At the same time, CBCP president Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas on Monday, August 17, denied a newspaper report that said the CBCP is backing a proposed medical marijuana law.
Kasabay nito, CBCP president Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas sa Lunes, Agosto 17, tinanggihan ng isang ulat sa pahayagan na nagsabing ang CBCP ay tagapagtaguyod ng isang iminumungkahing batas medikal na marihuwana.