philippine compassionate medical cannabis act_17th congress

7/25/2019 Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act_17th Congress

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Seventeenth Congress

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. ________

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Introduced by Honorable Rodolfo T. Albano III

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The recore use o! canna"is as #eicine goes "ac$ to a"out %&'(()

*(&((( +ears ago in traitional Chinese an Inian #eicine. Recent stuies

sho, that canna"is has esta"lishe e!!ects on control o! e-ile-tic seiures& -ain

#anage#ent in #ulti-le sclerosis an arthritis& treat#ent o! s+#-to#sassociate ,ith HI/)0I1S an -alliative care in en)stage cancer treat#ent.

2otential #eical e!!ects "ase on clinical trials inclue -revention o! cancer

!ro# s-reaing& #anage#ent o! an3iet+& slo,s -rogression o! 0lhei#er4s

isease an control o! #uscle s-as#s an tre#ors. Canna"is use in chilren

,ith e-ile-s+ an seiure isorers have "een sho,n to "e e!!ective ,ithout the

eleterious sie e!!ects o! anti)e-ile-tic #eications.

Canna"is has #an+ currentl+ acce-te #eical uses in the US& having "een

reco##ene "+ thousans o! license -h+sicians an #ore than '((&(((-atients in %5 states incluing the 1istrict o! Colu#"ia ,ith #eical #ari6uana

la,s. 0t the !eeral level& a "i-artisan "ill $no,n as the C0RERS 0ct has "een

introuce in "oth Houses legaliing the use o! canna"is. Israel& Canaa& the

Netherlans an the Cech Re-u"lic have enacte #eical canna"is la,s that

re#ove cri#inal sanctions !or the #eical use o! canna"is& e!ine eligi"ilit+ !or

such use& an allo, so#e #eans o! access& in #ost cases& through a is-ensar+.

Other states in the Euro-ean Union& such as Finlan& 2ortugal& S-ain an

Lu3e#"ourg& in recognition o! the #eical value o! canna"is& have evelo-e

various !or#s o! e !acto ecri#inaliation& ,here -ossession an use o!canna"is& rarel+ lea to cri#inal -rosecution.

In the 2hili--ines& thousans o! -atients su!!ering !ro# serious an

e"ilitating iseases ,ill "ene!it !ro# legaliing the #eical use o! canna"is.

0ccoring to the %(*% Re-ort o! the International 0genc+ !or Research on Cancer

7I0RC8& there ,ere 9:&%(( ne,& iagnose cancer cases in a +ear in the countr+

,hile '9&((( are +ing o! cancer annuall+. Cancer treat#ent in the countr+ is

-rohi"itive. 1e-ening on the t+-e o! cancer& cost o! treat#ent ranges !ro#

2;5&((( to 2*:(&((( !or stanar 5 c+cles o! che#othera-+.


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Recogniing that the

#eical use o! narcotic rugs continues to "e inis-ensa"le !or the relie! o! -ain

an su!!ering an that aeuate -rovisions #ust "e #ae to ensure the availa"ilit+

o! narcotic rugs !or such -ur-oses.? It !urther -rovies in 0rticle that >su"6ect

to the -rovisions o! this Convention& to li#it e3clusivel+ to #eical an scienti!ic

-ur-ose the -rouction& #anu!acture& e3-ort& i#-ort& istri"ution& trae in& use

an -ossession o! rugs.? On the other han& The >1angerous 1rugs 0ct o!

%((%? recognie the #eical use o! rugs classi!ie as angerous rugs

incluing #ari6uana ,hen it sai in Section %A >The govern#ent shall& ho,ever

ai# to achieve a "alance in the national rug control -rogra# so that -eo-le ,ith

legiti#ate #eical nees are not -revente !ro# "eing treate ,ith aeuate

a#ounts o! a--ro-riate #eications& ,hich inclue the use o! angerous rugs.?

