Medical marijuana bill reaches Senate plenary
The Philippine Star|March 24, 2024
The bill seeking to legalize medical marijuana in the Philippines has reached the Senate plenary, the first time in the history of the upper chamber, according to a cannabis lawyer.
MARC JAYSON CAYABYAB

Cannabis advocates found a champion in Sen. Robinhood Padilla, who sponsored his measure on the floor last Wednesday.

"This is the farthest so far that a bill seeking to legalize medical marijuana has reached in the Senate. And widely supported, too," Henrie Enaje, lawyer and founder of CannaLegalPH, told The STAR yesterday.

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