2021/03/11 12:43 18 marijuana plants found growing in apartment in 2020. 18 marijuana plants found growing in apartment in 2020. (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The Cabinet is proposing lowering the prison sentence for growing marijuana for personal use. The Cabinet is set to discuss on Thursday (March 11) amending the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (毒品危害防制條例) to reduce both the sentence and fine for those caught growing cannabis for their own use. Minister Without Portfolio Lo Ping-cheng (羅秉成) has devised a draft amendment and will present it to the Cabinet that day. In 2017, Tainan resident Huang Hsien-chang (黃獻璋), was convicted for growing six potted marijuana plants in his home. He was handed a sentence of five years, but he challenged the ruling on the grounds that the punishment was too harsh since he had only been growing them for personal consumption.
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.