This 0ct shoul not "e ee#e in an+ #anner to avocate& authorie&

-ro#ote& or legall+ or sociall+ acce-t the use o! canna"is or #ari6uana !or an+

non)#eical use. For this reason& it -rovies !or control #easures an regulation

on the #eical use o! canna"is to ensure -atient4s sa!et+ an !or e!!ective an

e!!icient i#-le#entation o! this 0ct.

In vie, o! the !oregoing& a--roval o! this "ill is earnestl+ sought.

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Seventeenth Congress

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. ______

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Introduced by Honorable Rodolfo T. Albano III________________________________________________________________

AN ACT PROVIDIN CO!PA""IONATE AND RIHT O# ACCE"" TO

!EDICAL CANNA$I" AND EXPANDIN RE"EARCH INTO IT"

!EDICINAL PROPERTIE"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:

SECTION *. Short Title. D This 0ct shall "e $no,n as the "Philippine

Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act

SEC. %. Statement of Policy. DSection 11 of the Philippine Constitution

explicitly states that it is >The -olic+ o! the state to ao-t an integrate an

co#-rehensive a--roach to health evelo-#ent ,hich shall eneavor to #a$e

essential goos& health an other social services availa"le to all the -eo-le at

a!!ora"le cost.? The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the

people and instill health consciousness among them.

Section % o! the 1angerous 1rugs 0ct -rovies that the state shall

-rovie #easures to achieve a "alance in the national rug control -rogra# so

that -atients ,ith e"ilitating #eical conition #a+ receive aeuate a#ount

o! treat#ent an a--ro-riate #eications !ro# the regulate use o! angerous

rugs.

To,ar this en& the State shall legalie an regulate the #eical use o!

canna"is ,hich has "een con!ir#e to have "ene!icial an thera-eutic uses to

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treat chronic or e"litating isease or #eical conition that -rouces one or #ore

o! the !ollo,ingA cache3ia or ,asting s+nro#e severe an chronic -ain severe

nausea seiures& incluing "ut not li#ite to those characteristic o! e-ile-s+ or

severe an -ersistent #uscle s-as#s& incluing "ut not li#ite to those associate

,ith #ulti-le sclerosis.

SEC. ;. Definition of Terms. D 0s use in this 0ctA

a8 Bona fide relationship re!ers to a -h+sician an -atient

relationshi- ,herein a license -h+sician has #ae a co#-lete assess#ent o!

the -atient4s #eical histor+ an current #eical conition& incluing an

a--ro-riate iagnostic an -ersonal -h+sical e3a#ination su!!icient to

eter#ine that the -atient is su!!ering !ro# a e"ilitating #eical conition

"8 Cannabis re!ers to ever+ $in& class& genus& s-ecie o! the -lant

Cannabis sativa !# Cannabis americana# hashish# bhang# gua$a# churrus# gan%ab

an e#"races ever+ $in& class an character o! #ari6uana& ,hether rie or !resh

an !lo,ering& !lo,ering or !ruiting to-s& or an+ -art or -ortion o! the -lant an

sees thereo!& an all its geogra-hic varieties& ,hether as a ree!er& resin& e3tract&

tincture or in an+ !or# ,hatsoever

c8 Compassionate & a virtue co#"ining conce-ts such as s+#-ath+&

e#-ath+& !ello, !eeling& "enevolence& care& love& an so#eti#es -it+ an #erc+.

0 -ro!oun a,areness o! anothers su!!ering cou-le ,ith a esire to alleviate that

su!!ering.

d' Medical Cannabis Compassionate Center re!ers to an+ entit+ registere

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,ith the 1e-art#ent o! Health an license to acuire& -ossess& cultivate&

#anu!acture& eliver& trans!er& trans-ort& sell& su--l+ an is-ense canna"is&

evices or relate su--lies an eucational #aterials to registere uali!+ing

-atients.

