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House passes medical cannabis bill on second reading

Added on 24 May 2024

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House passes medical cannabis bill on second reading

The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill that would legalize the medical use of cannabis or marijuana, described by a lawmaker as a “lifeline” for thousands of indigent Filipino patients with chronic pain.

During Wednesday’s plenary session, lawmakers voted viva voce to pass on second reading House Bill No. 10439, or the draft “Act Providing the Right of Access to Medical Cannabis, Establishing the Medical Cannabis Office and Providing Funds Therefor.”

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