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EvEryman Ms. Universe Catriona Gray is admirable when she said the effects of cigarettes and liquor are worse than those of marijuana
The House bills pending in Congress seek to turn marijuana extract into oil or capsule.
medical plant said it is only a “human experiment.”
Maybe it’s unknown to them that marijuana has been used centuries ago.
There was one who can issue the prescription but patients can’t afford the price.
Only those with severe epilepsy can be prescribed with medical marijuana but those with cancer, chronic pain and multiple sclerosis are spared, although the use of this controversial medication was already medically approved.
To date (June 2023), not one in the country has bought medical marijuana through CSP.
To some of those claiming to be experts, marijuana can destroy the mental state, can cause road accidents and a “gateway” to other drugs.
However, even to non-medical users, this claim has never been proven and they added this can be true if the Philippines will do its own medical marijuana. They tend to underestimate the evidence the medical plant can really cure and treat various ailments and diseases, while trying
This can only be prescribed by doctors with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) S2 license.
This can be made available only in tertiary hospitals like the state-run Philippine General Hospital and East Avenue Medical Center.
Another reason given by opponents of medical marijuana use is the Latin saying “Primum Non Nocere” or “First, Do No Harm.”
However, they don’t give a damn prescribing the deadly painkillers, sleeping pills.
Ms. Universe Catriona Gray is admirable when she said the effects of cigarettes and liquor are worse than those of marijuana.
Further, those against the use of the