e8 Medical Cannabis Safety Compliance (acility re!ers to an+ entit+

registere ,ith the 1e-art#ent o! Health that conucts scienti!ic an #eical

research on #eical use o! canna"is an -rovies testing services !or its -otenc+

an conta#inants relative to its sa!e an e!!icient use& cultivation& harvesting&

-ac$aging& la"elling& istri"ution an -ro-er securit+

!' )ebilitating medical condition#eans one or #ore o! the !ollo,ingA

7*8 Cancer 7%8 Glauco#a 7;8 ulti-le sclerosis 78 1a#age to the nervous

tissue o! the s-inal cor& ,ith o"6ective neurological inication o! intracta"le

s-asticit+ 7'8 E-ile-s+ 758 2ositive status !or hu#an i##unoe!icienc+ virus or

acuire i##une e!icienc+ s+nro#e 7@8 0#itte into hos-ice care 7:8 2ost)

trau#atic stress isorer 798 Rheu#atoi arthritis or si#ilar chronic autoi##une

in!la##ator+ isorers or 7*(8 an+ other e"ilitating #eical conition or its

treat#ent that is ae "+ the 1e-art#ent o! Health as reco##ene "+ a -anel

o! octors constitute !or this -ur-ose.

g8Medical use re!ers to eliver+& -ossession& trans!er& trans-ortation& or use

o! canna"is an its evices to treat or alleviate a registere uali!ie -atient4s

#eical conition or s+#-to#s associate ,ith the -atient4s e"ilitating isease

or its acuisition& a#inistration& cultivation& or #anu!acturing !or #eical

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-ur-oses.

Section . The Secretar+ o! the 1e-art#ent o! Health herein re!erre to as

the Secretar+ shall lea the !or#ulation o! regulations to i#-le#ent this 0ct.

Section '. There is here"+ esta"lishe in the 1e-art#ent an 0visor+

Co##ittee on eical Use o! Canna"is& hereina!ter re!erre to as the 0visor+

Co##ittee to avise the Secretar+ on !or#ulating regulations uner this 0ct an

on an+ #atters relate to the i#-le#entation o! this 0ct. The #e#"ers o! the

0visor+ Co##ittee an Su"co##ittee o! the 0visor+ Co##ittee shall "e

a--ointe "+ the Secretar+. It shall inclue "ut not li#ite to health care

-ractitioners& -atients or re-resentatives o! -atients ,ith e"ilitating conitions&

e3-erts in the regulation o! controlle su"stances !or #eical use& #eical

canna"is inustr+ -ro!essionals an la, en!orce#ent agencies. The Secretar+

shall !or# a su"co##ittee to avise the Secretar+ on clinical #atters relating to

#eical canna"is& the #e#"ers o! ,hich shall -reo#inantl+ "e clinical

-ro!essionals in a--ro-riate areas o! e3-ertise an shall also inclue

re-resentatives o! -atients. e#"ers o! the su"co##ittee nee not "e #e#"ers

o! the 0visor+ Co##ittee. Both #e#"ers o! the 0visor+ Co##ittee an

Su"co##ittee shall serve at the -leasure o! the Secretar+. e#"ers o! the

0visor+ Co##ittee an Su"co##ittee #a+ receive rei#"urse#ent !or their

reasona"le an necessar+ e3-enses incurre as e#"ers o! the 0visor+

Co##ittee or Su"co##ittee.

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SEC. 5. Qualified Medical Cannabis Physician. D To "e co#-etent to

certi!+ the -atient4s #eical nee to use canna"is !or treat#ent& a -h+sician

shall have the !ollo,ing uali!icationsA

a8 a octor4s egree in #eicine

"8 a "ona !ie relationshi- ,ith the -atient an

c8 license to -rescri"e rugs

8 -ro!essional $no,lege o! the use o! #eical canna"is

SEC. @. Qualified Medical Cannabis Patient. D >uali!+ing -atient?

#eans a -erson ,ho has "een iagnose "+ a certi!+ing -h+sician ,ith "ona

!ie relationshi- ,ith the -atient as having e"ilitating #eical conition as

e!ine in Section ; 7e8 an ,ho in the -h+sician4s -ro!essional o-inion ,ill

receive thera-eutic or -alliative "ene!its !ro# the #eical use o! canna"is.

