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Japanese Police Enlist Video Game Lawyer To Fight Youth Marijuana Use
In a prevention education effort, video game giant Capcom has partnered with the Japanese police to enlisted a video game character help combat youth cannabis use.
December 15, 2021
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Fakkuappu: Japan Struggles with Cannabis Reform
Regulations surrounding cannabis and hemp in Japan aren't moving toward reform, as criminal penalties and fines for the plant are still common.
September 1, 2021
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Japanese Company Giving Non-Smokers Extra Days Off In Lieu Of Cigarette Breaks
Will this incentive encourage smoking cessation?
December 2, 2019
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Australian Cannabidiol Company Launches Ad Campaign in Japan
An Australian company just launched Japan's first CBD ad campaign ever. Is a hemp boom coming in Japan?
June 1, 2018
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Religious Group Gets License To Grow Hemp For Spiritual Use
Now that a religious group gets license to grow hemp for spiritual use, it could open the door for other groups to do the same.
April 6, 2018
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The 7 Countries With The Strictest Weed Laws
What are the countries with the strictest weed laws?
February 24, 2018
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Japanese Ditching Dangerous Drugs for Pot, But Police Don’t Like It
Unlike Tom Waits, drugs are not big in Japan. The Japanese have some of the lowest rates of…
March 10, 2017
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Cannabis Activism in Japan—Yes, that’s a Thing
Japan’s reputation as having some of the harshest marijuana laws in the developed world is well deserved. Less…
January 9, 2017
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Customs Officials Discover Pot Being Mailed to US Air Base in Japan
Smugglers have been using Yokota Air Base, the headquarters of U.S. troops in western Tokyo, to mail pot into…
October 15, 2015