Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga second district Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has filed a invoice proposing to permit using hashish for medical functions.
In House Bill 7817, which has been referred to the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs, Arroyo cited that using hashish as medication dates again 2,500 to 10,000 years in the past “in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine.”
“In the Philippines, thousands of patients suffering from serious and debilitating diseases will benefit from legalizing the medical use of cannabis,” Arroyo stated.
The former Philippine chief cited a report of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in 2012 that confirmed that 98,200 new most cancers circumstances are recognized in a 12 months within the nation whereas 59,000 are dying of most cancers yearly.
Arroyo additionally talked about that though chemotherapy therapies are lined by the PhilHealth in some circumstances, “patients who are not eligible still have out of pocket expenses for chemotherapy treatments.” Such therapies vary from P36,000 to P180,000 for the usual 6 cycles.
In the proposed regulation, solely these with “debilitating medical conditions” comparable to most cancers, glaucoma, a number of sclerosis, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, post-traumatic stress dysfunction, and rheumatoid arthritis can be allowed entry to medical hashish.
But even certified sufferers are prohibited from possessing or smoking hashish, or utilizing it for functions apart from for medical therapy.
To forestall abuses, solely physicians registered with the Department of Health can problem a written certification to a affected person for the medical use of hashish. The doctor can’t problem such a certification for his personal use or for using his family members as much as the fourth civil diploma of consanguinity or affinity.
Also, ID playing cards can be issued to certified sufferers and nurses who’re licensed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to manage medical hashish.
If the invoice is enacted into regulation, anybody discovered violating it could be meted life imprisonment and can be fined P500,000 to P10 million. — Tina Panganiban-Perez/RSJ, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