SEC. : Identification Cards * The Secretar+ shall issue registere

ienti!ication 7I18 cars to uali!ie -atients a!ter a care!ul revie, o! the

ocu#ents reuire "+ the 1e-art#ent an inclue in the i#-le#enting rules

an regulations o! this 0ct.

I! the uali!ie -atient is +ounger than eighteen 7*:8 +ears o! age& the

certi!+ing -h+sician shall not reco##en the issuance o! the I1 car unless

sheJhe has e3-laine the -otential ris$s an "ene!its o! the #eical use o!

#ari6uana to the custoial -arent or legal guarian ,ho has the res-onsi"ilit+ !or

health care ecisions !or the uali!+ing -atient an sheJhe consents in ,riting to

the !ollo,ingA

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a8 0llo, the uali!ie -atient4s #eical use o! canna"is

"8 Serve as the uali!ie -atient4s esignate caregiver an

c8 Control the acuisition& osage& the !reuenc+ o! #eical use o!

canna"is "+ the -atient.

SEC. 9. Medical Cannabis Patient Caregiver * 0 canna"is -atient

caregiver #ust "e at least %* +ears o! age an #ust not have "een convicte o! an

o!!ense !or the use o! angerous rugs uner Re-u"lic 0ct 7R08 No. 9*5'. The

caregiver shall give consent in ,riting o! herJhis ,illingness to assist the uali!ie

-atient in the #eical use o! canna"is an shall not ivert the #eical canna"is in

herJhis -ossession to an+ -erson other than the -atient. SheJhe shall assist onl+

one 7*8 canna"is -atient at a ti#e.

The 1e-art#ent shall #aintain a registr+ o! canna"is -atient4s caregivers

an shall issue their a--ro-riate I1 cars.

SEC. *;. Medical Cannabis Compassionate Center (MCCC). D 0n

entit+ shall o-erate as a eical Canna"is Co#-assionate Center a!ter a--roval

o! its a--lication an registration ,ith the 1e-art#ent.

The Secretar+ shall esta"lish a s+ste# !or the evaluation o! the

a--lication an licensing o! a eical Canna"is Co#-assionate Center "ase

on the !ollo,ing criteriaA

a8 The suita"ilit+ o! the a--licant4s -ro-ose location incluing

co#-liance ,ith an+ local oning la,s an the geogra-hic convenience to

-atients& i! a--rove

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"8 The uali!ication o! -rinci-al o!!icer an "oar #e#"ers4 character

an relevant e3-erience& incluing an+ training or -ro!essional licensing relate to

#eicine& -har#aceuticals& natural treat#ents& "otan+& or canna"is cultivation an

-re-aration& an their e3-eriences in running a health or #eical center

c8 The a--licant4s s+ste# !or o-erations an services& incluing its

sta!!ing an training -lans& ,hether it has su!!icient ca-ital to o-erate& an has

a"ilit+ to -rovie an aeuate su--l+ o! #eical canna"is to the registere

-atients

8 The su!!icienc+ o! the a--licant4s -roceure !or accurate recor

$ee-ing

e8 The su!!icienc+ o! the a--licant4s #easures !or sa!et+& securit+& an

the -revention o! iversion& incluing -ro-ose locations an securit+ evices to

"e e#-lo+e

!8 The a--licant4s s+ste# !or #a$ing #eical canna"is availa"le on an

a!!ora"le "asis to registere uali!ie -atients an

g8 The a--licant4s -roceure !or sa!e an accurate -ac$aging an

la"elling o! #eical canna"is& incluing the #easures to ensure that all #eical

canna"is shall "e !ree !ro# conta#inants.

