MANILA, Philippines — Isabela 1st District Rep. Rodito T. Albano III on Tuesday expressed hopes that Congress would approve the medical cannabis bill before the end of the 17th Congress in July next year. Albano, principal author of the medical cannabis bill or House Bill No. He added that medical cannabis could only be bought in hospital-based Medical Cannabis Compassionate Centers through pharmacists with “S3 license.”The bill also puts into task the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to regulate medical cannabis. Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte would sign any bill that would legalize medical marijuana. /eeADVERTISEMENTREAD: Palace: Duterte to sign any bill legalizing medical marijuanaREAD: Sotto: No need to legalize medical marijuana because it’s already legalRELATED STORIES:Marijuana as medicineDuterte favors medical marijuanaRELATED VIDEORead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 18, 2018 10:07 UTC