Cannabis advocates tackle 'State of Philippine Medical Cannabis'

The Manila Times

Cannabis advocates tackle 'State of Philippine Medical Cannabis'   Cannabis advocates, medical practitioners, and policymakers join a forum on the 'State of Philippine Medical Cannabis' on Friday, March 8, 2024 to discuss the benefits of the plant, commonly known as marijuana. Thirteen senators signed a Senate committee report on the legalization of cannabis as medicine for certain ailments. The bill sponsored by Sen. Robinhood Padilla recognizes the medicinal quality of marijuana and seeks the establishment of a Philippine Medical Cannabis Authority under the Department of Health (DoH).  Video by John Orven Verdote Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook   Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram   Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter   DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion     Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital     Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify   Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts   Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic   Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes  #philippines #medical  #health

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00:00 ... medical cannabis, 1.2 million.

00:04 Side track of that.

00:06 Assuming that half of our population is female,

00:10 actually it was more than half of female.

00:13 Did you know that 3% of women will have breast cancer?

00:18 60 million times 3% is already 1.8 million possible, based on statistics,

00:25 the prevalence of breast cancer in Philippines versus other countries.

00:33 What do you know about cannabis?

00:35 Pain management.

00:37 Do you want to morphine those who have cancer stage 4?

00:43 I'm sorry, but can you imagine,

00:45 the patient is bleeding from the bone,

00:48 they will morphine, it will be traumatic.

00:50 If we give medical cannabis, they will not be affected, there will be no pain.

00:57 Sir, men over 60 years old,

01:00 1 out of 2 have prostate enlargement.

01:05 It means that if not taken care of, it might lead to prostate cancer.

01:11 And it is possible for you to have it.

01:14 As an individual, I am here to represent our group, seniors from Medcan, Philippines.

01:22 And all our seniors, patient or not patients,

01:28 all 12 million of them in the Philippines,

01:33 who are in need or might be in need of this much debated medicine.

01:39 We are all desperately looking for another cure,

01:44 because of the daughters we suffered from,

01:46 an intractable form of epilepsy known as "surveillance."

01:50 It has always been the dream to look for another option

01:55 that would somehow improve the quality of our life.

01:59 And because of that, after much prayers and contemplating,

02:05 Dr. M. Rao, she told us that there was no cure.

02:09 I say, the law on medical marijuana is now passed.

02:15 I say, what will you answer?

02:17 The answer is, right now.

02:22 [Silence]

02:27 [Mouse click]

02:29 [Bell ring]

02:31 [Silence]

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