The 1e-art#ent or its agents shall have access to CCC4s recors an

-re#ises at an+ ti#e o! the a+ or night ,henever ,or$ is "eing unerta$en

therein& an to uestion an+ e#-lo+ee an investigate an+ !act& conition or

#atter ,hich #a+ "e necessar+ to eter#ine violations or ,hich #a+ ai in the

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en!orce#ent o! this 0ct or rules an regulations issue -ursuant thereto.

SEC. *. Dispensation. D 0 CCC shall guarantee the a--ro-riate

is-ensation o! canna"is an shall not release #ore than the -rescri"e osage !or

one #onth to a registere uali!ie -atient or esignate caregiver. The CCC

shall co#-l+ ,ith this li#itation "+ #aintaining internal con!iential recor o!

each entr+ ,hich inclue in!or#ation on the ate an ti#e the canna"is ,as

is-ense& the a#ount o! canna"is "eing is-ense an on ,hether it ,as

is-ense irectl+ to the -atient or to the esignate caregiver.

SEC. *'. MedicalCannabis Safety Compliance acilities %!CSC).!

Sa!et+ co#-liance !acilities #a+ onl+ o-erate i! the+ have "een issue a vali

registration certi!icate "+ the 1e-art#ent.

The 1e-art#ent shall evaluate a--lications o! #eical canna"is sa!et+

co#-liance !acilities "ase on the !ollo,ing criteriaA

a8 The suita"ilit+ o! the a--licant4s -ro-ose location incluing

co#-liance ,ith an+ local oning la,s an the geogra-hic convenience to

-atients& i! a--rove

"8 The -ro-ose -rinci-al o!!icers4 an "oar #e#"ers4 relevant

e3-eriences& incluing an+ training or -ro!essional licensing relate to anal+tical

testing& #eicine& -har#aceuticals& natural treat#ents& "otan+& or canna"is

cultivation& -re-aration& an testing an their e3-eriences in running a rug

testing !acilit+ center

c8 The su!!icienc+ o! the a--licant4s #easures !or sa!et+& securit+& an

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the -revention o! iversion& incluing -ro-ose locations an securit+ evices to

"e e#-lo+e an

8 The -ro-ose sa!et+ co#-liance !acilit+4s -roceure !or its

o-erations an services& incluing its sta!!ing an training -lans& an ,hether it

has su!!icient ca-ital to o-erate.

SEC. *5. Safety "e#uirements. D0 registere CCC or CSCF shallA

a8 I#-le#ent a--ro-riate securit+ #easures to eter an -revent the

the!t o! canna"is an unauthorie entrance into areas containing canna"is

"8 Cultivate or test canna"is in an enclose& loc$e location at the

-h+sical aress or aresses -rovie uring the registration -rocess& ,hich can

onl+ "e accesse "+ their e#-lo+ees or agents

c8 1is-la+ their registration certi!icates in their -re#ises at all ti#es.

SEC. *@ $ocation. D 0 registere CCC an CSCF shall not "e

locate ,ithin one thousan 7*(((8 !eet o! the -ro-ert+ line o! a -re)e3isting

school& college or universit+.

SEC. *:. %&emption rom Civil and Criminal $iability. D The

!ollo,ing shall "e e3e#-t !ro# civil an cri#inal lia"ilit+A

a8 uali!ie -atient !or using canna"is in the -rescri"e osage !or

treat#ent o! e"ilitating #eical conition as eter#ine an certi!ie "+ a

"ona !ie reco##ening -h+sician

"8 Registere an esignate canna"is caregiver !or assisting a

registere uali!ie -atient an !or -ossessing not #ore than the e3act -rescri"e

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osage o! canna"is neee "+ the uali!+ing -atient

c8 The certi!+ing -h+sician !or -rescri"ing #eical canna"is or

-roviing ,ritten certi!ications stating that in the -h+sician4s -ro!essional

o-inion& a -atient is li$el+ to receive thera-eutic or -alliative "ene!it !ro# the

#eical use o! canna"is to treat or alleviate the -atient4s serious or e"ilitating

