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Teacher Wang, Po-Chi was interviewed by The Epoch Times
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2023/8/27
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Teacher Wang, Po-Chi was interviewed by The Epoch Times: The black population of marijuana is high, and experts warn: underestimating health hazards
High black population of marijuana experts warn: underestimation of health hazards [The Epoch Times, August 27, 2023] (Reported by Epoch Times reporter LAI,WEN-JU, Taipei, Taiwan) The amount of marijuana seizures has repeatedly hit new highs in recent years. According to statistics, the number of live plants seized in the past three years has skyrocketed The number of arrests has increased by more than eight times. On the other hand, the number of arrests has only increased by 132. There is a huge gap between the two, and the user group is highly educated and younger. Scholars told The Epoch Times that the number of black people who use marijuana is "definitely high," and warned that many people may ignore the harm to the body because marijuana is a natural plant. According to statistics from the Criminal Bureau, the amount of marijuana seized has increased year by year in recent years. In 2019, 218 kilograms (finished and semi-finished products) and 1,426 plants (live plants) were seized, and last year it rose to 1,112 kilograms and 11,960 plants. As for the number of applicators, 672 were seized in 2019 and 804 last year. The police also detected the largest cannabis plantation last year, seizing more than 4,000 cannabis plants. The number of people seized is not proportional to the quantity of marijuana. It is worth noting that, from the above data, the number of people seized has only increased by 132 in the past three years, the number of live plants seized has increased by more than eight times, and the number of finished and semi-finished products has increased by five times. "I believe that the number of black people who use marijuana must be quite high," Wang, Po-Chi, associate Professor, the Department of Criminal Justice of Ming Chuan University, told The Epoch Times. Judging from the fact that the number of people seized by the Criminal Bureau has not increased significantly, it means that there must be a black number. Wang, Po-Chi said that there is a potential demand for marijuana in the country, but due to the impact of the epidemic, it is difficult for people to enter and exit, and it is more difficult to import drugs from abroad. The development of the domestic marijuana self-growing market has started, and the import of marijuana has changed from imported marijuana seeds to imported marijuana seeds. According to his analysis, in the past, people were found to hide drugs and carry them through the customs. Now the way of drug smuggling has changed to international air mail parcels or international sea container smuggling. For this reason, relevant domestic units tensed up and responded by adding X-ray machines and sending more drug detection dogs. Wang, Po-Chi also expressed concern that most of the cannabis seeds imported from abroad are imported from countries where cannabis has been legalized such as the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. However, due to the low threshold for cannabis cultivation, it is even possible to purchase and obtain planting information directly on the Internet. Three aspects of drug abuse and rejuvenation need to be paid attention toAccording to the data from the Criminal Bureau, the majority of marijuana users in the past three years are 25 to 34 years old, accounting for about 50%, 30% have a college degree, half are engaged in the service industry, and 20% have lived abroad; heroin and amphetamine users Most of them are 40 to 49 years old, accounting for 30% to 50% of them, less than 10% have a college degree, and half of them are working class. According to the analysis of the Criminal Bureau, this is related to the legalization of marijuana in some countries, but the number of seizures and use of marijuana has not increased significantly. The main reason is that the users are white-collar, younger, and highly educated, which is different from previous drug users. There are three aspects of marijuana abuse that need attention, including increased demand, the difficulty of finding places where marijuana is used, and the underestimation of the dangers of marijuana. Wang, Po-Chi said that because marijuana users are mostly young people who have lived abroad, there may be some people who are working on marijuana legalization initiatives, hoping to bring foreign experience back to Taiwan. Judging from all signs, the demand for marijuana is obviously higher than in the past. In addition, he also believes that the places where these groups use marijuana are different from the general drug users. They may mostly be in their own homes or some more hidden entertainment venues, which are quite difficult to detect. Even if marijuana is a natural plant, it is still harmful to the human body. Controversy about the harmlessness of marijuana has surfaced. Is marijuana really harmless? According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, "marijuana" refers to the cannabis plant, which is different from cannabinoids and cannabinoid preparations. Cannabis plants contain a variety of cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), etc.; while cannabinoids are used as raw materials and processed to make certain dosage forms and doses of medicines, they are cannabinoid preparations. Marijuana and THC belong to the second-level drugs and controlled drugs; CBD does not belong to drugs and controlled drugs. Considering that it has various pharmacological activities and possible medical uses, our country is listed as a general drug, but at present, no drugs containing CBD ingredients have been approved in my country. sale. Wang, Po-Chi said that many people have recently talked about the harmlessness of marijuana, but a lot of medical knowledge has mentioned that CBD in marijuana has medical uses. The risk of dyslexia, but this may not be known to young people.He believes that young people's indifference to the dangers of marijuana may further answer why there has been a surge in seizures of home-grown marijuana in the country. Maybe everyone mistakenly thinks, "Natural is harmless, it's just a herb, it's just a medicinal plant", and they may ignore the harmfulness of marijuana to the body. Half of the people in a certain school smoke marijuana and do not rule out "feeding drugs." Recently, a psychiatrist shared a clinical case. A female college student in her twenties started to use marijuana at the age of 17. She would smoke with friends in groups. Symptoms of auditory hallucinations and hallucinations appeared, and she even revealed that half of the students in the department were smoking marijuana. Wang, Po-Chi believes that "this matter is absolutely possible." Based on the above-mentioned data, there are many black numbers among marijuana users. Although some people have doubts about the financial ability of college students to buy marijuana, if you think about it from another angle, because this happens among peers, the premise is that "someone provides marijuana to smoke", and whoever provides it has no way of knowing, and it may be the concept of feeding poison , there have been similar cases in the past. CHANG,HU-MING, Director of the Addiction Prevention and Control Department of the Taipei City Hospital ,Songde Branch, told The Epoch Times that he had never been in contact with a similar situation, but based on his observations, it is true that the vast majority of marijuana users are young people, around the age of Between the ages of 20 and 30, there are more male users than female users, and most users will underestimate the harm of marijuana. This is the same as the general public's perception. Many people think that marijuana is a very harmless thing, but in fact it still has an impact on the body. ◇ Editor in charge: CHENG,HUA
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