TOKYO, Dec 12 (News On Japan) –
Concern in regards to the rising use of hashish in Japan, notably amongst younger folks, has prompted new laws banning using hashish, ranging from December twelfth.
Beneath the Hashish Management Regulation, possession and switch of hashish had been already prohibited, however utilization itself had remained unregulated, which critics argued lowered the barrier to misuse.
The amended Hashish Management Regulation, which introduces a ‘utilization offense’ with penalties of as much as seven years imprisonment for unlawful use, takes impact in the present day.
In 2023, a file 6,703 people had been arrested for cannabis-related offenses similar to possession, with 70% of them aged of their teenagers to twenties, highlighting the severity of hashish misuse amongst younger folks.
The revised regulation additionally permits using medicines derived from hashish, which had beforehand been prohibited.
Supply: TBS