#eical conition or s+#-to#sA Provided&That the -h+sician has esta"lishe a

"ona !ie relationshi- ,ith the -atient an conucte a thorough clinical anal+sis

o! the -atient4s #eical conitions

8 Registere an license #eical canna"is co#-assionate center an

its agents !or selling canna"is sees to si#ilar entities that are registere to

is-ense canna"is !or #eical use or !or acuiring& -ossessing& cultivating&

#anu!acturing& elivering& trans!erring& trans-orting& su--l+ing& selling& or

is-ensing canna"is or relate su--lies an eucational #aterials to uali!ie

-atients an their esignate caregivers.

e8 Registere #eical canna"is sa!et+ co#-liance !acilit+ an its agents

!or -ossessing an testing canna"is !or #eical research an co#-liance

-ur-oses.

SEC. *9. Prescription. ! 0 certi!+ing -h+sician shall not "e su"6ect to

a#inistrative action "+ the 2hili--ine eical 0ssociation or "+ an+ other

occu-ational or -ro!essional licensing "oar or "ureau !or -rescri"ing canna"is as

treat#ent to uali!ie -atient.

SEC. %(. DevicesD eical Canna"is an its evices ,hich is -ossesse&

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o,ne& or use in connection ,ith the #eical use o! canna"is uner this 0ct

shall not "e seie or con!iscate. In -atient4s #eical use o! canna"is& the seiure

shall not "e -revente i! it e3cees the a#ount or osage -rescri"e "+ the

uali!ie -h+sician.

SEC. %*. Confidentiality. D The !ollo,ing in!or#ation an recors $e-t

"ase on the 1e-art#ent4s regulations are con!iential an shall not "e isclose

to an+ iniviual or -u"lic or -rivate entit+& e3ce-t as necessar+ !or the

-er!or#ance o! o!!icial uties uner this 0ctA

a8 0--lications an rene,als& their contents& an su--orting

in!or#ation su"#itte "+ uali!ie -atients an esignate caregivers

"8 0--lications an rene,als& their contents& an su--orting

in!or#ation su"#itte "+ or on "ehal! o! CCCs in co#-liance ,ith this 0ct

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c8 The iniviual na#es an other in!or#ation ienti!+ing -ersons to

,ho# the 1e-art#ent has issue registr+ ienti!ication cars.

SEC. %%. "egistry. D The 1e-art#ent shall #aintain a con!iential list o!

-ersons to ,ho# the 1e-art#ent has issue registr+ ienti!ication cars& their

aresses& -hone nu#"ers& registr+ ienti!ication nu#"ers. These recors shall "e

$e-t an #aintaine se-aratel+ !ro# registrant -u"lic ata ,hich shall ienti!+

carholers an CCCs "+ their registr+ ienti!ication nu#"ers onl+ an shall

not contain na#es or other -ersonal ienti!+ing in!or#ation.

Har rives or other ata)recoring #eia or storage ,hich contain

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carholer in!or#ation that are no longer in use #ust "e estro+e.

The ata su"6ect o! this section shall not "e co#"ine or lin$e in an+

#anner ,ith an+ other list or ata"ase an it shall not "e use !or an+ -ur-ose not

-rovie uner this 0ct.

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Section %. D&'cr&(&nat&on Pro)&b&ted

a8 0 registere uali!+ing -atient ,ho uses canna"is !or #eical -ur-oses

or a registere esignate caregiver shall "e a!!ore all the sa#e rights uner the

la,& as the iniviual ,oul have "een a!!ore i! he or she ,ere solel+

-rescri"e -har#aceutical #eications& as it -ertains to e#-lo+#ent& housing an

eucation.

"8 0 -erson other,ise entitle to custo+ o! or visitation or -arenting ti#e

,ith a #inor shall not "e enie such a right& an there shall "e no -resu#-tion o!

neglect or chil enanger#ent& !or conuct allo,e uner this cha-ter& unless the

-erson4s actions in relation to canna"is ,ere such that the+ create an

unreasona"le anger to the sa!et+ o! the #inor as esta"lishe "+ clear an

convincing evience.

c8 No school& lanlor& or e#-lo+er #a+ "e -enalie or enie an+ "ene!it

uner la, !or enrolling& leasing to& or e#-lo+ing a carholer.

