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The Cannabis Control Law (大麻取締法, Taima torishimari hō) of Japan, aka 1948 Law No. 124, is the national law of Japan concerning cannabis possession, cultivation, and transfer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Enforcement target
While other East Asian and industrialized nations have generally moved to relax laws that criminalize cannabis in recent decades, Japan has maintained and strengthened laws that prohibit the use, possession, and cultivation of cannabis. The proportion of the Japanese population that has used cannabis at least once was 1.8 percent in 2019 ...
In July 1948, the Japanese government promulgated the cannabis control law, which clearly stipulated the cultivation, transportation, sales and personal use of cannabis. Without the approval of the government, the cultivation, possession or use of marijuana is not allowed, and even the collection of mature wild marijuana leaves is illegal.
Advocates and experts worry proposals to strictly limit THC levels will effectively prohibit CBD products in Japan and hamper a booming industry.
The Japanese Medical Marijuana Association (Japanese: 医療大麻を考える会, Iryō taima o kangaeru kai) was founded in 1999 and seeks to improve access to medical cannabis. Its status under Japanese law is Specified Nonprofit Corporation (特定非営利活動法人).
Marijuana was unregulated before the American occupation of Japan; opium was banned during the Meiji Restoration. Stimulants, most commonly methamphetamine, were widely [citation needed] administered to soldiers and workers in the 1940s and 1950s. The restrictions laid out by this law are comparable to Schedule II of the US's Controlled ...
Cannabis Control Law; ... Japanese Medical Marijuana Association; K. Kyoto Hemp Forum This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 05:10 ...
World map of annual cannabis prevalence. This is a list of the annual prevalence of cannabis use by country (including some territories) as a percentage of the population. The indicator is an "annual prevalence" rate which is the percentage of the youth and adult population who have consumed cannabis at least once in the past survey year.