Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez thinks it's high time to take his campaign to legalize cannabis or marijuana on a national public consultation tour. Alvarez, a former House Speaker, took to Facebook Wednesday, March 29 to announce the conduct of the National Marijuana...
Korean actor Yoo Ah-in’s drug use allegations continued to pile up with two more substances found in his hair and urine samples collected by authorities. Since early February, Korean authorities have been investigating Yoo Ah-in, 36, for allegations of drug use. Korean actor Yoo Ah-in in the...
Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez led on Monday, Feb. 27 a meeting in the House of Representatives with fellow advocates of the decriminalization of the use of cannabis or marijuana. Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (middle, in blue) enjoys brownies with his...
Davao del Norte 1st district and former House Speaker, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez floated on Tuesday, Feb. 21 the possibility of the Philippines being a future exporter of "good" cannabis or marijuana. (Getty images) Alvarez made these remarks during the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs' deliberation...
If government can allow the use of "harmful" products like alcoholic beverages, sugary drinks, and cigarettes, then why not cannabis or marijuana? (Unsplash) This was the main argument of Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez in his bid to delist cannabis as a form of dangerous drug...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)have intercepted almost P4 million worth of illegal drugs in an anti-smuggling operation at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC). In a statement, the BOC said the illegal drugs were hidden inside four air...
Government anti-narcotics operatives intercepted more than P17 million worth of shabu and marijuana in three separate operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). In a statement released on Saturday, Dec. 10, the BOC said two parcels bound for New Zealand were intercepted after...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has hailed the passage of the Vape Law, which he said would help prevent the abuse of illegal substances via vaping. (Donn Gabriel Baleva/ Unsplash) “Vaping is a fast growing industry and vape products have been prevalent in the country for...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla favors the legalization of medical marijuana or cannabis as a "compassionate alternative means of medical treatment" in the Philippines. In filing Senate Bill 230, Padilla also sought the expansion of research into the medicinal properties of marijuana, which...
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand -- The pungent smell of smoke was unmistakable as revellers celebrated under the stars at a major Thai cannabis festival following the kingdom's decision to begin relaxing the laws around the drug. Plants are displayed as people gather to celebrate the legalization of...
Gummy candies and vape items with cannabis? That is what the joint operations of the Bureau of Customs NAIA (BOC-NAIA), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) found out as agents seized these items last Monday, Jan. 31, in...
A package containing vape cartridges and gummy candies allegedly infused with marijuana was seized by the authorities when it was delivered to a female claimant at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City on Monday, Jan. 31. (Courtesy of BOC-NAIA) Operatives of the Bureau of Customs at the...
