Taipei, April 16 (CNA) An advocacy group issued a call Saturday for marijuana to be decriminalized and accepted for medical use in Taiwan.
At a press event in Taipei ahead of “420 Weed Day,” the group Green Sensation said marijuana should be removed from Taiwan’s anti-drug campaigns.
Furthermore, the sale of medicinal products containing up to 0.3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the main active chemical in cannabis — should be legalized in Taiwan, Green Sensation spokesman Chung Ho-yun (鍾和耘) said at the press conference.
He also called for marijuana to be decriminalized in Taiwan, by means of an amendment to the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act.
According to Chung, the Taiwan government’s policies on cannabis were fragmented, as the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) continued to wage war on marijuana users, while the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) was granting special approval for people to import medicines containing cannabidiol, the second most active ingredient in cannabis.
In similar vein, Zoe Lee (李菁琪), a prominent human rights lawyer and member of the Green Party Taiwan, said the MOJ is biased against marijuana, and it should be decriminalized.
The MOJ’s war on cannabis is prejudiced, as the most abused drug in Taiwan is actually amphetamine, said Lee, who represents Green Sensation.
The press conference was held ahead of “420 Weed Day,” which is marked annually on April 20 in some countries around the world to either celebrate the legalization of…
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Taipei, April 16 (CNA) An advocacy group issued a call Saturday for marijuana to be decriminalized and accepted for medical use in Taiwan.
At a press event in Taipei ahead of “420 Weed Day,” the group Green Sensation said marijuana should be removed from Taiwan’s anti-drug campaigns.
Furthermore, the sale of medicinal products containing up to 0.3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the main active chemical in cannabis — should be legalized in Taiwan, Green Sensation spokesman Chung Ho-yun (鍾和耘) said at the press conference.
He also called for marijuana to be decriminalized in Taiwan, by means of an amendment to the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act.
According to Chung, the Taiwan government’s policies on cannabis were fragmented, as the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) continued to wage war on marijuana users, while the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) was granting special approval for people to import medicines containing cannabidiol, the second most active ingredient in cannabis.
In similar vein, Zoe Lee (李菁琪), a prominent human rights lawyer and member of the Green Party Taiwan, said the MOJ is biased against marijuana, and it should be decriminalized.
The MOJ’s war on cannabis is prejudiced, as the most abused drug in Taiwan is actually amphetamine, said Lee, who represents Green Sensation.
The press conference was held ahead of “420 Weed Day,” which is marked annually on April 20 in some countries around the world to either celebrate the legalization of…
