By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Robin Padilla is advocating for an amendment to the Vape Law to impose stricter regulations on vape products, citing health risks associated with a new type of vaping using hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) vapes.
The senator filed Senate Bill No. 2729, citing reports that HHC, a semi-synthetic cannabinoid created by hydrogenating tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), may cause anxiety and paranoia.
Padilla emphasized that Republic Act No. 11900, or the Vape Law, should include specific penalties for those who attempt to import, manufacture, sell, package, distribute, or use HHC vapes.
In his bill, Padilla aims to expand RA 11900 to ensure that “no vapor product shall contain HHC regardless of its quantity.”
The bill also stipulates that for vapor products containing HHC, the manufacturer, importer, distributor, retailer, and consumer will face penalties under RA 9165, the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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