The proposed measure legalizing using medical marijuana ought to be rigorously studied because it is perhaps susceptible to abuse, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos stated Saturday.
Abalos made the comment after a bunch of fogeys known as for the passage of a legislation that may give them simpler entry to inexpensive hashish merchandise with out the chance of getting jailed.
“Well siguro pag-aralan muna maigi kasi alam mo nakakatulong talaga. May kaibigan ako na ganyan. Pero of course baka abusuhin ito (sic),” the DILG chief stated throughout the Saturday News Forum at Dapo Restobar in Quezon City.
The Cabinet official feared that it might be a “gateway drug.”
“Well actually ganun talaga ang mangyayari… but again you look at first, pag-aralan muna natin maigi ito,” he stated.
“Let’s just make sure it’s airtight. Otherwise, kawawa ang mga bata,” he added.
Dr. Donnabel Trias-Cunanan, president and spokesperson of Cannahopefuls Inc., spoke earlier than the Senate Subcommittee on Health and Demography, which is tackling Senate Bill 230 or An Act Granting Access to Medical Cannabis as a Compassionate Alternative Means of Medical Treatment.
Cunanan has been advocating for the medical use of hashish since 2013 after her little one was identified with an intractable type of epilepsy, world developmental delay, and cerebral palsy.
Although they accomplished all the necessities, Cunanan stated they’ll solely purchase medication that prices $32,000 as a result of that is the one drug that meets the precise pointers set by the Food and Drugs Administration. — DVM, GMA Integrated News
