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Title： Narcotics Hazard Prevention ActCH
Date： 2022.05.04
Legislative： The provisions set forth in Articles 12, and 36 of the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act have been amended pursuant to Ordinance No. 11100037511 issued by the Presidential Office on May 4, 2022 and the amendments shall take effect on the date of promulgation.
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Article 12

Persons convicted of cultivating poppies or coca with intentions to supply for manufacturing narcotics 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 convicted of cultivating Cannabis with intentions to supply for manufacturing narcotics shall be punished with a minimum five-year fixed-term imprisonment, and may be fined no more than five million New Taiwan dollars.

Persons convicted the crime specified in the preceding paragraph for personal use and with a minor violation shall be punished with a minimum one-year to a maximum seven-year fixed-term imprisonment;and in addition thereto, a fine of not more than one million dollars may be imposed.

Persons guilty of attempting to commit the offenses as described in the preceding three Paragraphs are subject to a fine.


Article 36

This act come into force six months after its promulgation except Article 2-1, Article 27, and Article 28 amended on November 5, 2010 and Articles amended on January 23, 2015, May 26,2017 , April 19,2022 come into force from the date of promulgation；Articles amended on May 27, 2016 come into force on July 1, 2016; Article 18, Article 24 and Article 33-1, amended on December 17,2019, which shall be determined by the Executive Yuan.