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[2] [3] In 2012, the United Nations said the Philippines had the highest rate of methamphetamine use in East Asia, and according to a U.S. State Department report, 2.1 percent of Filipinos aged 16 to 64 use the drug [4] based on 2008 figures by the Philippines Dangerous Drugs Board. [5]
The government considers the drug problem in the country as the nascent with 20,000 drug users in the country and marijuana as the most preferred drug. [2] [3] [4] The Dangerous Drugs Board was established on November 14, 1972 with seven national agencies as its initial component members – the Department of Health; Department of Education ...
Illegal drug trade is a major concern in the Philippines. Meth ("shabu") and marijuana, are the most common drugs accounting most drug-related arrests. Most of the illegal drug trade involved members of large Chinese triad groups operating in the Philippines, owing to its location on drug smuggling routes. [4]
The cultivation and use of cannabis is illegal in the Philippines under Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As the Philippines is a signatory to the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs , [ 3 ] Cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug , which limits its use to medical and ...
The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, officially designated as Republic Act No. 9165, is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1858 and House Bill No. 4433.It was enacted and passed by the Senate of the Philippines and House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 30 and 29, 2002, respectively.
At the time when the Republic Act 6425, also known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, was approved on March 30, 1972, there were 20,000 drug users and marijuana was the most preferred illegal drug among users in the country.
Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs has 9 members. The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members. Here are the members of the committee in the 18th Congress as of September 24, 2020: [3]
The Philippine House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, or House Dangerous Drugs Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction [ edit ]