Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1846, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REDUCING THE QUANTITIES OF PROHIBITED DRUGS AS A BASIS IN THE APPLICATION OF PENALTIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 1972, AS AMENDED | |
| ABSTRACT : The proposed amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 is as follows: "Section 20. Applications of Penalties Confiscation and Forfeiture of the proceeds for offenses under Sections 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 of Article II and Sections 14, 14-A, 15 and 16 of Article III of this Act shall be applied if the dangerous drugs involved is in any of the following quantities: (1) [40] 20 grams or more of opium; (2) [40] 20 grams or more of morphine; (3) [200] 10 grams or more of shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride; (4) [40] 20 grams or more of heroine; (5) [750] 350 grams or more of indian help or marijuana; (6) [50] 25 grams or more marijuana resin or marijuana resin oil; (7) [40] 20 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine hydrochloride. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ESTRELLA, CONRADO III M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Del Mar (011 ) | 2. Jaraula (017 ) |
| 3. Badelles (022 ) | 4. Zialcita (026 ) |
| 5. Silverio (031 ) | 6. Syjuco (041 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: as per J.35; p.41 | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 4433, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS DRUGS ON 2001-08-07 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY |
Abstract
The proposed amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 is as follows: "Section 20. Applications of Penalties Confiscation and Forfeiture of the proceeds for offenses under Sections 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 of Article II and Sections 14, 14-A, 15 and 16 of Article III of this Act shall be applied if the dangerous drugs involved is in any of the following quantities: (1) [40] 20 grams or more of opium; (2) [40] 20 grams or more of morphine; (3) [200] 10 grams or more of shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride; (4) [40] 20 grams or more of heroine; (5) [750] 350 grams or more of indian help or marijuana; (6) [50] 25 grams or more marijuana resin or marijuana resin oil; (7) [40] 20 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine hydrochloride.
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