SEC. %'. Prohibited cts. D It shall "e -rohi"ite !orA

a8 0 uali!+ing -atient toA

*. 2ossess an s#o$e canna"is an engage in the #eical use o!

canna"is in an+ #oe o! -u"lic trans-ortation or in an+ -u"lic -lace

%. O-erate& navigate& or "eing in actual -h+sical control o! an+ #otor

vehicle& aircra!t& or #otor"oat ,hile uner the in!luence o! canna"isA Provided&

That a registere uali!+ing -atient or visiting uali!+ing -atient shall not "e

consiere to "e uner the in!luence o! canna"is solel+ "ecause o! the -resence

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o! #eta"olites or co#-onents o! canna"is that a--ear in insu!!icient

concentration to cause i#-air#ent

;. Unerta$e uner the in!luence o! canna"is& tas$ that ,oul reuire

the use o! "o+ or #otor !unctions i#-aire "+ the use o! canna"is an

. Use canna"is !or -ur-oses other than treat#ent o! a e"ilitating

#eical conition

"8 0n authorie -h+sician to -rescri"e #eical canna"is to an+ -erson

,ithout esta"lishing a "ona !ie relationshi- ,ith the -atient an to re!er -atients

or caregivers to a CCC on ,hich the -h+sician hols an+ !inancial interest

c8 0 registere CCC toA

*. 0cuire& -ossess& cultivate& #anu!acture& eliver& trans!er&

trans-ort& su--l+& or is-ense canna"is to an+ -erson e3ce-t to registere

uali!ie -atients or through their registere caregivers an

%. 0cuire usa"le canna"is or #ature canna"is -lants !ro#

unregistere CCC.

;. Re!er -atients to an authorie -h+sician

8 0n+ -erson toA

*. 0vertise #eical canna"is sales in -rinte #aterials& on raio

or television& social #eia& or "+ -ai)in)-erson solicitation o! custo#ers.

This shall not -revent a--ro-riate signs on the -ro-ert+ o! the registere

CCC& listings in "usiness irectories incluing -hone "oo$s& listings in

canna"is)relate or #eical -u"lications& or the s-onsorshi- o! health or

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charit+ or avocac+ events an

%. /iolate the con!ientialit+ o! in!or#ation uner Section %* o!

this 0ct.

SEC. %5. Penalty. D 0n+ -erson or entit+ ,ho violates Section % o! this

0ct shall "e -unishe ,ith a !ine o! one hunre thousan -esos 72*((&(((.((8

an revocation o! the license or registration certi!icates to use& -ossess or sell

canna"is !or #eical -ur-oses uner this 0ct.

0n+ -erson ,ho violates con!ientialit+ uner Section %* o! this 0ct shall

"e -unishe ,ith a !ine o! not less than ten thousan -esos 72*(&(((.((8 "ut not

#ore than !i!t+ thousan -esos 72'(&(((.((8.

I! the o!!ener is a -h+sician the -enalt+ shall inclue revocation o!

-ro!essional license.

The sus-ension or revocation o! registration certi!icate is a !inal action o!

the 1e-art#ent. The 1e-art#ent shall constitute a co##ittee that ,ill revie,

ocu#ents an evience o! the case an shall reco##en action to "e ta$en "+

the Secretar+.

SEC. %@. "esearch*The 1e-art#ent shall ,ithin *%( a+s !ro# the

a--roval o! this 0ct authorie the National Institutes o! Health& the research ar#

o! the Universit+ o! the 2hili--ines& anila& the Health Sciences Center o! the U2

S+ste# to conuct research on the use o! #eical canna"is an t,o other

organiations it #a+ ee# uali!ie to o so. The+ #a+ evelo-& see$ an carr+

out research -rogra#s relating to the #eical use o! canna"is. 2artici-ation o! an+

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such research -rogra# shall "e voluntar+ on the -art o! -ractitioners& -atients an

esignate care givers.

