Group 2 Presentation Chapter 3
Group 2 Presentation Chapter 3
Group 2 Presentation Chapter 3
CONSEQUENCES
AND LAW
REGARDING
DANGEROUS DRUG
OBJECTIVES:
1. To be knowledgeable
regarding law that prohibits
dangerous drug in the
Philippines
2. To know the prohibited drugs
in the Philippines
3. To know what are the
consequences when you are
caught with these dangerous
drugs
What are considered Dangerous Drug?
Dangerous Drug
Prohibited Drugs
Regulated Drugs
Volatile Substance
The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty
(20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless
authorized by law, shall import any controlled precursor and essential chemical.
The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed upon any
person, who, unless authorized under this Act, shall import or bring into the Philippines
any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical through the use
of a diplomatic passport, diplomatic facilities or any other means involving his/her official
status intended to facilitate the unlawful entry of the same. In addition, the diplomatic
passport shall be confiscated and canceled.
The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed upon any
person, who organizes, manages or acts as a “financier” of any of the illegal activities
prescribed in this Section.
The penalty of twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years of imprisonment
and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred
thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who acts as a
“protector/coddler” of any violator of the provisions under this Section.
SEC. 5. Sale, Trading, Administration, Dispensation, Delivery, Distribution and
Transportation of Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential
Chemicals. — The penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine ranging from Five
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall sell, trade, administer,
dispense, deliver, give away to another, distribute, dispatch in transit or transport any
dangerous drug, including any and all species of opium poppy regardless of the quantity
and purity involved, or shall act as a broker in any of such transactions.
The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty
(20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless
authorized by law, shall sell, trade, administer, dispense, deliver, give away to another,
distribute, dispatch in transit or transport any controlled precursor and essential chemical,
or shall act as a broker in such transactions.
SEC. 6. Maintenance of a Den, Dive or Resort. — The penalty of life imprisonment to
death and a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten
million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person or group of persons
who shall maintain a den, dive or resort where any dangerous drug is used or sold in
any form.
The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to twenty
(20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person or group of
persons who shall maintain a den, dive, or resort where any controlled precursor and
essential chemical is used or sold in any form.
The maximum penalty provided for under this Section shall be imposed in every case
where any dangerous drug is administered, delivered or sold to a minor who is allowed
to use the same in such a place.
Should any dangerous drug be the proximate cause of the death of a person using the
same in such den, dive or resort, the penalty of death and a fine ranging from One
million (P1,000,000.00) to Fifteen million pesos (P15,000,000.00) shall be imposed on
the maintainer, owner and/or operator.
SEC. 7. Employees and Visitors of a Den, Dive or Resort. — The penalty
of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to
twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be
imposed upon:
(a) Any employee of a den, dive or resort, who is aware of the nature of
the place as such; and (b) Any person who, not being included in the
provisions of the next preceding paragraph, is aware of the nature of the
place as such and shall knowingly visit the same.
SEC. 8. Manufacture of Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and
Essential Chemicals. — The penalty of life imprisonment to death and a fine
ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos
(P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by law,
shall engage in the manufacture of any dangerous drug.
The penalty of imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to
twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be imposed
upon any person, who, unless authorized by law, shall manufacture any controlled
precursor and essential chemical.
SEC. 9. Illegal Chemical Diversion of Controlled
Precursors and Essential Chemicals. — The penalty of
imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one
(1) day to twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from
One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) to Five
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who, unless authorized by
law, shall illegally divert any controlled precursor and
essential chemical.
SEC. 10. Manufacture or Delivery of Equipment, Instrument,
Apparatus, and Other Paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs and/or
Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals. — The penalty of
imprisonment ranging from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to
twenty (20) years and a fine ranging from One hundred thousand
pesos (P100,000.00) to Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00)
shall be imposed upon any person who shall deliver, possess with
intent to deliver, or manufacture with intent to deliver equipment,
instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia for dangerous drugs,
knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know,
that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest,
manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test,
analyze, pack, repack, store, contain or conceal any dangerous drug
and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical in violation of this
Act.
SEC. 11. Possession of Dangerous Drugs. — The penalty of life imprisonment to
death and a fine ranging from Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) to Ten
million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless
authorized by law, shall possess any dangerous drug in the following quantities,
regardless of the degree of purity thereof:
(1) 10 grams or more of opium;
(2) 10 grams or more of morphine;
(3) 10 grams or more of heroin;
(4) 10 grams or more of cocaine or cocaine hydrochloride;
(5) 50 grams or more of methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu”;
(6) 10 grams or more of marijuana resin or marijuana resin oil;
(7) 500 grams or more of marijuana; and
(8) 10 grams or more of other dangerous drugs such as, but not limited to,
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or “ecstasy”, paramethoxyamphetamine
(PMA), trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA), lysergic acid diethylamine (LSD), gamma
hydroxybutyrate (GHB), and those similarly designed or newly introduced drugs and
their derivatives, without having any therapeutic value or if the quantity possessed is
far beyond therapeutic requirements.
SEC. 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 (P10,000.00) to Fifty thousand
pesos (P50,000.00) shall be imposed upon any person, who, unless
authorized by law, shall possess or have under his/her control any
equipment, instrument, apparatus and other paraphernalia fit or
intended for smoking, consuming, administering, injecting,
ingesting, or introducing any dangerous drug into the body:
Provided, That in the case of medical practitioners and various
professionals who are required to carry such equipment, instrument,
apparatus and other paraphernalia in the practice of their profession,
the Board shall prescribe the necessary implementing guidelines
thereof.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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 or intended for smoking,
consuming, administering, injecting, ingesting, or introducing any
dangerous drug into the body, during parties, social gatherings or
meetings, or in the proximate company of at least two (2) persons.
SEC. 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 (P50,000.00) to Two hundred thousand pesos
(P200,000.00): 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.
SEC. 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
(P500,000.00) to Ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be
imposed upon any person, who shall plant, cultivate or culture
marijuana, opium poppy or any other plant regardless of quantity,
which is or may hereafter be classified as a dangerous drug or as a
source from which any dangerous drug may be manufactured or
derived: Provided, That in the case of medical laboratories and
medical research centers which cultivate or culture marijuana, opium
poppy and other plants, or materials of such dangerous drugs for
medical experiments and research purposes, or for the creation of
new types of medicine, the Board shall prescribe the necessary
implementing guidelines for the proper cultivation, culture, handling,
experimentation and disposal of such plants and materials.
References:
A Primer on the Dangerous Drug Act. By: Senator Robert Z. Barbers
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2002/06/07/r
epublic-act-no-9165/
Videolinks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4xITbvN7rk&t=9
0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doP3b0CzwrQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vEDUiw_X6c
LEADER: PONDIVIDA, JERICK C.
MEMBERS:
ADAN, CHAUNCEY NEO O.
BERMUDES, JOHN MILBERT E.
CABANO-ANG, MARIALYN S.
FORTES, NICOLE M.
MISOLAS, MARY JULLIANE
PASILAO, BENJIE
URMINITA, NATHANIEL
THANK YOU!