Lawmakers still wary of legalizing marijuana

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers remained wary of legalizing cannabis use in the country even after the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) downgraded the classification of marijuana.

Several senators and congressmen were skeptical that the CND’s decision to reclassify marijuana from Schedule IV (most dangerous) to Schedule I (least dangerous) would have an impact on the country’s narcotics laws.