Marijuana is now the most abused illegal drug in the country, overtaking crystal meth, according to the PDEA. | dexcabalzaINQ /PDI
The agency said that was a record volume—which indicated a “persistent demand … amid the pandemic,” as Villanueva acknowledged.
But worldwide, there has been an increasing acceptance among authorities to legalize the organic drug. Lawmakers here have attempted to pass legislation that would allow its medical use. In 2019, the House of Representatives even approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 6517, or what would have been the Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act.
“That’s a plant, marijuana. They are cultivated. They’ll give you the excuse to harvest and say it’s medicinal. Everything will be medicinal, that would be an excuse. I did not agree to it. Not in my time. Some other President, maybe,” Mr. Duterte said.Villanueva in his statement said farmers were resorting to growing cannabis amid the pandemic.
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