Phillippines: House mulls legalizing medical marijuana
MANILA, Philippines - The committee on health of the House of Representatives is considering the legalization of cannabis or marijuana for medical purposes.
In the course of a hearing yesterday on Bill 4477, titled “The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act,” committee chairman La Union Rep. Eufranio Eriguel said a technical working group (TWG) would be created to draft the panel’s version of the measure.
“The TWG will consider and consolidate all inputs from the authors, resource persons from the medical profession and government agencies and concerned non-government organizations,” he said.
Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano III, principal author of Bill 4477, welcomed the committee’s decision.
He said it would give hope to persons “with debilitating disease, severe pain, intense seizures and persistent muscle spasms that the legal solution to their problem is at hand.”
“I know most of you are desperate for alternative treatment. I know you have gotten tired...
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