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It repealed Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, and providing funds for its implementation. Under this act, the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) remains as the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the planning and formulation of policies and program on drug prevention and control.
The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 or the Republic Act 6425 was enacted during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. [2] The government considers the drug problem in the country as the nascent with 20,000 drug users in the country and marijuana as the most preferred drug. [2] [3] [4]
The agency is tasked with the enforcement of the penal and regulatory provisions of Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. PDEA is the implementing arm of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). The DDB is the policy-making and strategy-formulating body in the planning and formulation of ...
Republic Act No. 3019, created the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act; Republic Act No. 4200, criminalized wiretapping; Republic Act No. 6425, criminalized illegal drugs (later amended by Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) Republic Act No. 6539, criminalized carnapping (later amended by ...
The cultivation and use of cannabis is illegal in the Philippines under Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As the Philippines is a signatory to the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs , [ 3 ] Cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug , which limits its use to medical and ...
Amending the Philippine National Railways Act or RA 4156: Extending the Life of the PNR: 2014-06-20: 10639: Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act: 2014-07-15: 10640: Amending the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act or RA 9165: Strengthening the Anti-Drug Campaign: 2014-07-15: 10641: Amending RA 7721: Allowing Full Entry of Foreign Banks: 2014-07-15: ...
At the time when the Republic Act 6425, also known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, was approved on March 30, 1972, there were 20,000 drug users and marijuana was the most preferred illegal drug among users in the country.
In contrast, Republic Acts are generally less expansive and more specific in scope. Thus, while the Civil Code seeks to govern all aspects of private law in the Philippines, a Republic Act such as Republic Act No. 9048 would concern itself with a more limited field, as in that case, the correction of entries in the civil registry.