Robin backs medical cannabis

By Javier Joe Ismael

Mar 01, 2024 12:09 am

SEN. Robinhood 'Robin' Padilla is optimistic that Senate Bill (SB) 2573 or the proposed 'Cannabis Medicalization Act of the Philippines' would soon become a law.

'I am positive that SB 2573 would soon become a law. A United Nations Commission has proven that cannabis has medicinal benefits,' Padilla, who chairs the Senate Subcommittee on Medical Cannabis Compassionate Access Act of the Philippines, said during an interview on 'Prime Times,' a program of The Manila Times hosted by lawyer Lia Badillo-Crisostomo.

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