Penalties for growing pot for personal use to be reduced
LEGAL AMENDMENT:
The Executive Yuan took action after the Council of Grand Justices ruled that penalties for growing cannabis for personal use were too severe
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The Executive Yuan is to propose an amendment to the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (毒品危害防制條例) to reduce penalties for people caught growing cannabis plants for personal consumption, officials said.
The announcement came as a group that supports the decriminalization of cannabis said it would hold a rally on April 17 to demand “equal rights.”
Minister Without Portfolio Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) has completed a draft amendment and would present it to the Cabinet for review today, Executive Yuan officials said.