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Taipei mayoral election postpones legalization of marijuana, fierce battle between blue and green camps
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Taipei mayoral election postpones legalization of marijuana, fierce battle between blue and green camps

The Kuomintang uncovered Shen Boyang’s 2014 Facebook post questioning its position, and President Shen Jing responded that research does not amount to advocacy

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  • The Taipei mayoral election campaign has been dominated by drug attacks.
  • The Kuomintang questioned DPP candidate Shen Boyang's 2014 article supporting the legalization of marijuana.
  • President Shen Jing responded that researching policies does not mean advocating for promotion, emphasizing that he does not support the legalization of marijuana; President Jiang Wanan responded that the question was wrong and asked to directly explain their positions.

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Why It Matters

During the Taipei mayoral election, the blue and green camps launched attacks and defenses on the issue of legalizing marijuana, focusing on the candidates' past remarks and current positions.

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The Taipei mayoral election campaign against drugs continues to rage. Today, the Kuomintang extended its battleground to the legalization of marijuana. It uncovered a 2014 Facebook post by Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang, questioning that he had written at the time that "the real problem behind marijuana actually needs to be solved through legalization." He asked whether he still supports the legalization of marijuana today. President Shen Jing said that studying policies does not mean advocating for promotion. Shen does not support the legalization of marijuana and is opposed to the introduction of drugs into schools. Jiang Wanan, the organizer of the competition, responded that the question was wrong and asked Shen to explain directly if his position has changed. Both parties have signed the TVBS debate invitation agreement and will make it clear at that time.

Cai Yikai, spokesman for Shen Boyang University, said earlier that Shen has been engaged in criminology research for a long time, but "researching a policy" and "advocating the promotion of a policy" are completely different things. Shen's position is very clear. He does not support the legalization of marijuana and opposes the introduction of drugs into schools.

In response, Jiang Wanan's campaign office spokesman Yang Peixuan retorted that Shen Boyang's team "once again answered the question incorrectly." What the outside world questioned was not the paper directed by Shen Boyang, but the fact that he himself publicly wrote on Facebook in 2014 that "the real problem behind marijuana actually needs to be solved through legalization."

Yang Peixi said that Shen Boyang's team used a "guidance paper" to defend "personal Facebook posts", which was a change of concept; if Shen Boyang no longer supports the legalization of marijuana, he can directly explain whether his position has changed, without using the paper to shift the focus.

Yang Pei-hsien further stated that the two parties have signed a consent form for the TVBS debate invitation. Shen Boyang no longer has to shout from a distance. At that time, he can clearly explain his past comments and current positions at once, allowing Taipei citizens to review the policy positions of both parties.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The two sides will face off on the legalization of marijuana in the TVBS debate

    Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • What did Shen Boyang really think about his Facebook comments back then?
  • When will the televised debate officially take place?

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