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	GR No. 214490 2016-01-13	HOWARD LESCANO Y CARREON v. PEOPLE LEONEN, J.
Compliance with Section 21's requirements is critical. "Non-compliance is tantamount to failure in establishing identity of corpus delicti, an essential element of the offenses of illegal sale and illegal possession of dangerous drugs. By failing to establish an element of these offenses, non-compliance will, thus, engender the acquittal of an accused."[30]
	GR No. 214490 2016-01-13	HOWARD LESCANO Y CARREON v. PEOPLE LEONEN, J.
As this court has also previously observed in decisions involving analogous circumstances, "[t]he miniscule amount of narcotics supposedly seized . . . amplifies the doubts on their integrity."[38] What is involved here is all but a single sachet of 1.4 grams of plant material alleged to have been marijuana.
	GR No. 208685 2015-03-09	PEOPLE v. RODRIGO CASACOP Y DE CASTRO LEONEN, J.
Failure to comply with Section 21 of Republic Act No. 9165 will result in the acquittal of the accused-appellant. In People v. dela Cruz:[85]