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Speaking to reporters Monday night, Duterte said there are now medicines that have marijuana as a component.
"Medicinal marijuana, yes, because it is really an ingredient of modern medicine now. There are medicines right now being developed or already in the market that contains marijuana as a component but used for medical purposes," he said.
Duterte, however, was firm on saying that those who will be caught using marijuana for recreational purposes will be punished, as provided by law.
"Pero 'yung maghithit ka lang diyan, parang sigarilyo, I will not allow it ever because I have seen so many of my classmates even noon," he said.
"It remains to be a prohibited item and there's always a threat of being arrested, or if you choose to fight the law enforcement agency, you die," Duterte added.
Source: ABS-CBN
