A case law approach on the proposed amendments to Republic Act 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

Abstract

This case law study is focused on the proposed amendments of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, enumerating herein the common problems in the provisions of the law, likewise, presenting the benefits of said amendments if given effect, as well as the primacy of the society as beneficiary of the change. The research called for an investigation of previous dismissed cases on apprehensions of drugs offenders due to technicalities of the law that presented ambiguity and inconvenience in its enforcement. The researcher used the non-experimental method, particularly content analysis. Through interviews by the use of a list of questions, with follow up questions as the case may demand, pertinent and needed answers were solicited from the different drug enforcement agency officers, backed-up with press releases, newspaper reports and decided cases of the Supreme Court.