►SEC 4.

Importation of Dangerous Drugs

RA 9165 “Use” refers to any act of injecting (intravenously
or intramuscularly), consuming (chewing, &/or Controlled Precursors & Essential Chemicals.

Comprehensive smoking, sniffing, eating, swallowing, drinking) or

any other means through which dangerous drugs Offenders Penalties/Fine

Dangerous Drugs Act of are introduced into the physiological system of the
body.
1. Importer •Life to Death + P500k-
P10M
2002 2. Importer using
Diplomatic Passport
•Death + P10M

What are the so-called dangerous drugs? 3. Financier, •Death + P10M

What is the purpose for enacting RA 9165? RA 9165 provides several list of all known Organizer, Manager of
To safeguard the integrity of its territory & dangerous drugs and their associated substances. Importation
the well-being of its citizenry, particularly the Here, however, are some of the most commonly 4. Protector/Coddler •12y1d to 20y + P100k to
youth, from the harmful effects of dangerous abused substances: P500k
drugs on their physical & mental well-being, and • Marijuana, marijuana resin, or marijuana oil
to defend the same against acts or omissions •Methamphetamine hydrochloride or commonly ►SEC. 5. Sale, Trading, Administration,
detrimental to their development and known as “shabu”, “ice”, or “meth” Dispensation, Delivery, Distribution and
preservation. •Opium Transportation of Dangerous Drugs and/or
•Morphine Controlled Precursors and Essential Chemicals.
•Heroin
How does the state pursue its anti-drug •Cocaine or cocaine hydrochloride Acts Penalty/Fine
policy through RA 9165? • Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or Sale, Trade, Distribute, Life to Death +
The state pursues its anti-drug policy commonly known as “Ecstasy”, Deliver, Transport, P500k-P10M
through RA 9165 by apprehending persons •Paramethoxyamphetamine (PMA) Broker
involved in the trafficking and use of dangerous •Trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA)
drugs and imposing the appropriate penalties as •Lysergic acid diethylamine (LSD) Maximum Penalty is Imposed if:
provided for in the Act. •Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) • Committed within 100m from a school
and those similarly designed or newly introduced • Minors or mentally incapacitated persons are
drugs and their derivatives that have no used as runners, couriers & messengers, or in any
What constitutes “trafficking and use” of therapeutic value. other capacity
dangerous drugs? • The victim is a minor or mentally incapacitated
“Trafficking” refers to cultivation, culture, • Dangerous drug is the proximate cause of death
delivery, administration, dispensation, Specially, what are the punishable acts of victim
manufacture, sale, trading, transportation, referred to by “trafficking and use” and
distribution, importation, exportation, and their corresponding penalties? Maximum Penalty is Imposed on:
possession of any dangerous drug • Organizers • Manager of the unlawful acts •
and/or controlled substance. Financier
 ►SEC 6. Maintenance of a Den, Dive or Resort • 5+ gm. but less than 10 20 years and 1 day – fine
Den, Dive or Resort - A place where any gm. of shabu life imprisonment ►SEC 26 Attempt or Conspiracy. – Any
dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and • 300+ gm. but less than + attempt or conspiracy to commit the following
essential chemical is administered, delivered, 500 gm. of marijuana P400k – P500k unlawful acts shall be penalized by the same
stored for illegal purposes, distributed, sold or • less than 5 gm. of 12 years 1 day – 20 penalty prescribed for the commission of the
used in any form. shabu years + P100k - P500k same as provided under this Act:
• less than 300 gm. of fine
(a) Importation;
Acts Penalties/Fines marijuana
(b) Sale, trading, administration, dispensation,
Maintenance Life to death + P500k –
P10M fine delivery,
►SEC 12 Possession of Equipment,
Caters to minor clients Death + P10M fine distribution and transportation;
Instrument, Apparatus and Other
(c) Maintenance of a den, dive or resort where
Paraphernalia for Dangerous Drugs.
Offenders Penalties any
΀The penalty imposed is imprisonment of 6
Financier Death + P10M fine dangerous drug is used in any form;
months and 1 day to 4 years and a fine of
Protector/Coddler 12 years 1 day – 20 (d) Manufacture of any dangerous drug and/or
P10,000.00 to P50,000.00.
years + P100k - P500k controlled
fine precursor and essential chemical; and
►SEC 15 Use of Dangerous Drugs.
Employees and 12y 1d - 20y + P100k - st (e) Cultivation or culture of plants which are
Visitors ΀ 1 offense: 6 to 18 months of rehabilitation
P500k sources of
΀ 2nd offense: 6 years and 1 day to 12 years
• If the client dies the penalty imposed shall dangerous drugs.
imprisonment and a fine of P50,000.00 to
be: Death + P1M - P15M fine
P200,000.00
►SEC 11. Possession of Dangerous Drugs.
►SEC 16 Cultivation or Culture of Plants
Classified as Dangerous Drugs or Are Sources
Quantity Penalties/Fines Thereof.
• 10+ gm. of opium, Life imprisonment –
Acts Penalties/Fines
morphine, heroin, death + P500k –
Plant/Cultivate Life to death + P500k –
cocaine or cocaine P1oM
P10M fine
hydrochloride, marijua-
Caters to minor clients Death + P10M fine
na resin oil, MDMA
(ecstasy), and LSD
Offenders Penalties
• 500+ gm. of marijuana
• 50+ gm. of "shabu" Financier, organizer, Death + P10M fine
manager
• 10+ gm. but less than Life imprisonment +
50 gm. of shabu P400k – P500K Protector/Coddler 12 years 1 day – 20
years + P100k - P500k