TOKYO - Japan will criminalise cannabis use and legalise medical products using substances derived from the plant under revised laws that will take effect on Dec 12, the health ministry said on Thursday.
  • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I thought they already did that. (Didn’t a number of touring rock stars, including IIRC one of the Beatles, get busted for having it?)

    • Jimbabwe@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Use vs. Possession

      Possession is the behavior that’s typically illegal, but use is legally tolerated because people can be exposed to it (the article gives the example of farmers being exposed while producing legal hemp).