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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]
It repealed Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, and providing funds for its implementation.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.
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.
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 ...
Alcohol is responsible in the world for 2.6 million deaths and results in disability in approximately 115.9 million people. Approximately 40 percent of the 115.9 million people disabled through alcohol abuse are disabled due to alcohol-related neuropsychiatric disorders. [96] Alcohol abuse is highly associated with adolescent suicide.
Alcohol has been produced and consumed by humans for its psychoactive effects since c. 7000–6600 BC. [21] Alcohol is the second most consumed psychoactive drug globally, behind caffeine. [22] [23] Drinking alcohol is generally socially acceptable and is legal in most countries, unlike with many other recreational substances.