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During the 9-in-1 general election, the Kuomintang attacked Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party for his past articles discussing drug prevention, twisting it into distributing drugs in the community and supporting drug abuse. Wang Bisheng, former deputy minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, pointed out that when the Ministry of Health and Welfare discussed the liberalization of CBD medical use in the past, it was predicted that such issues would be politicized as "the DPP encourages drug abuse."
Wang Bisheng, deputy director of the Ministry of Defense and Welfare. (File photo)
The nine-in-one general election at the end of the year is entering the countdown. As the "ocean current" effect caused by the Democratic Progressive Party's Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang continues to expand, the Kuomintang has recently violently attacked its old article discussing drug prevention in 2014, distorting it into "distributing drugs in the community" and "supporting drug abuse." In this regard, Wang Bisheng, former deputy minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, revealed with emotion today that when the Ministry of Health and Welfare discussed related issues many times in the past, he predicted that it would eventually lead to "the Democratic Progressive Party's encouragement of drug abuse." Now that the political attack and defense have turned out to be a prophecy, he feels helpless and sad.
Wang Bisheng posted on Facebook that in the past, at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, he had discussed issues related to further opening up the medical use of CBD (cannabidiol) with experts, scholars and administrative staff several times due to proposals from the public or groups. No matter in terms of science, management, or international current situation, it is of great reference value. The purpose is of course to allow more people in need to treat or alleviate diseases and pain, "but my conclusion is that in the end it will definitely lead to: 'The DPP encourages people to take drugs.'"
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"I asked everyone if there was any way to explain the truth clearly to the people in today's highly politicized and demonized atmosphere. Everyone was silent. I said there was nothing I could do." Wang Bisheng believes that to this day, his judgment is still correct. The overwhelming smear campaign makes you unable to explain clearly. It has always been very effective and very cheap. However, as a result, the country and society have lost a lot of room for further progress, and the people have unknowingly lost many opportunities to be happier. "I look forward to the day when we can break through such a bad culture, but I don't know when that day will come."
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