R.A. 9165 Comprehensive Dangerous
Drugs Act of 2002
For PDEA AND PNP officers and employees
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The Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 or Republic
Act No. 9165 is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1858 and House Bill
No. 4433. It was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on January 23, 2002.
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Unlawful Acts and Penalties shall
be imposed upon any person who
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Section 4. Importation
of Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals.- .The
penalty of life imprisonment to death and a ranging from Five hundred thousand
pesos to Ten million pesos.
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Section 5 The
penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from Five hundred
thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos
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Section 8. The penalty of
life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging Five hundred thousand pesos to
Ten million pesos shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by
law, shall engage in the manufacture of any dangerous drug.
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Section 11. Possession of
Dangerous Drugs. - The penalty
of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand
pesos to Ten million pesos
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Section 12. Possession of
Equipment, Instrument, Apparatus and Other Paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs. - The penalty of imprisonment ranging from six
(6) months and one (1) day to four (4) years and a fine ranging from Ten
thousand pesos to Fifty thousand pesos
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Section 13. Possession of
Dangerous Drugs During Parties, Social Gatherings or Meetings. – Any person found possessing any dangerous
drug during a party, or at a social gathering or meeting, or in the proximate
company of at least two (2) persons, shall suffer the maximum penalties
provided for in Section 11 of this Act, regardless of the quantity and purity
of such dangerous drugs.
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Section 14. Possession of
Equipment, Instrument, Apparatus and Other Paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs
During Parties, Social Gatherings or Meetings.
- The maximum penalty provided for in Section 12 of this Act shall be imposed
upon any person, who shall possess or have under his/her control any equipment,
instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia fit
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Section 15. Use of Dangerous
Drugs. – A person
apprehended or arrested, who is found to be positive for use of any dangerous
drug, after a confirmatory test, shall be imposed a penalty of a minimum of six
(6) months rehabilitation in a government center for the first offense, subject
to the provisions of Article VIII of this Act. If apprehended using any
dangerous drug for the second time, he/she shall suffer the penalty of
imprisonment ranging from six (6) years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years
and a fine ranging from Fifty thousand pesos to Two hundred thousand pesos: Provided,
That this Section shall not be applicable where the person tested is also found
to have in his/her possession such quantity of any dangerous drug provided for
under Section 11 of this Act, in which case the provisions stated therein shall
apply.
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Section 16. Cultivation or
Culture of Plants Classified as Dangerous Drugs or are Sources Thereof. - The penalty of life imprisonment to death and
a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos to Ten million pesos.
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The following sections are list of most Common
illegal drugs in the Philippines
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Cannabis is the dried (marijuana) or processed (hashish) plant of
Cannabis sativa, C. indica and C. ruderalis. It is a mild hallucinogen and
relaxant and has been used for its medicinal and psychoactive effects for
thousands of years (Section 11 RA 9165)
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SHABU or Crystal methamphetamine hydrochloride is a synthetic
amphetamine and potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. It is produced
from ephedrine and pseudoephedrine by chemical reduction.
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Ecstasy is a synthetic hallucinogenic amphetamine. Medically it is
used by psychotherapists to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid obtained from the leaves
of the coca plant.
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Heroin or diacetylmorphine (Known as Opium Poppies) is a
semi-synthetic opioid. It is synthesized from morphine by acetylation.
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