BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Anti-narcotics agents seized 14 marijuana plants that a senior citizen was growing on his balcony and in his living room in Barangay Sto. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Cordillera agents and Baguio City policemen served the search warrant early Wednesday evening on the elderly man, whom they said was classified as a "high-value individual" in the government's "war on drugs". Authorities took 14 marijuana plants in 13 flower pots as well as an unspecified amount of dried marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a weighing scale from the 60-year-old man, PDEA-Cordillera said. The suspect said the marijuana was for medical purposes for his illnesses in his old age. PDEA-Cordillera regional director Gil Castro said that planting and using marijuana even for supposed medical purposes is still illegal.

Source: Philippine Star May 13, 2021 09:00 UTC