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The Philippines: Medical cannabis bill one step closer

The bill seeking to legalize medical cannabis in the Philippines has progressed in the Senate after 13 senators signified their approval on the committee report submitted by the joint Senate committees on Health and Demography, on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, and on Finance.

This means that Committee Report No. 210, which contains Senate Bill 2573 or the proposed "Cannabis Medicalization Act of the Philippines," can now be sponsored on the Senate plenary for debates.

SB 2573 was signed by Senator Robin Padilla, principal author of the measure and chairman of the subcommittee that discussed the proposal; Senators Bong Go; Sonny Angara; and Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa.

Other senators who signed the measure were JV Ejercito, Jinggoy Estrada, Mark Villar, Lito Lapid, Raffy Tulfo, Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Grace Poe, Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, and Majority Leader Joel Villanueva.

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