectual dishonesty to say that the law already allows
medical marijuana and there is no need for further legislation.

The Food and Drug Administration has clarified that only cannabinoid, the active
ingredient in marijuana, can be used as pain-killing medication. The FDA has explained
that a special permit is needed to get cannabinoids from overseas, and only for extreme
cases, for patients who are terminally or seriously ill. Drugs with cannabinoids are
currently unavailable in the country.

For all other cases involving marijuana, RA 9165 applies, and can put away violators for
life. So there is still no law allowing medical marijuana in the same way that it is allowed
in about 30 countries and several US states.

In September last year, the House of Representatives committee on health approved the
Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act. The Duterte administration has expressed
openness to the legalization of medical marijuana. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray has given
the proposal a further boost, stimulating a national debate. Perhaps the proposal will now merit
serious consideration.

https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2018/12/23/1879195/editorial-medical-marijuana
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