SEC. %:. Training of Medical Cannabis Physicians DThe 1e-art#ent

shall -rovie training !or #eical canna"is -h+sicians on on the !ollo,ing to-ics A

the -har#acolog+ o! #ari6uana contrainications sie e!!ects averse reactions

overose -revention rug interactions osing routes o! a#inistration ris$s an

"ene!its ,arnings an -recautions an a"use an e-enence. This shall also "e

-art o! the #eical curriculu# o! all #eical schools& colleges an universities.

SEC. %9. "eports. D The 1e-art#ent shall su"#it to the 2resient o! the

2hili--ines an Congress an annual re-ort ,hich shall not isclose an+

ienti!+ing in!or#ation a"out carholers& registere CCCs& or -ractitioners&

"ut shall have at a #ini#u#& all o! the !ollo,ing in!or#ationA

a8 Nu#"er o! a--lications an rene,als !ile !or registr+ ienti!ication

cars

"8 Nu#"er o! registere uali!+ing -atients at the ti#e o! the re-ort

c8 Nu#"er o! registr+ ienti!ication cars that ,ere issue to visiting

uali!+ing -atients at the ti#e o! the re-ort

8 Nature o! the e"ilitating #eical conitions o! the uali!+ing

-atients

e8 Nu#"er o! registr+ ienti!ication cars revo$e !or #isconuct

!8 Nu#"er o! -h+sicians -roviing ,ritten certi!ications !or uali!+ing

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g8 Nu#"er o! registere CCCs.

SEC. ;(. ppropriations. D The a#ount necessar+ !or the

i#-le#entation o! this 0ct shall "e charge to the current a--ro-riations !or the

1e-art#ent o! Health. Therea!ter& such su# as #a+ "e necessar+ !or the

continue i#-le#entation o! this 0ct shall "e inclue in the annual General

0--ro-riations 0ct.

SEC. ;*. oint Congressional *versight Committee. D There shall "e

create a Koint Congressional Oversight Co##ittee !or eical Use o!

Canna"is to oversee& #onitor an evaluate the i#-le#entation o! this 0ct.

The Co##ittee shall "e co#-ose o! ten 7*(8 #e#"ers& !ive 7'8 shall

co#e !ro# the Senate an !ive 7'8 !ro# the House o! Re-resentatives& incluing

the Chair-ersons an the /ice)Chair-ersons o! the Co##ittee on Health. The

#e#"ers shall "e res-ectivel+ esignate "+ the Senate 2resient an S-ea$er

o! the House o! Re-resentatives.

The #e#"ershi- o! the co##ittee !or ever+ House shall have at least t,o

7%8 o--osition or #inorit+ #e#"ers.

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-ro!essionals an la, en!orce#ent agencies. -ro#ulgate rules an regulations

necessar+ !or the e!!ective i#-le#entation o! this 0ct.

SEC. ;;. Separability Clause.D I! an+ -rovision or -art o! this 0ct is

eclare invali or unconstitutional& the re#aining -arts or -rovisions not

a!!ecte shall re#ain in !ull !orce an e!!ect.

SEC. ;. "epealing Clause. D For -ur-oses o! this 0ct& -ertinent

-rovisions o! Re-u"lic 0ct No. 9*5'& other,ise $no,n as the +)angerous

)rugs Act of ,--,#as a#ene& an all other la,s& ecrees& orers& rules an

regulations& or -arts thereo!& inconsistent ,ith an+ -rovision o! this 0ct are

here"+ re-eale or #oi!ie accoringl+.

SEC. ;'. %ffectivity. D This 0ct shall ta$e e!!ect !i!teen 7*'8 a+s a!ter

its -u"lication in the .fficial /a$etteor in a ne,s-a-er o! general circulation.

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