With cannabis and its derivative products being decriminalized in Thailand from 9th June 2022, it is still listed as Category Two narcotics in Taiwan according to the R.O.C.(Taiwan) Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act and offenders of manufacturing, transporting, selling or possession of cannabis and its derivative products in Taiwan are subject to serious imprisonment and fine.
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand would like to remind all Taiwan citizens and visitors to Taiwan about Taiwan’s policy against cannabis. The punishment by law is as below:
- Offenders of manufacturing, transporting, or selling Category two narcotics are subject to life imprisonment or a minimum ten-year fixed-term imprisonment, and may also be subject to a fine of no more than fifteen million New Taiwan dollars.
- Persons guilty of possession with intention to sell Category two narcotics shall be punished with a minimum five-year fixed-term imprisonment, and may be fined of no more than five million New Taiwan dollars.
- Persons guilty of compelling others to use Category two narcotics using methods described in the preceding Paragraph (by means of violence, coercion, deception or other illegal methods) shall be punished with life imprisonment, or a minimum seven-year fixed-term imprisonment, and may be fined no more than seven million New Taiwan dollars.
- Persons guilty of seducing others to use Category two narcotics shall be punished with a minimum one-year to a maximum seven-year fixed-term imprisonment, and may be fined no more than one million New Taiwan dollars.
- Persons guilty of transferring Category two narcotics to others shall be punished with a minimum six-month to a maximum five-year fixed-term imprisonment, and may be fined no more than seven hundred thousand New Taiwan dollars.
- Persons convicted of possessing Category two narcotics shall be punished with a maximum two-year fixed-term imprisonment, detention, or a fine of no more than two hundred thousand New Taiwan dollars.
- Persons convicted of possessing pure Category two narcotics of more than 20 grams shall be punished with a minimum six-month to a maximum five-year fixed-term imprisonment, and may be fined no more than seven hundred thousand New Taiwan dollars.
- Persons convicted of transporting or selling Cannabis seeds with intentions to supply for cultivation shall be punished with a minimum two-year fixed-term imprisonment, and may be fined no more than two hundred thousand New Taiwan dollars.
- Persons convicted of possessing or transferring Cannabis seeds with intentions to sell shall be punished with a maximum two-year fixed-term imprisonment.
