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Taiwan's top court rejects the five-year minimum for growing cannabis

In Interpretation No. 790 the Council of Grand Justices found the mandatory minimum of five years for growing cannabis disproportionate, in the case of a Tainan man sentenced for six potted plants grown for his own use, and gave lawmakers a year to amend the law.[1]

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References

  1. Taiwan News — Taiwan to reduce penalty for growing marijuana for personal use (11 March 2021)archived

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