Green Party Taiwan legislator-at-large candidate Zoe Lee to spearhead campaign to legalize medical weed

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/11/22
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Green Party Taiwan on Thursday (Nov. 21) announced that it is in favor of legalizing medical cannabis in Taiwan and has selected one of its legislator-at-large candidates to spearhead the campaign.

On the Green Party Taiwan Facebook page on Thursday, the party announced that it will work to legalize medical marijuana in the country. It also announced that Zoe Lee (李菁琪), a human rights lawyer who voluntarily defends those who have been affected by environmental degradation, would lead the charge in the Legislative Yuan if elected.

The Green Party wrote that if its new candidates are voted into the Legislative Yuan, they will ask the Ministry of Health and Welfare to assess the feasibility of the legal import and sale of Cannabidiol (CBD), Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and other cannabis extracts. The party claims that the legalization of such products could provide additional medical options for patients with muscle pain, anxiety, arthritis, epilepsy, and other trauma disorders.

In addition, the party wrote that it would support reviewing the current legal classification of recreational cannabis. The Green Party also hopes that, on the condition of legal regulation, Taiwanese farmers and pharmacies will have the opportunity to develop relevant industries that are riding the global cannabis legalization wave and "not miss out on the economic dividend of cannabis."    [FULL  STORY]